Is The Tailor on Netflix Based on a True Story?

By Louie Fecou - May 4, 2023 (Last updated: September 14, 2024)
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By Louie Fecou - May 4, 2023 (Last updated: September 14, 2024)

Is The Tailor on Netflix Based on a True Story? We discuss the popular Netflix series and examine whether it is based on real events. 

The dark and twisted drama thriller The Tailor has dropped on Netflix.

The Turkish show was created by Onur Güvenatam and directed by Cem Karci. This is a complex tale of terrible secrets and the people behind them, and the main characters find that their lives become intertwined as they try to protect themselves.

The show itself was developed by Gulseren Budayicioglu. Gulseren is a well-respected Turkish author and television writer who was a psychiatrist before she became a television presenter and writer, so you can imagine that the tone of the show may be pretty dark, with real attention to the complex nature of the characters and their relationships.

With that background, many people are speculating about the story’s authenticity.

Is The Tailor on Netflix Based on a True Story?

The Tailor on Netflix is partly based on a true story. As is often the case with these adapted shows, there were a lot of cooks in the kitchen at the production stage.

The television series was taken from a story by author Gulseren Budayicioglu, and then it was written as a screenplay. Director Cem Karci was the director, and Onur Güvenatam is credited as the series creator, so there was a lot of influence in the show’s final presentation.

It seems fairer to say that show was inspired by some true events.

Is The Tailor Based on a Book?

The story comes from Gulseren Budayicioglu’s third book titled Hayata Dön. Many of her self-published novels have been used in other projects, and it appears that The Tailor is based on her book from 2011, which tells the story of a young girl called Ala.

Somewhat unconventionally, the series does differ quite a lot from the book, but it looks as if much of The Tailor may have come from encounters the author had with patients in her care. It is also quite noteworthy that the author writes a blog for the website Hurriyet.

The blog talks of her time as a psychiatrist and uses communications from people that may have mental health issues. It seems that some of these interactions have influenced many aspects of the TV series.

What is the Netflix series The Tailor about?

The Tailor tells the story of Peyami, who inherited a business from his grandfather, that has become very successful. However, after the death of his grandfather, it seems that the family had its fair share of secrets, many of which should have remained hidden.

Things are further complicated by the arrival of Esvet, who arrives to take a caretaking position at the family home but is also burdened by her dark secrets.

As the truth behind the characters becomes compromised, events start to escalate, and lives are at risk.

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