Orhan who lived in London for years and did not come back to Turkey agrees to help Deniz -a famous director- edit his first book. Deniz has been living in a mansion with his family which started to lose its old brightness and power. Orhan finds himself in the middle of Deniz's complicated relationships, mysterious friends and stange family members. This is the first movie of Ferzan Ozpetek which is shot in Turkey after a long time. It is also based on his own book which has the same name with the movie.
Is Red Istanbul on Netflix? Unfortunately the movie Red Istanbul is not yet available on Netflix.
| Camera | Gian Filippo Corticelli | Director of Photography |
| Production | Pelin Ekinci Kaya | Producer |
| Writing | Ferzan Özpetek | Novel |
| Sound | Giuliano Taviani | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Gianni Romoli | Screenplay |
| Production | Tilde Corsi | Producer |
| Writing | Valia Santella | Screenplay |
| Directing | Ferzan Özpetek | Director |
| Writing | Ferzan Özpetek | Screenplay |
| Sound | Carmelo Travia | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Gaye Su Akyol | Music |
| Art | Tuğba Karabulut | Art Direction |
| Production | Necati Akpınar | Producer |
| Production | Zümrüt Arol Bekçe | Co-Producer |
| Production | Müge Kolat | Co-Producer |
| Production | Gianni Romoli | Producer |
| Editing | Patrizio Marone | Editor |
| Crew | Gian Filippo Corticelli | Cinematography |
| Production | Tuba Sökmen | Casting |
| Sound | Giuliano Taviani | Music |
| Sound | Carmelo Travia | Music |
| Sound | Gaye Su Akyol | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Deniz Göktürk Kobanbay | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Funda Buyuktunalioglu | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandro Lai | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Omer Aybar | Set Decoration |
| Art | Yunus Harani | Set Decoration |
| Art | Sevi Sevgi | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Ferzan Özpetek | Idea |
| Writing | Ferzan Özpetek | Story |
| Writing | Ferzan Özpetek | Writer |
| Writing | Gianni Romoli | Writer |
| Writing | Valia Santella | Writer |
| Directing | Silva Delioglu | Continuity |
| Production | Cenk Tecimen | Location Manager |
| Production | Mert Yalcinkaya | Location Manager |
| Sound | Giovanni Arcadu | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Goffredo Gibellini | Score Engineer |
| Sound | Angelo Giovagnoli | Orchestrator |
| Production | Temmuz Karikutal | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Direniş Tuğçe Afacan | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Buket Demirel | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Firdevs Gönkiyan | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ecem Tozkoparan | Costume Assistant |
| Crew | Erdinç Sarimusaoglu | Animal Wrangler |
| Directing | Can Deniz Atıcı | Assistant Director |
| Production | Vilma Simoncelli | Accountant |
| Production | Berk Akman | Accountant |
| Editing | Andrea Baracca | Colorist |