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Yousef Turani
Status: Deceased
Cause of death: Shot in the head by Majid Javadi
Nationality: American
Profession: Doctor
Played by: Jared Ward
Season(s): 3
First episode: "One Last Thing"
Last episode: "Good Night"
  • Yousef Turani: "You were tortured, tell me what to expect"
  • (moment of silence)
  • Nicholas Brody: "Expect to break"

Yousef Turani was the United States Army Special Forces unit doctor.

Biography[]

Assigned to train Brody, he performs the drug detox procedure on him. Dar tells Saul to use Ibogaine while Turani warns of the side effects. Dar advocates use due to experience. Turani and Brody are playing taule (Arabic backgammon) while talking about Carrie. In this dialogue Turani realized that Brody really loves Carrie.

Later, Turani and his team assist Brody on his mission to Iran. After Saul gives the order to abort the mission, Brody decides to continue and Turani helps.

When handed over to the Iranian authorities, Turani is murdered by Javadi.

Quotes[]

  • - You guys got something going on?
  • - No.
  • - Come on, man. I see the way she's checking you out when you're not looking.
  • - There's nothing.
  • - Seriously?
  • - Seriously.
  • - So you don't mind if I hit that shit then, right?
  • -See? There is something. I knew it.
  • - No. Go ahead. Really.
  • - No, man, I'm just fucking with you. I'm married. We just had our first kid. It's a boy.
  • - Name's Devon.
  • - How come I didn't know that?
  • - I don't like talking about my family.
  • - Superstitious.

- Episode One Last Thing

  • These guys are trained to treat anybody crossing the border as Israeli agents.
  • You were tortured. Tell me what to expect.
  • Expect to break.
  • How long did you hold out?
  • I don't know. I lost track of time pretty much right away, but I figure seven days. Enough time for the guys to change their frequencies and battle plans.
  • I hope I can give you seven days to get the job done in Tehran.

- Episode Good Night

Behind the Scenes[]

Appearances[]

Season 3
"Tin Man Is Down" "Uh... Oh... Ah..." "Tower of David" "Game On" "The Yoga Play"
"Still Positive" "Gerontion" "A Red Wheelbarrow" One Last Thing Good Night
"Big Man in Tehran" "The Star"