Translation of "drejning" into English

Hvad der virkede som en simpel opgave har taget en forvirrende drejning.

What seemed to be a very simple task has taken the most perplexing of turns.

Det, min kære betjent David, er hvad man kalder en uventet drejning.

This, my dear Officer David, is what you call an unexpected turn of events.

Som forventet har sagen taget en politisk drejning.

The issue has, as expected, taken a political twist.