Muhteşem Yüzyıl

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Muhteşem Yüzyıl
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Also known as The Magnificent Century
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Country of origin Turkey
Original language(s) Turkish
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 139 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Timur Savci
Running time 90-150 min.
Production company(s) Tims Productions
Release
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Audio format Stereo
Original release January 5, 2011 (2011-01-05) –
June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11)
Chronology
Followed by Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem
External links
Website
Production website

Muhteşem Yüzyıl (Turkish pronunciation: [muhteˈʃɛm ˈjyzjɯl], English: The Magnificent Century) is a Turkish historical fiction television series. Written by Meral Okay and Yılmaz Şahin, it is based on the life of Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and his wife Hürrem Sultan, a slave girl who became a Sultan.[2] It was originally broadcast on Show TV and then was transferred to Star TV.

Plot

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See also: List of Muhteşem Yüzyıl episodes

At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

The series also focuses on the relationships among the members of the imperial household, especially romantic entanglements and rivalries. The animosity between Hürrem Sultan and Mahidevran Sultan, mother of the Sultan's eldest son, and the role of Hafsa Sultan, the valide sultan; Hürrem's rise as Süleyman's favorite while pregnant with his son, her fall from favor after giving birth to a daughter and her eventual return to grace; Pargalı İbrahim's entanglement with Hatice Sultan, the Sultan's sister, and many others.

Season 1

While hunting in the woods, a young 26-year-old Süleyman is informed that his father Sultan Selim has died. He rides to Constantinople alongside his best friend, Pargalı İbrahim, to take the throne. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian girl named Alexandra gets kidnapped in a Tartar slave raid. Her parents and sister are killed. She is finally sold to the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, and accepted into the Sultan's harem. Nigar (one of the main Harem leaders) explains to Alexandra that if she behaves herself and does as she is told, she will be summoned by the Sultan, and if she gives him a son, she will rule the world as a Sultana. After capturing the Sultan's attention, she spends a night with him and eventually falls in love with him. After converting to Islam, Süleyman changes her name to Hürrem ("who brings joy to one's face"). Subsequently, she gives birth to her first son, Şehzade Mehmed, and rises to the top of the court. At the same time, Mahidevran, a senior hatun (lady) and mother of the Sultan's eldest son, Mustafa, gets worried when she notices Süleyman is not spending time with her anymore. A year later, Hürrem gives birth to her first and only daughter, Mihrimah Sultan. Meanwhile Süleyman departs for his campaign in Belgrade and kills the husband of a woman name Victoria, who will be later sent to kill the Sultan. Also, Leo, Hürrem's fiance during her early life in the Crimea, arrives in an attempt to find her. Hürrem who discovers his presence tries to hide the truth, but İbrahim decides to use it as against her. Victoria who has been renamed to Sadika following entering the harem, becomes a favourite of everyone, and a trusted servant. After many intrigues, she attempts to assassinate Süleyman, by holding a dagger on his throat. Meanwhile, because of the rivalry and developing hatred between İbrahim and Hürrem, he tries to blackmail and poison her but Leo saves her by eating the poisoned Turkish delight and dies, proving his love and honor.

Season 2

Sadıka who had tried to kill Süleyman gets disarmed by him and is later killed by Matrakçı Nasuh who had developed feelings for her. Spanish Princess Isabella and her servant are kidnapped by Turkish pirates and sold to Süleyman. Süleyman decides to use them as an advantage when he bargains with European sovereigns. Isabella wants to escape but fails several times. Hürrem who has heard about her turns jealous and later threatens Isabella. Eventually, Hürrem with the help of Gül, Nigar and Nilüfer succeeds in sending her to Vienna, where she returns to the monastery. Hatice who has been married to İbrahim for a while gives birth to their first child, a boy named Mehmed, but she accidentally kills him while breastfeeding him at night. She eventually becomes pregnant with twins. Süleyman frees Hürrem to let her get involved in charity works under the Islamic law. At night when he goes to her room, she tells him that she cannot share a bed with him because she is a free woman and says that it is forbidden in their religion to share a bed with a man whom she is not married to. By breaking the Ottoman traditions, Süleyman finally decides to marry her. The Valide Sultan and some people show displeasure with this marriage as they consider it unacceptable. Furious, Mahidevran also requests to spend her life as a free woman, which Süleyman denies. Hürrem Sultan, who had sent an assassin to kill İbrahim changes her mind and calles off the attack after seeing Hatice's sadness. İbrahim, however, gets shot during the wedding ceremony with a poisoned arrow. The attacker was another archer sent by Behram Pasha. İbrahim becomes seriously ill and Nigar, Matrakçı and Sümbül get him to one of the hot springs in order to heal him. Nigar is later married to Matrakçı Nasuh under the Valide Sultan's order. She is not pleased with her wedding as in reality she is in love with İbrahim. On her first night in her new house, upon İbrahim's surprising arrival she is informed that he and Matrakçı had a deal. Matrakçı divorces her letting her and İbrahim to have a relationship out of wedlock. While the Sultan goes to war, the Valide Sultan and Mahidevran conspire against Hürrem. The Valide places a spy and pretends to let Hürrem lead the harem for a while. During the rebellion provoked by the Valide's spy, one of the slaves is accused of stealing gold and the innocent girl burns herself. The slaves take torches and march towards Hürrem's chambers and try to burn her, but Daye and the guardians save her. Following his return, the Sultan tells his mother that she is not capable of leading the harem. The Valide, who had discovered the truth about İbrahim and Nigar, suffers a stroke and eventually dies. Following her death, a rivalry rises between Hürrem and Mahidevran for capturing the leadership of the harem. Nigar who had become pregnant by İbrahim tries to leave the palace but Hürrem kidnaps her during the journey and hides her. Hatice who finally realizes that her husband has been unfaithful. Hürrem also intrigues against Mahidevran by making her appear to be the person who had ordered a servant to strangle Gülfem. Süleyman gives Hürrem Sultan the leadership of the harem.

Season 3

Following the previous events, everyone hears about Ibrahim's adultery. Hatice, who at first wanted to divorce him, makes a lot of efforts to save their marriage. Nigar gives birth to a child but is told that her baby had been stillborn, while in fact Hatice Sultan has sent the child to a far place to live her life in secret and hides the truth from Ibrahim and Nigar. Following the childbirth, Nigar is later taken to a far place to be executed but is saved under Hürrem Sultan's order who later brings her back to the harem. A few years later Hürrem finally finds the girl, named Kadar, and subsequently notifies İbrahim. After finding about the truth, İbrahim and Hatice arrange a marriage between Rüstem and Nigar. After serving as a regent during the war, Mustafa returns to Manisa and continues to serve as a Sancak Beyi. A girl named Firuze comes to Topkapi. Afife Hatun chooses her as a concubine for the Sultan and unbeknownst to Hürrem sends her to his chambers. Hürrem, who finally discovers Firuze's secret, orders Rüstem to kill her but he sees a tattoo on her neck with the shape of the Safavid dynasty's coat of arms. He notifies Hürrem, who informs Süleyman and the Sultan decides to send her away. Süleyman grows suspicious about İbrahim as a result of Hürrem's intrigues. He finally executes İbrahim after inviting him for a dinner and then sends the corpse to İbrahim's palace. Hatice becomes very sad at the death of her beloved and disowns her brother Süleyman. Together Hatice and Mahidevran plan on killing Hürrem by sending Diana, Mahidevran's servant, to murder her as a revenge, but she eventually starts to serve Hürrem loyally. Meanwhile, Şah Sultan, who had arrived in the capital before at Hatice's invitation, starts to plot against Hürrem. Hürrem Sultan tries to convince Mihrimah to marry Rüstem to form an alliance against Şah and Hatice. Lütfi Pasha, who has been the grand vizier since Ayas Pasha's death due to Şah Sultan's trick, continues his crusade against prostitution by punishing a prostitute without waiting for the court's verdict. Learning the truth from her servants, Şah decides to divorce him but is slapped by him before the servants can take him out. Lütfi later gets banished. Following a few years, Mihrimah gives birth to a daughter named Ayşe Hümaşah. As she can't breastfeed the child, they hire a wet nurse who is in fact Şah's spy. Nigar returns to Istanbul and gets united with Şah Sultan and Hatice Sultan to take revenge from Rüstem. They help Nigar enter the palace of Rüstem and Mihrimah and tell her to kill Rüstem and Hürrem at night but when she sees Mihrimah's daughter, she remembers her own daughter and takes the child away. Nigar finally passes the baby back to Rüstem on the edge of a cliff and then commits suicide. Meanwhile, Mustafa meets the Austrian ambassador and this leads to a conflict between him and Süleyman. He punishes Mustafa by not allowing him to join the upcoming campaign and after the war is over, Mustafa will not return to Manisa, but he will be sent to govern Amasya. A fake letter is sent to Hürrem informing her that Selim is seriously ill. Hürrem decides to go to Konya in order to see her son but in reality, he is pretty well and Hürrem gets captured on her way and imprisoned in a secret place. Hatice Sultan who had reconciled with his brother commits suicide fearing from the Sultan's decision as he had realized that she was responsible for Hürrem's disappearance. She died thinking that she took vengeance on her husband's death by taking Hürrem from Süleyman. Malkoçoğlu Balı Bey finds a lead on Ali Ağa (who was Hatice's servant and is responsible for abducting Hürrem) and he goes to follow this clue in order to find Hürrem. Mihrimah also discovers that her aunt Şah had sent a spy to her palace. She confronts her and threatens her that she would inform her father unless she leaves the city and gives away her wealth to Hürrem's charity institute. Meanwhile, Süleyman and Hürrem's son, Mehmed, gets murdered by his closest janissary, Ilyas a servant of Mahidevran who transfers a contiguous disease into his body by wounding him. The news reaches Süleyman who falls in deep sorrow. Balı Bey succeeds in finding and rescuing Hürrem and brings her back to the palace.

Season 4

Hürrem Sultan who has returned to the palace is planning to make sure the throne will pass to one of her own sons. Meanwhile Rüstem Pasha has been chosen as the new Grand Vizier. Upon the death of Mehmed, the princes are called from their assigned provinces to the capital so that Süleyman can choose the next governor of Manisa. He finally chooses Selim to take the post. A new group of slaves are brought to the palace, bringing along the rebellious Cecilia Bafo, the daughter of a Venetian prestigious nobleman, who tries to enter Selim's harem but fails. She is eventually chosen by Hürrem who makes Cecilia vow loyalty to her and changes her name to Nurbanu. Fatma Sultan, one of Süleyman's sisters, arrives in the capital with Ibrahim and Hatice's daughter Huricihan. Mustafa gets secretly married to Barbaros's daughter Mihrünnisa, and Bayezid and Huricihan also become close to each other. Atmaca, a loyal soldier to Mustafa, who has received orders to kill Mihrünnisa as she's considered an obstacle in his success, decides to let her live after learning that she's pregnant with Mustafa's child. At the capital, Hürrem Sultan continues to listen to the court's decisions and meetings through a secret salon. Fatma learns Hürrem's secret and informs Süleyman of her actions who banishes her from the capital for a while. Süleyman decides to send Mustafa a gift, a caftan, as a sign of respect for his son. Hürrem, however, orders her servants to secretly poison it. After receiving the gift, Mustafa who thinks his father intended to kill him, prepares a campaign and marches on the capital. Janissaries prevent Mustafa's army from entering the capital, so he and his father meet at the court and he explains to Süleyman the events that had happened before. Süleyman who has now reconciled with his son, gets seriously ill due to a disease. While on a campaign for war, Süleyman is attacked by assassins but is saved by Mustafa who had found out about their plans. At the same time, Mustafa meets his brothers Bayezid and Cihangir and promises that he would never kill them for taking the throne. Bayezid and Cihangir also confess that they believe it's his right to ascend the throne after their father's death. When Hürrem gets informed of his two younger sons's intentions, she decides to support her elder son Selim while Rüstem and Mihrimah continue to support Bayezid. Hürrem, with the help of Rüstem and Mihirmah, sends a fake letter to the Persian Shah Tahmasp I. In the letter that has been sent without Mustafa's knowledge they write about ruling the empire and disposing off Süleyman. The Sultan believes that Mustafa has betrayed him when he sees his son's seal on the letter and decides to execute Mustafa and orders him to join him on his campaign against Safavid Persia. Although warned, Mustafa who doesn't believe that his father intends to kill him, enters his father's tent and is murdered by executioners. Janissaries who supported Mustafa as the potential heir rebel against the Sultan and ask for Rüstem's head. Süleyman forgives his life but removes him of all his positions and authorities. Cihangir, who deeply loved his elder brother dies of heartbreak. With most of his sons deceased, a war for capturing the throne begins between Süleyman's two remaining sons, Selim and Bayezid. Hürrem Sultan, who believes in Bayezid's abilities to rule and control the government, decides to support him while Sultan Süleyman favors their elder son, Selim. With scars appearing on her body, it's revealed that Hürrem has an illness with no cure and that her death is near. Bayezid with many janissary soldiers sets out for Manisa to take Selim into account for plotting against him, but they're stopped by their mother Hürrem. As she feels her death is near, Hürrem decides to ask forgiveness from Mahidevran. She asks her husband to bury her in the newly built Süleymaniye Mosque and dies a few days later. A year after her death, Beyazid who hasn't been pleased with his father's decision gathers a huge army and goes to war against Selim. Süleyman angered by Bayezid's actions gives consent to his death. After getting injured during the battle, Bayezid and his sons flee to Persia and take shelter at the Safavid Shah's palace. As he later realizes that his father has offered the Shah money in exchange for his head, he decides to run away but gets captured and imprisoned. The Shah hands Bayezid and his sons over to Selim who orders their execution. After the deaths of Bayezid and his family, with the support of Mihrimah, Rüstem gets killed by Atmaca. Gülfem Hatun who blamed the Sultan for destroying his family tries to kill him but she gets killed by his guardian. Through the following years Süleyman's disease worsens. Süleyman decides to go to war for the last time to encourage his soldiers to attack the enemy. He later dies and after his demise the Ottomans win the battle and Selim becomes the next sultan.

Spinoff

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Main article: Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem

The story begins 37 years after the death of Suleiman the Magnificent. It recounts the life of Mahpeyker Kösem Sultan, a female ruler of the Ottoman Empire through her sons and grandson.

Series overview

Season Timeslot Season premiere Season finale No. of episodes Section range Season's years TV Channel
1 Wednesday 20:00 January 5, 2011 (2011-01-05) June 22, 2011 (2011-06-22) 24 1 - 24 2011 Show TV
2 Wednesday 20:00 September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14) June 6, 2012 (2012-06-06) 39 25 - 63 2011 - 2012 Show TV, Star TV
3 Wednesday 20:00 September 12, 2012 (2012-09-12) June 19, 2013 (2013-06-19) 40 64 - 103 2012 - 2013 Star TV
4 Wednesday 20:00 September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18) June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11) 36 104 - 139 2013 - 2014 Star TV

Characters

The Imperial Family

Actor name Role name Explanation Seasons Character status
Halit Ergenç Sultan Süleyman I The 10th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1–4 Major
Meryem Uzerli Hürrem Sultan Haseki Sultan and legal wife of Sultan Süleyman, mother of the Sultan's five younger children 1–3 Major
Vahide Perçin 4
Nebahat Çehre Hafsa Sultan Valide Sultan and mother of Sultan Süleyman, Sultan Selim I's widow 1–2 Major
Okan Yalabık Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Süleyman's best friend, Hatice Sultan's husband 1–3 Major
4 Voice only
Nur Fettahoğlu Mahidevran Sultan Sultan Süleyman's consort and the mother of Şehzade Mustafa 1–4 Major
Selma Ergeç Hatice Sultan Sultan Süleyman's sister, İbrahim Pasha's wife, mother of Osman and Huricihan 1–3 Major
Yusuf Berkan Demirbağ Şehzade Mustafa Sultan Süleyman's eldest and Mahidevran Sultan's only child, first heir to the throne 1 Supporting
Tunç Oral 2
Mehmet Günsür 2–4 Major
Berrak Tüzünataç Mihrünnisa Sultan Şehzade Mustafa's wife and mother of his son, Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha's daughter 4 Major
Arda Aranat Şehzade Mehmed Sultan Süleyman and Hürrem Sultan's first child 2–3 Supporting
Gürbey İleri 3 Major
Ayda Acar Mihrimah Sultan Sultan Süleyman and Hürrem Sultan's only daughter, Rüstem Pasha's wife 1–2 Supporting
Melis Mutluç 2–3
Pelin Karahan 3–4 Major
Ozan Güven Rüstem Pasha Mihrimah Sultan's husband and Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 3–4 Major
Yiğit Üst Şehzade Selim Sultan Süleyman and Hürrem Sultan's third child and later the 11th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, father of Murad III 3 Supporting
Engin Öztürk 4 Major
Merve Boluğur Nurbanu Sultan Legal wife of Şehzade Selim, later Valide Sultan of Sultan Murad III 4 Major
Erhan Can Kartal Şehzade Bayezid Sultan Süleyman and Hürrem Sultan's fourth child 3 Supporting
Aras Bulut İynemli 4 Major
Mina Tuana Güneş Huricihan Sultan Hatice Sultan and Ibrahim Pasha's daughter, Bayezid's legal wife 3 Supporting
Burcu Özberk 4 Major
Aybars Kartal Özson Şehzade Cihangir Sultan Süleyman and Hürrem Sultan's fifth and last child 3 Supporting
Tolga Sarıtaş 4 Major
Deniz Çakır Şah Sultan Sultan Süleyman's sister, Lütfi Pasha's wife, Esmehan Sultan's mother 3 Major
Meltem Cumbul Fatma Sultan Sultan Süleyman's sister, Kara Ahmed Pasha's wife 4 Major
Selen Öztürk Gülfem Hatun Sultan Süleyman's first wife, Hatice Sultan's confidant 1–4 Supporting
Pınar Çağlar Gençtürk Beyhan Sultan Sultan Süleyman's sister, Ferhad Pasha's wife 1–3 Supporting
Yasemin Allen Defne Sultan Şehzade Bayezid's consort and mother of his youngest son 4 Supporting
Ecem Çalık Esmehan Sultan Şah Sultan and Lütfi Pasha's daughter 3 Supporting
Alize Gördüm Nergisşah Sultan Şehzade Mustafa's daughter 4 Supporting
Serhan Onat Şehzade Murad Şehzade Selim and Nurbanu Sultan's son 4 Supporting
Koray Efe Yazgan Şehzade Orhan Şehzade Bayezid's eldest son 4 Supporting
Efe Mehmet Güneş Sultanzade Osman Hatice Sultan and İbrahim Pasha's son 3 Supporting

Statesmen and palace officials

Actor name Role name Explanation Seasons Character status
Burak Özçivit Malkoçoğlu Balı Bey An Ottoman military commander, in love with Aybige Hatun, Mihrimah's love interest 2–3 Major
Tuncel Kurtiz Ebussuud Efendi Kadı of Istanbul, later Şeyhülislam efendi 3–4 Major
Tolga Tekin Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha An admiral of the Ottoman Empire and the commander-in-chief of the Navy and the first captain pasha, Mustafa's supporter, Mihrünnisa's father 3–4 Major
Mehmet Özgür Lütfi Pasha Şah Sultan's husband and later Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire after the death of Ayas Pasha, Esmehan's father 3 Major
Yetkin Dikinciler Kara Ahmed Pasha Fatma Sultan's husband and later Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 4 Supporting
Yıldırım Fikret Urağ Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire after Semiz Ali Pasha 4 Supporting
Hasan Küçükçetin İskender Çelebi Ottoman finance minister renowned for his wealth, an enemy of İbrahim Pasha 2–3 Supporting
Fehmi Karaarslan Ayas Pasha The vizier for the council, later the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire after the execution of Ibrahim Pasha 1–3 Supporting
Luran Ahmeti Divane Hüsrev Pasha Second-in-command Vizier, Hatice Sultan's second husband 3 Supporting
İbrahim Raci Öksüz Hadım Suleiman Pasha Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire after the banishment of Lütfi Pasha 3 Supporting
Fatih Dokgöz Semiz Ali Pasha Şehzade Bayezid's supporter, commander of the Janissary Corps, later a third-in-command vizier and finally the Grand Vizier following Rüstem Pasha's death 4 Supporting
Arif Erkin Güzelbeyoğlu Piri Mehmed Pasha Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire before Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha 1–2 Supporting
Murat Şahan Mustafa Pasha Chief Commander of the Navy before Barbaros, later the vizier of the council 1–3 Supporting
Serdar Orçin Sinan Pasha An admiral of the Ottoman Empire as a Commander in Chief of the Navy, Rüstem Pasha's brother 4 Supporting
Murat Tüzün Hain Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman governor and statesman, rival to Ibrahim Pasha, executed due to treason 1 Supporting
Gürkan Uygun Mimar Sinan Chief architect of Sultan Süleyman 3–4 Supporting
Gökhan Çelebi Ferhad Pasha Beyhan Sultan's husband, executed due to treason 1 Supporting
Kıvanç Kılınç
Adnan Koç Behram Pasha A vizier at the court, Ibrahim's enemy 2 Supporting
Dolunay Soysert Gracia Mendes Nasi A wealthy Jewish woman who became a prominent figure in the politics of the Ottoman Empire 4 Supporting
Tansel Öngel Alvise Gritti A Venetian politician influential in the Hungarian Kingdom and regent of Hungary from 1530 to 1534 1–2 Supporting
Erman Saban 2–3
Ozan Dağgez Mehmet Çelebi Şehzade Mustafa's tutor, Piri Mehmed Pasha's son, Hatice Sultan's fiancé 1 Supporting
Altan Gördüm Bekir Ağa An Ottoman official who was executed under Mustafa's order in Manisa on charges of bribery and incitement 3 Guest appearance

Palace servants and concubines

Actor name Role name Explanation Seasons Character status
Selim Bayraktar Sümbül Ağa Chief eunuch of the harem and Hürrem Sultan's closest confidant 1–4 Major
Filiz Ahmet Nigar Kalfa Servant and apprentice in the harem, İbrahim's lover and confidant and mother of his daughter Esmanur 1–3 Major
Sabina Toziya Afife Hatun Chief treasurer and leading servant of the harem, Yahya Efendi's mother 3–4 Supporting
Sema Keçik Daye Hatun Valide Sultan's maid 1–2 Supporting
Engin Günaydın Gül Ağa Hürrem Sultan's confidant 2 Supporting
Nihan Büyükağaç Gülşah Hatun Mahidevran Sultan's maid, later Hürrem Sultan's maid 1–3 Supporting
Burcü Güner Fahriye Kalfa (Diana) Mahidevran Sultan's maid, later Hürrem Sultan's maid 3–4 Supporting
Gamze Dar Fidan Hatun Hürrem Sultan's servant, later Mahidevran Sultan's maid 2–4 Supporting
Gonca Sarıyildiz Fatma Hatun Valide Sultan's and then Mahidevran Sultan's maid, later Şehzade Mustafa's concubine, mother of his son Şehzade Süleyman 2–3 Supporting
Saygın Soysal Mercan Ağa Şah Sultan's confidant 3 Supporting
Kübra Kip Canfeda Hatun Nurbanu Sultan's servant and confidant 4 Supporting
Cavit Çetin Güner Gazanfer Ağa Chief eunuch of the Manisa harem, in service of Nurbanu Sultan 4 Supporting
Yüksel Ünal Şeker Ağa Main chef of the palace kitchen 1–3 Supporting
Hayal Köseoğlu Nilüfer Hatun Hürrem Sultan's servant, killed as a result of a plot by Valide Sultan 2 Supporting
Burcu Tuna Gülnihal Hatun (Maria) Hürrem Sultan's childhood friend 1 Supporting
Gökhan Tercanlı Perçem Ağa A guardian of the palace in service of Hürrem Sultan 2–3 Supporting
Melisa Sozen Efsun Hatun (Nora) Hürrem Sultan's servant, in love with Şehzade Mustafa 2 Supporting
Sebahat Kumaş Esma Hatun Hürrem Sultan's servant 2–3 Supporting
Kaya Akkaya Lokman Ağa A servant in Constantinople and later Kütahya harem, in service of Hürrem Sultan 4 Supporting
Ünal Yeter Kiraz Ağa Afife Hatun's servant 3 Supporting
Almeda Abazi Nazenin Hatun (Valeria) Sultan Süleyman's concubine, Raziye Sultan's mother, Nurbanu Sultan's former servant 4 Supporting
Merve Oflaz Ayşe Hatun Sultan Süleyman's concubine, rival to Hürrem Sultan 1 Supporting
Elif Atakan Rümeysa Hatun Şehzade Mustafa's concubine 3 Supporting
Büşra Ayaydın 4
Cemre Ebuzziya Helena Hatun Şehzade Mustafa's concubine 3 Supporting
Serenay Aktaş Ayşe Hatun Şehzade Mustafa's concubine and mother of his daughter Nergisşah Sultan 3 Supporting
Reyhan Taşören Dilşah Hatun Şehzade Selim's concubine, rival to Nurbanu Sultan 4 Supporting
Özge Gürel Rana Hatun Şehzade Bayezid's concubine and mother of the majority of his children 4 Supporting
İrem Helvacıoğlu Nurbahar Hatun (Clara) Şehzade Mehmed's concubine 3 Supporting
Patricya Widlak Cihan Hatun Şehzade Mehmed's concubine 3 Guest appearance
Gözde Türker Safiye Hatun Şehzade Murad's concubine 4 Guest appearance

Otherwise associated to the palace

Actor name Role name Explanation Seasons Character status
Serkan Altunorak Taşlıcalı Yahya Bey One of the famous poets of the era, Friend and supporter of Şehzade Mustafa 3–4 Major
Sarp Akkaya Atmaca Friend and supporter of Şehzade Mustafa and then Şehzade Bayezid 4 Major
Ezgi Eyüboğlu Aybige Hatun Valide Sultan's niece, Crimean Princess, in love with Balı Bey 2 Supporting
Fatih Al Matrakçı Nasuh Mathematician, historian, geographer, miniaturist, and inventor, Ibrahim's confidant 1–4 Supporting
Cansu Dere Firuze Hatun (Hümeyra) A Safavid princess in the Ottoman harem, in love with Süleyman 3 Supporting
Melike İpek Yalova Isabella Fortuna Princess of Castille, in love with Süleyman 2 Supporting
Yahya Efendi An Ottoman Islamic scholar, sufi and poet, Afife Hatun's son, Sultan Süleyman's foster-brother 3–4 Supporting
Suat Karausta Zal Mahmut Loyal servant of Rüstem Pasha 4 Supporting
Hilmi Cem İntepe Yavuz A supporter of Şehzade Mustafa, serves Piri Reis together with Atmaca 4 Supporting
Alp Öyken Pope Clement VII Pope of the Roman Catholic Church during that time 1–2 Supporting
Saadet Aksoy Victoria (Sadıka Hatun) A Hungarian countess. An enemy of Sultan Süleyman 1–2 Supporting
Seçkin Özdemir Leo Hürrem Sultan's former fiancé 1 Supporting
Burak Sağyaşar Hekim Pedro A physician who cures Mihrimah's illness and later falls in love with her 4 Supporting
Müjde Uzman Armin Hatun Balı Bey's first love, Joşua Effendi's daughter 2 Supporting
Güner Özkul Rakel Hatun A wealthy Jewish woman who lends the palace money in time of need 2–3 Supporting
Çağkan Çulha İlyas A soldier in service of Şehzade Mehmed who poisons him and causes his death 3 Supporting
Bergüzar Korel Monica Gritti Alvise Gritti's sister 1 Guest appearance
Binnur Kaya Muskacı Hatun A woman who writes amulets and witches 1 Guest appearance
Hümeyra Remmal Elmas A famous astrologer who can tell the future by looking into the sands 2 Guest appearance
Demir Demirkan Deli Sabit Head of the military unit called Deliler in the Mohac battle 2 Guest appearance
Büşra Pekin Şirin Hatun A woman who brings fabrics to the harem 2 Guest appearance

International broadcasts

Country Local title Network Premiere date Timeslot
 Turkey Muhteşem Yüzyıl Show TV (Season 1–2)
Star TV (Season 2–4)		 January 1, 2011 20:00
 Arab League حريم السلطان
Hareem Elsultan		 OSN Ya Hala(Pay-per-view) December 13, 2011
Dubai TV
 Afghanistan حرم سلطان
Hurrem Sultan		 1TV August 2012
 Albania Sulejmani i Madhërishëm Albanian Screen December 2011 20:00
 Algeria حريم السلطان (Ḥarīm as-Sulṭān) Echourouk TV
Muhteşem Yüzyıl DTV 2015
 Argentina El sultán Telefe April 24, 2017
 Azerbaijan Möhtəşəm Yüz İl Lider TV December 2011 20:10
 Bangladesh সুলতান সুলেমান Deepto TV (Season 1–2)
Deepto TV (Season 2–4)		 December 16, 2015 19:30
 Bolivia Suleimán El Sultán Bolivisión March 13, 2017 22:00
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sulejman Veličanstveni Televizija OBN August 22, 2012 20:00
 Bulgaria Великолепният век
Velikolepniyat vek		 TV7
Diema Family		 September 7, 2012
August 29, 2015		 20:30
16:00
 Chile El Sultán Canal 13 December 14, 2014 23:00
 China CCTV September 2013
 Croatia Sulejman veličanstveni RTL Televizija August 22, 2012 19:00
 Cyprus ANT1 September 2012 21:30
 Czech Republic Velkolepé století TV Barrandov December 17, 2011 20:00
 Egypt Al Hayat TV November 2011
MBC Masr 2014
 Estonia Sajandi armastus Kanal 2 September 1, 2013 19:35 or 20:35
 France France 2 September 2012 20:00
 Greece Σουλεϊμάν ο Μεγαλοπρεπής
Souleiman o Megaloprepis		 ANT1 August 28, 2012 (Season 1, 2 3a)
Οctober 21, 2013 (Season 3b)
June 10, 2014 (Season 4)		 21:30 (Season 1,2,3)
22:15 (Season 4)
 Georgia დიდებული საუკუნე Maestro TV September 2013 21:45
 Hungary Szulejmán RTL Klub January 4, 2013 21:30
 Indonesia Abad Kejayaan/King Suleiman antv[3] December 22, 2014 22:00
 Iran حريم سلطان
Hareem-e soltan		 GEM TV September 2012 22:00
 Israel הסולטאן
HaSultan		 Israel Plus December 2013 19:00
 Italy Il secolo Magnifico Babel TV June 2013
 Kazakhstan Сүлеймен сұлтан Хабар March 15, 2012
 Kyrgyzstan Даңазалуу доор KTRK March 15, 2012
 Kosovo Sulltani: Shekulli Madhështor RTV21 January 2012 20:00
 Lithuania Didingas amžius LNK September 7, 2013 15:00
 Latvia Lieliskais gadsimts LNT September 17, 2016 21:05
 Macedonia Величествениот султан Kanal 5 December 12, 2011 21:00
 Morocco Medi 1 TV December 2011
 Montenegro Sulejman Veličanstveni Prva TV
RTCG		 March 2012
October 11, 2013		 20:00
20:05
 Pakistan میرا سلطان
(Mera Sultan)		 Geo Kahani May 10, 2013 – Jan 27, 2015 21:00
حورم اور سلطان
(Hürrem Aur Sultan)		 ATV Coming Soon[4] Fri-Sun 20:00
 Panama El Sultán TVN November 9, 2015 20:00
 Perú El Sultán ATV February 15, 2016 21:00
 Poland Wspaniałe stulecie TVP1 October 6, 2014 15.45
 Romania Süleyman Magnificul Kanal D Romania September 5, 2012 20:00
 Russia Великолепный век Domashny January 9, 2012 21:00
 Serbia Сулејман Величанствени
Sulejman Veličanstveni		 Prva
B92
Nova.rs
Pink		 February 9, 2012
September 1, 2013
December 17, 2013
September 19, 2014		 20:20
19:05
20:00
20:00
 Slovakia Sultán TV Doma December 15, 2011 20:30
 Slovenia Sulejman Veličastni Planet TV March 5, 2013 12:50
 Spain El siglo magnífico 1+1 July 7, 2014 21:32
 Tunisia حريم السلطان
Hareem Elsultan		 Nessma TV April 2013 20:45
 Ukraine Величне століття. Роксолана 1+1 October 3, 2012 17:15
 USA Suleimán - El Gran sultán MundoFox July 1, 2014 20:00
 Vietnam Thời đại hoàng kim - The Golden Age HTV7 February 4, 2015 11:00

Reception and achievements

Controversy

The show generated controversy and complaints from some viewers, for what they referred to as a "disrespectful", "indecent" and "hedonistic" portrayal of the historical sultan.[2][5] Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council, known as RTÜK, claimed they had received over 70,000 complaints about the show and warned Show TV to publicly apologise for wrongly exposing "the privacy of a historical person".[2] The Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the show as "an effort to show our history in a negative light to the younger generations."[2] An MP for the governing Justice and Development Party, Oktay Saral, went further, threatening to outlaw the “misrepresentation of historical figures” in shows such as Muhteşem Yüzyıl.[6] Small groups of Islamists and Nationalists protested the studio but the show remains successful with consistently high ratings.[2]

Elif Batuman wrote in the The New Yorker:

"On the surface, 'Magnificent Century' looks like a quintessential product of the Erdoğan years. Thanks to Erdoğan's economic policies, Turkey has a thriving television industry, capable of staging elaborate period dramas, and a prosperous family-oriented middle class of observant Muslims eager to watch their own values reflected in a historical imperial setting. And, much as Erdoğan's foreign policy has promoted relations with former Ottoman lands, the show has conquered large audiences in Balkan, Caucasian, and Arab countries not known for their fond memory of Ottoman rule. Broadcast to more than two hundred million viewers in fifty-two countries, "Magnificent Century" has accomplished one of Erdoğan's main goals: Making a powerful, non-secularist, globally involved version of Turkey both plausible and appealing.... And yet Erdoğan is not a fan. In late 2012, at the opening of a provincial airport he took a moment to condemn the show's depiction of Süleyman, as well as its directors and broadcasters, hinting at severe judicial repercussions."[7]

International popularity

Muhteşem Yüzyıl is reported to have an international audience of 400 million viewers.[8]

A Nielsen Media Research market study found out that it is the most watched TV show in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2013 and the fourth most successful show in Serbia.[citation needed] The show is part of an ongoing revival of Turkish culture in the Balkans through imported TV shows from Turkey, such as Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki ("As time goes by", number one TV show in Macedonia), or Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? ("What is Fatmagül's fault"), which was top ranked TV show in Kosovo 2012. Serbian sociologist Ratko Bozovic explains the popularity by pointing at the traditional, patriarchal values of the Turkish shows, and the many cultural and linguistic similarities between Turkey and the Balkan countries: “The mentality depicted in those shows has to do with a traditional understanding of morality that people in Serbia remember at some level." According to Bozovic, all Balkan countries have seen dramatic changes in terms of family life, and the Turkish shows help them recall value systems that now seem lost.[9]

In Greece, the series has become quite popular. It has become so popular that[10][11] Bishop Anthimos of Thessaloniki and the Golden Dawn party condemned the show and urged Greeks not to watch it. "No one should watch Muhteşem Yüzyıl, The Magnificent Century," Anthimos said. He added, "By watching the Turkish series we are telling them we have surrendered."[10][12]

In Republic of Macedonia, Turkish series have become so popular, that the Macedonian parliament has moved to ban Turkish soaps to reduce the Turkish impact on Macedonian society. Turkish series will gradually be removed and replaced by national programs, according to a 2012 bill.[11][13]

In Chile where the series is called El Sultán (The Sultan) it is aired since December 14 in Canal 13 on prime time with great success. The Spanish voice of Süleyman is the same as the one of Onur in the Turkish soap opera Las mil y una noches. The series is part of a wave of Turkish soap operas that have become popular in Chilean TV.[14] The series debuted right after the penultimate chapter of Los 80, a popular historical family drama produced by Canal 13.

In Pakistan, the show was named میرا سلطان: داستان جلال و جمال (Mera Sultan: Dastan-e-Jalal-o-Jamal; lit. My Emperor: Story of Bravery and Love) and it aired on channel Geo Kahani. Geo Kahani claims that it was the channel's most popular show[15] and received the highest TRPs.[16][17][18][19] However, the channel faced several controversies[20] and serial got banned few times, but still completed the broadcast due to public pressure.[21] The Pakistani drama industry was adversely affected by the popularity of Turkish dramas,[22] and lead actor Halit Ergenç to win first ever International Icon Award in Pakistan's biggest awards show Lux Style Awards in 2017.[23][24]

In Bangladesh, the show was renamed as Sultan Suleiman and it aired on the new comer channel Deepto TV which was launched in November 2015 and started its broadcasting activity by telecasting first and second episode of this serial as the channels first opening program. It was the first Turkish drama series aired in Bangladeshi television. Through this program, the channel as well as the show acquired 2nd highest TRP by the first week of January and marvelously got the 1st place in the TRP ratings of viewers by the second week among all the Bangladeshi TV channels. The popularity of this show went high on demand. Some celebrities of Bangladesh stricks about it, and gave an ultimatum to Deepto tv to stop broadcasting the show but the viewers also asked for the broadcasting for continue. After much controversies the Channel decided to resume the show from 1 January 2017, starting season 4. Before And After Of Death Of Ibrahim Pasa In Serial BangladeshI Facebook Got virul About False Decision Of Hanging Ibrahim To Death. And All News Paper Has Published History Of Ibrahim's death.For That After Death Of Ibrahim Pasa The Channel Gave Ibrahim Pasa A Big Tribute.[25]

References

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  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Soap Opera Diplomacy: Turkish TV in Greece, The International, 12.02.2013
  12. ↑ Greek metropolitan bishop warns against Turkish series, Hürriyet Daily News, 18.09.2012
  13. ↑ Macedonia bans Turkish soap operas, Hürriyet Daily News, 14.11.2012
  14. ↑ La nueva oleada turca: Cinco teleseries se sumarán a la pantalla local, La Tercera.
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