Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem
| Magnificent Century: Kösem |
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| Also known as |
The Magnificent Century: Kösem |
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| Written by |
- Yılmaz Şahin
- Nüket Bıçakçı
- Sevgi Yılmaz
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| Directed by |
- Mert Baykal
- Yağız Alp Akaydın
- Zeynep Günay Tan
- Deniz Koloş
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| Starring |
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| Composer(s) |
Aytekin Ataş |
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| Country of origin |
Turkey |
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| Original language(s) |
Turkish |
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| No. of seasons |
1 |
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| No. of episodes |
13 |
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| Production |
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| Producer(s) |
Timur Savci |
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| Running time |
120-150 min. |
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| Production company(s) |
Tims Productions |
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| Release |
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| Original network |
Star TV |
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| Audio format |
Stereo |
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| Original release |
November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12) – present |
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| Chronology |
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| Preceded by |
Muhteşem Yüzyıl |
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Website |
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Production website |
Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem (Turkish pronunciation: [muhteˈʃɛm ˈjyzjɯl cøˈsem], English: The Magnificent Century: Kösem) is a Turkish television sequel to the 2011 Turkish television period drama Muhteşem Yüzyıl. Written by Yılmaz Şahin, Nüket Bıçakçı and Sevgi Yılmaz, it recounts the life of Kösem Sultan, a slave girl who became one of the most powerful women in Ottoman history after she was captured and sent to the harem of Sultan Ahmed I.[1]
The first episodes of the series were filmed in Chios, Greece.[2] An excerpt of the show was screened in Cannes, France at the annual international television festival MIPCOM about a month before its official premiere on Star TV on November 12, 2015.[3][4]
Plot
Anastasia (also referred as Nasia), is a 13-year-old Greek girl who lives an idyllic life in Tinos. Previously, she was painted with a lamb in her hands. This painting was later sent to the Topkapi Palace, where it was spotted by Ahmed, the young Ottoman Sultan, who has just ascended the throne. Due to the impression made on him, Safiye Sultan ordered the girl to be brought to the Topkapi Palace. Nasia showed her repelllant, hot-headed and childish personality, as this was the first time she ever had to face with real difficulties. She swore that she will return to her home. When she arrived to the Palace, Ahmed started to meet Nasia more often. As she has never experienced love before, she rejected Ahmed's love, but later she started exploring the meaning of love, and began to "grow up". Because of her feelings for Ahmed, she changed her mind, and realised that they're destined for each other. Nasia even risked her life for her lover. Due to her bravery and seemingly invulnerability, she became more and more powerful. She changed her name to Kösem, and eventually she became the most powerful Sultana in the Ottoman history.
Series overview
Characters
Main characters
| Actor name | Role name | Explanation | Seasons |
| Beren Saat[5] |
Kösem Sultan |
Haseki Sultan, favourite consort and later wife of Sultan Ahmed, mother of the majority of his children |
1 |
| Anastasia Tsilimpiou |
1 |
| Hülya Avşar | Safiye Sultan | Sultan Ahmed's grandmother, mother of Sultan Mehmed III and Fahriye Sultan | 1 |
| Ekin Koç | Sultan Ahmed I | The 14th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire | 1 |
| Tülin Özen | Handan Sultan | Valide Sultan and mother of Sultan Ahmed, Sultan Mehmed III's widow | 1 |
| Aslıhan Gürbüz | Halime Sultan | Sultan Mehmed III's widow, mother of Şehzade Mahmud, Şehzade Mustafa and Dilruba Sultan | 1 |
| Gülcan Arslan | Fahriye Sultan | Safiye Sultan and Sultan Murad III's daughter, Ahmed's aunt | 1 |
| Berk Cankat | İskender (Alex) | The adopted son of an Austrian blacksmith and a trainee at the Janissary cadet school, in love with Kösem | 1 |
| Erkan Kolçak Köstendil | Şahin Giray Han | A Crimean lord, Mehmed Giray's brother | 1 |
| Kadir Doğulu | Mehmed III Giray | A Crimean lord, Şahin Giray's brother, later the Crimean Khan | 1 |
| Mete Horozoğlu[6] | Zülfikar Efendi | Commander of the Istanbul Cadet Janissary Corps | 1 |
| Mehmet Kurtuluş | Derviş Mehmed Pasha | Sultan Ahmed's mentor and first bodyguard | 1 |
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Supporting characters
| Actor name | Role name | Explanation | Seasons |
| Dilara Aksüyek | Mahfiruz Hatice Sultan | Sultan Ahmed's consort, mother of his son Şehzade Osman | 1 |
| Esra Dermancıoğlu | Cennet Hatun | Servant and apprentice in the harem | 1 |
| Emre Erçil | Reyhan Ağa | Chief eunuch of the harem | 1 |
| Sahra Şaş | Dilber Hatun | | 1 |
| Tolga Tuncer | Nasuh Ağa | Safiye Sultan's steward | 1 |
| Levent Yılmaz | Ebülmeyamin Mustafa Efendi | Şeyhülislam efendi | 1 |
| Nurinisa Yıldırım | Dudu Hatun | Chief treasurer of the harem | 1 |
| Zeljko Erkıç | Enzo | Kösem Sultan's father | 1 |
| Eylem Yıldız | Menekşe Hatun | Halime Sultan's servant | 1 |
| Nadir Sarıbacak | Bülbül Ağa | Safiye Sultan's servant | 1 |
| Meray Ülgen | Kalenderoğlu Mehmed | Head of the bandits | 1 |
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References
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