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Once Upon a Time Ottoman: Rebellion (Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam)

Once Upon a Time Ottoman: Rebellion (Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam)

TV Series · 2012–2013 · 28 people

The run-up to the Patrona Halil rebellion in the Ottoman Empire is the subject of Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı, a Turkish historical action series. Commissioned by TRT from Her Şey Film, it began on TRT 1 on March 12, 2012, and produced 20 episodes over two seasons. It was first designed as Burası Osmanlı: Sır Kanunu 1711; TRT's then general manager İbrahim Şahin found it too documentary-like for a series, so it was reworked, recast and reshot, and aired as Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam.

The story is set in the Tulip Era under Sultan Ahmed III. After the Ottoman victory over Russia, war gives way to nightly entertainments, which upsets ordinary people and the Janissaries. Patrona Halil's brother is executed on the Grand Vizier's order, and Halil, enraged, seeks revenge. Assassinations and conspiracies feed the rebellion that follows. Türkan Şoray and Özcan Deniz lead the cast.

Altan Dönmez directed; Ertan Kurtulan, Hilal Yıldız, Gürsel Korat and Abdullah Akin wrote it. The second season began on November 5, 2012, with episode 14. Cemal Hünal and Aslı Tandoğan left, Özcan Deniz joined as Serhat, and the title was shortened to Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı. After Fırat Tanış left and ratings fell, the series was pulled after episode 20 on December 17, 2012.

DirectorAltan Dönmez
Production companyHer Şey Film
NetworkTRT 1
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Aslıhan Güner Aslıhan Güner Actor · 38 years old Burçin Abdullah Burçin Abdullah Actor · 39 years old Özcan Deniz Özcan Deniz Actor · 54 years old Serhat Türkan Şoray Türkan Şoray Actor · 81 years old Hatice Sultan Fırat Tanış Fırat Tanış Actor · 51 years old Patrona Halil Mustafa Uğurlu Mustafa Uğurlu Actor · 70 years old Şah Tahmasb İncinur Daşdemir İncinur Daşdemir Actor · 41 years old Kubilay Tunçer Actor · 57 years old Russian Ambassador Öykü Çelik Öykü Çelik Actor · 39 years old Çeşmidil Nilay Erdönmez Nilay Erdönmez Actor · 40 years old Gonca Nigar Bora Akkaş Bora Akkaş Actor · 36 years old Şehzade Mahmud Toygun Ateş Actor · died at 66 Aslı Tandoğan Aslı Tandoğan Actor · 47 years old Canseza Cemal Hünal Cemal Hünal Actor · 50 years old Murat Emir Özden Emir Özden Actor · 30 years old Leyla Göksun Leyla Göksun Actor · 43 years old Fatma Sultan Kubilay Penbeklioğlu Kubilay Penbeklioğlu Actor · 59 years old Tolga Karel Tolga Karel Actor · 48 years old Kasım Barış Alpaykut Barış Alpaykut Actor · 39 years old Altan Gördüm Altan Gördüm Actor · 67 years old Bülent Polat Bülent Polat Actor · 47 years old Ahmet Nurettin Sönmez Nurettin Sönmez Actor · 48 years old Gaddar Ali Ece İrtem Ece İrtem Actor · died at 35 Pembe Şendoğan Öksüz Şendoğan Öksüz Actor · 55 years old Bedia Ener Film actor · died at 70 Woman Bedia Ayfer Dönmez Ayfer Dönmez Actor · 44 years old Cem Uçan Cem Uçan Actor · 50 years old Mehrnoush Esmaeilpour Mehrnoush Esmaeilpour Actor · 37 years old

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

On paper, Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı was a strong package: Türkan Şoray, Özcan Deniz and a rebellion brewing in the Tulip Era. On screen, its journey was a bit unlucky. The project was reworked before it aired, the cast changed in the second season, the title got shorter and the show bowed out after 20 episodes. That much turbulence gives the characters little chance to settle. Still, the conspiracy thread built around Patrona Halil's fury keeps you curious despite the short run. A brief period adventure for anyone who can live with a story left unfinished.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The series focuses on one of the most debated periods of Ottoman history, the Tulip Era under Ahmed III. The tension between the nightly festivities that followed the war and the unrest of the people and the Janissaries is fertile ground for showing the gulf between palace and street. Framing Patrona Halil as a man driven by his brother's execution is an attempt to tie a major uprising to a personal story. Dramatically that makes sense, but it risks pushing the revolt's social roots into the background. The TRT management finding the first version too documentary-like is a neat example of the old tension between history and television drama.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Assassinations, conspiracies and a rebel out to avenge his brother: there is plenty of material on the action side. What I love most in historical dramas is the moment palace intrigue collides with anger on the street, and this story is built right on that point. Stopping at 20 episodes, it does not ask for a big commitment either. But the cast changes break the momentum; just as things pick up, you have to get used to new faces.

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