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The Conqueror (Mehmed: Bir Cihan Fatihi)

The Conqueror (Mehmed: Bir Cihan Fatihi)

TV Series · 2018 · 19 people

O3 Medya made Mehmed: Bir Cihan Fatihi (released internationally as The Conqueror) for Kanal D, where the Turkish historical adventure drama premiered on March 20, 2018. It dramatizes the rise of Sultan Mehmed II and the power struggle that began with the conquest of Istanbul. Episodes ran to roughly two hours, and the production closed after one season with its sixth episode on May 1, 2018.

The story centers on a city besieged many times over the centuries, yet whose strong walls and the giant chain across the Golden Horn kept enemy ships out. To take it, the young sultan must face the Byzantine Empire and the Christian world behind it, but also Halil Pasha, the greatest opposition within the state. Portrayed as a ruler far beyond his years, Mehmed relies on his intellect, his military and strategic gifts, and his faith in victory. Two years after taking the throne, he captures Constantinople after a siege of only 53 days, achieving the supposedly impossible and founding an empire that would command the continent for centuries.

Cevdet Mercan directed. The leading cast includes Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Çetin Tekindor, Gürkan Uygun, Ertan Saban and Hazal Filiz Küçükköse, with İdil Fırat (Mara Hatun), İsmail Demirci (Şehzade Orhan), Burak Tamdoğan (Şahabettin Paşa) and Funda Eryiğit (Evdokya) in support.

DirectorCevdet Mercan
Production companyO3 Medya
NetworkKanal D

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Çetin Tekindor Çetin Tekindor Actor · 81 years old Çandarlı Halil Pasha Ertan Saban Ertan Saban Actor · 48 years old Konstantinos Gürkan Uygun Gürkan Uygun Actor · 52 years old Delibaş Hazal Filiz Küçükköse Hazal Filiz Küçükköse Actor · 38 years old Melike Kenan İmirzalıoğlu Kenan İmirzalıoğlu Actor · 52 years old Mehmed Meral Çetinkaya Meral Çetinkaya Actor · 81 years old Daye Hatun Funda Eryiğit Funda Eryiğit Actor · 42 years old Evdokya İsmail Demirci İsmail Demirci Actor · 41 years old Şehzade Orhan İdil Fırat İdil Fırat Actor · 54 years old Mara Hatun Burak Tamdoğan Burak Tamdoğan Actor · 55 years old Şahabettin Pasha Bengi Öztürk Bengi Öztürk Actor · 45 years old Mert Yazıcıoğlu Mert Yazıcıoğlu Actor · 33 years old Korkut Toprak Sağlam Toprak Sağlam Actor · 41 years old Teodora Büşra Develi Büşra Develi Actor · 33 years old Eleni Leyla Tanlar Leyla Tanlar Actor · 28 years old Esleme Sedef Avcı Sedef Avcı Actor · 44 years old Leyla Kaan Çakır Kaan Çakır Actor · 49 years old İshak Serdar Orçin Serdar Orçin Actor · 50 years old Demetrios Berkan Şal Berkan Şal Actor · 57 years old Toraman

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The Conqueror tells the road to the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 through the young sultan's struggle not only with Byzantium but also with Halil Pasha, the strongest opposition inside the state. That second conflict lifts the conquest beyond a war story into an account of the balance of power at court, and it is the most interesting side of the series. On the other hand, portraying Mehmed II as mature far beyond his years, an almost flawless genius, brings the historical figure closer to legend than to a human being. Dramatic choices are unavoidable in historical drama, but it is worth remembering that what is on screen is an interpretation, not history itself.

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

City walls, a giant chain across the Golden Horn, a 53-day siege: the premise promises big action from the start, and a cast led by Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Çetin Tekindor and Gürkan Uygun is ambitious too. But episodes of around two hours can't always keep that pace; whenever court power games and long conversations take over, the tension drops. Worth it if you're curious about the siege, but it asks for patience.

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

The most surprising thing about The Conqueror is its lifespan: it started on March 20, 2018, and was over by May 1, after one season and six episodes. Since episodes ran about two hours, six of them are not a small watch, but they are short for character development. A cast with Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Çetin Tekindor, Gürkan Uygun, Ertan Saban and Hazal Filiz Küçükköse could have carried a long story, and you're left feeling that supporting characters such as İdil Fırat's Mara Hatun and Funda Eryiğit's Evdokya deserved more room. A tidy choice if you want a historical series you can finish quickly; anyone hoping for a long epic may be disappointed.

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