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Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem

Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem

TV Series · 2015–2017 · 70 people

Tims&B Productions made the Turkish historical drama Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem as a sequel to its 2011-2014 series Muhteşem Yüzyıl. Written by Yılmaz Şahin, its first season premiered on Star TV on November 12, 2015, before the second season moved to FOX. The series recounts how Anastasia, abducted as a young woman and brought into the harem of Sultan Ahmed I, rose to become Kösem Sultan, one of the most powerful women of the Ottoman "Sultanate of Women" era; the character was played across different stages of her life by Anastasia Tsilimpiou, Beren Saat, and Nurgül Yeşilçay.

The cast also featured Ekin Koç, Boran Kuzum, and Metin Akdülger (as Sultan Murad IV) portraying various Ottoman sultans, alongside Hülya Avşar, Tülin Özen, Leyla Feray, Farah Zeynep Abdullah, and Aslıhan Gürbüz in prominent sultana roles. Its earliest episodes were filmed on the Greek island of Chios, and the show was previewed at the MIPCOM television festival in Cannes and sold to more than 50 countries before its premiere. Spanning 2 seasons and 60 episodes, the series concluded on June 27, 2017, closing out the six-year Muhteşem Yüzyıl saga.

DirectorZeynep Günay Tan
NetworkStar TV
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Ahsen Eroğlu Ahsen Eroğlu Actor · 32 years old Alihan Türkdemir Actor · 17 years old Aslı Tandoğan Aslı Tandoğan Actor · 47 years old Gevherhan Sultan Aslıhan Gürbüz Aslıhan Gürbüz Actor · 43 years old Baki Çiftçi Baki Çiftçi Actor · 37 years old Balım Gaye Bayrak Actor · 20 years old Beren Saat Beren Saat Film actor · 42 years old Kösem Sultan Berk Cankat Berk Cankat Actor · 42 years old Şehzade İskender (Yahya) Beste Kökdemir Beste Kökdemir Actor · 33 years old Meleksima Sultan Boran Kuzum Boran Kuzum Actor · 34 years old I. Mustafa Burak Dakak Burak Dakak Actor · 28 years old Dilan Telkök Dilan Telkök Actor · 31 years old Dilara Aksüyek Dilara Aksüyek Actor · 39 years old Doğaç Yıldız Doğaç Yıldız Actor · 35 years old Şehzade Kasım Ece Çeşmioğlu Ece Çeşmioğlu Actor · 35 years old Atike Sultan Eda Kandulu Eda Kandulu Actor · 38 years old Ekin Koç Ekin Koç Actor · 34 years old Sultan Ahmet Emre Erçil Emre Erçil Actor · 55 years old Erkan Kolçak Köstendil Erkan Kolçak Köstendil Actor · 43 years old Şahin Giray Esra Dermancıoğlu Esra Dermancıoğlu Actor · 57 years old Cennet Hatun Ezgi Çelik Ezgi Çelik Actor · 42 years old Farah Zeynep Abdullah Farah Zeynep Abdullah Actor · 37 years old Farya Ferit Kaya Ferit Kaya Actor · 42 years old Kara Sait Gülcan Arslan Gülcan Arslan Actor · 40 years old Fahriye Sultan Hakan Salınmış Hakan Salınmış Actor · 62 years old Hande Soral Hande Soral Actor · 39 years old Hülya Avşar Hülya Avşar Actor · 63 years old Safiye Sultan Kadir Doğulu Kadir Doğulu Actor · 44 years old Mehmed Giray Kayra Şenocak Kayra Şenocak Actor · 48 years old Leyla Feray Leyla Feray Actor · 33 years old Ayşe Sultan Melih Akdemir Melih Akdemir Actor · 30 years old Meral Çetinkaya Meral Çetinkaya Actor · 81 years old Metin Akdülger Metin Akdülger Actor · 38 years old Murad IV Mustafa Üstündağ Mustafa Üstündağ Actor · 49 years old Kara Davut Pasha Necip Memili Necip Memili Actor · 46 years old Evliya Çelebi Numan Çakır Numan Çakır Actor · born 1970 Nurgül Yeşilçay Nurgül Yeşilçay Actor · 50 years old Kösem Sultan Öykü Karayel Öykü Karayel Actor · 36 years old Dilruba Sultan Sahra Şaş Sahra Şaş Actor · 31 years old Serkan Altıntaş Serkan Altıntaş Actor · 43 years old Tülin Özen Tülin Özen Actor · 46 years old Handan Sultan Ushan Çakır Ushan Çakır Actor · 42 years old Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi Vildan Atasever Vildan Atasever Actor · 45 years old Hümaşah Sultan Rıdvan Aybars Düzey Rıdvan Aybars Düzey Actor · 39 years old Caner Cindoruk Caner Cindoruk Actor · 46 years old Silahtar Mustafa Pasha İsmail Demirci İsmail Demirci Actor · 41 years old Kemankeş Kara Mustafa Pasha Müge Boz Müge Boz Actor · 42 years old Hümaşah Sultan Sibel Taşçıoğlu Sibel Taşçıoğlu Actor · 50 years old Gülbahar Sultan Kadir Çermik Kadir Çermik Actor · 49 years old Kadızade Mehmed Efendi Tugay Mercan Tugay Mercan Actor · 43 years old I. İbrahim Cihan Ünal Cihan Ünal Actor · 80 years old Kuyucu Murad Pasha Öznur Serçeler Öznur Serçeler Actor · 39 years old Meleki Hatun Nadir Sarıbacak Nadir Sarıbacak Actor · 49 years old Bülbül Ağa Taner Ölmez Taner Ölmez Actor · 40 years old Young Osman Mete Horozoğlu Mete Horozoğlu Actor · 51 years old Zülfikar Pasha Ahmet Varlı Ahmet Varlı Actor · 42 years old Pinhan Ağa Meray Ülgen Meray Ülgen Actor · 85 years old Kalenderoğlu Mehmet Kurtuluş Mehmet Kurtuluş Actor · 54 years old Derviş Pasha Akın Akınözü Akın Akınözü Actor · 36 years old Ivan / Ali Muhammet Uzuner Muhammet Uzuner Actor · 61 years old Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Serkan Keskin Serkan Keskin Actor · 48 years old Nef'i Alma Terziç Alma Terziç Actor · 39 years old Ester Hatun Engin Benli Engin Benli Actor · 56 years old Sinan Pasha Ali Düşenkalkar Ali Düşenkalkar Actor · 65 years old Teacher Cinci Sude Güler Sude Güler Actor · 25 years old Ayşe Sultan (Joven) Levend Yılmaz Levend Yılmaz Actor · 77 years old Şeyhülislam Mustafa Hande Doğandemir Hande Doğandemir Actor · 40 years old Turhan Hatice Sultan Çağrı Şensoy Çağrı Şensoy Actor · 40 years old Emin Gürsoy Emin Gürsoy Actor · 58 years old Çağan Efe Ak Çağan Efe Ak Television actor · 19 years old

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

The series tells the era known in Ottoman history as the Sultanate of Women through the journey of Anastasia, abducted and brought to the harem of Sultan Ahmed I, who becomes Kösem Sultan. The order of the harem, the balance of power inside the palace and the place of women in politics open an interesting window onto the social roles of that age. But a series about historical figures builds its scenes with dramatic license; the dialogue and inner lives are the production's interpretation. It is an engaging way in, but it is no substitute for a history book, and anyone curious should look at the sources too.

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

Having three actors carry Kösem's three stages of life is both a risk and an opportunity: Anastasia Tsilimpiou, Beren Saat and Nurgül Yeşilçay play the same character at different times. For the character arc, everything depends on how convincing the handovers are. The cast is huge too, with Metin Akdülger as Murad IV and Hülya Avşar, Farah Zeynep Abdullah and Aslıhan Gürbüz in sultana roles. Two seasons and 60 episodes are enough to round off the story, but the repeating cycle of palace intrigue can wear you down in the middle stretches.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Lavish sets, a crowded cast, a sweeping palace story: the fact that it was previewed at MIPCOM in Cannes and sold to more than 50 countries shows the production's ambition. But in a narrative so crowded with intrigue, jealousy and the hunger for power, warmth and a moral center are hard to find. A reader's eye expects more descent into the characters' inner lives behind the splendor. It is for those who love grandeur, not for those seeking a story that warms the heart.

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