Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu

Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu TV Series Details:

Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu TV Series Cast & Character:

• Barış Arduç as Alparslan: a Seljuk Sultan, husband of Seferiye Sultan, son of Çağrı Bey, nephew of Tuğrul Bey.
• Fahriye Evcen as Akça “Aybike” Hatun (Maria): Alparslan’s fiancée, daughter of Nizamülmülk and Meryem Hatun (Maria)(deceased). Was abducted by Kekavmenos while an infant after her tribe being attacked. She was raised by Kekavmnenos under the name of Maria, in order to became the key of the Selcuk destruction. She was told the truth by Alpagut when she was young. Died during the siege of Vaspurakan by Kekavmenos’ hands, under her imprisoned father and Alparslan’s eyes.
• Kayra Zabcı as Seferiye Sultan: wife of Alparslan, daughter of Emir Arslan Yusuf, elder sister of Gülce Hatun, descended from Karakhanids.
• Mehmet Özgür as Atabey/Hace Nizamülmülk (Hasan): a Seljuk official. Father of Akça “Aybike” Hatun. Özgür reprises his role from Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu.
• Barış Bağcı as Tuğrul Bey: founder of the Seljuk Empire. (deceased)
• Korel Cezayirli as Süleyman: brother of Alparslan,Yakuti, Kavurd, Şehver and Gevher Hatun, son of Çağrı Bey and Selcan Hatun, and widower of Karaca Hatun, husband of Flora. (deceased)
• Yurdaer Okur as Tuğrul Bozan, an Emir in Ghaznavids. But actually leader of forbidden Shia Islam organisation Qarmatians, killed Begin Sehver Sultan and assassinated Sultan Mevdud. Gets beheaded by Alparslan. (deceased).
• Sarp Levendoğlu as General/Kaiser Romanos IV Diogenes.
• Gizem Karaca (season 1) / Hande Subaşı (season 2) as Eudokia Makrembolitissa
• Erdinç Gülener as Çağrı Bey: father of Alparslan, Kavurd, Yakuti, Begim Şehver, Süleyman and Gevher Hatun. (deceased)
• Uygar Özçelik as İbrahim Yınal: the maternal half brother of Tuğrul Bey and Çağrı Bey. He is the uncle of Alparslan, Kavurd and Süleyman. Husband of Öke Hatun.(deceased)
• Serhat Tutumluer as Tekfur Grigor. (deceased)
• Devrim Saltoğlu as Emir Arslan Besasiri, who was a ruler of Bagdat. (deceased).
• Özgür Çevik as Count Leon. (deceased)
• Kaan Yalçin as Kavurd Bey, a Seljuk Melik, Emir of Kirman, eldest son of Çağrı Bey, nephew of Tuğrul Bey and elder brother of Yakuti, Alparslan, Begim Şehver, Süleyman and Gevher Hatun.
• Betül Çobanoğlu as Selcan Hatun: wife of Çağrı Bey.
• Hakan Şahin as Kündürî. (deceased)
• Esila Umut as Gevher Hatun: sister of Alparslan, Kavurd, Süleyman and Begim Şehver, wife of Erbasgan.
• Ferit Kaya as Erbasgan, Brother of Ibrahim Yinal, Husband of Gevher. (deceased)
• Burak Ali Özkan as Shehzade Mesud, son of the Ghaznavid State emperor Sultan Mevdud and Begum Sehver Sultan, grandson of Çağrı Bey, nephew of Alparslan.
• Ayşegül Ünsal as Akınay Hatun, mother of Alpagut, widow of Temurleng.
• Burak Şafak as Avar Bey.
• Onur Aycelik as Artuk Bey.
• Kutay Sungar as Atsız Bey.
• Emre Bulut as Afşin Bey.
• Merve Nil Güder as Gülce Hatun, daughter of Emir Arslan Yusuf, younger sister of Seferiye Hatun.
• Cihan Muğlu (kid) as Serdar Alp.
• Bora Cengiz as Alexander. Son of Tekfur Grigor, Brother of Flora.(deceased)
• Anil Özdemirci as Süleyman Şah, based from Suleiman ibn Qutalmish, son of Kutalmiş Bey, Brother of Melik Mansur.
• Doğukan Çevik as Melik Mansur, son of Kutalmiş Bey, Brother of Süleyman Şah.
• Kanbolat Görkem Arslan as Kutalmiş Bey, based from Qutalmish, Father of Süleyman Şah and Melik Mansur. (deceased)
• Alican Okumuş as Celal/Enuşirvan, Real son of Altuncan Hatun, who became bad at Sultan Tugrul and after that dies. (deceased)
• Umut Karadağ as Emir Arslan Yusuf: son of Ali Tegin, father of Seferiye Hatun and Gülce Hatun, descended from Karakhanids. (deceased)
• Fırat Topkorur as Alpagut, son of Temurleng and Akınay Hatun. (deceased)
• Esra Kızıldoğan as Altuncan Hatun: Tuğrul Bey’s wife, Mother of Enuşirvan. (deceased)
• Dilaray Yeşilyaprak as Flora, daughter of Tekfur Grigor, sister of Alexander, wife of Süleyman. (deceased)
• Öykü Gürman as Öke Hatun: wife of Ibrahim Yınal Bey. (deceased)
• Yıldırım Fikret Urağ as Amidülmulk, Vizier of Süleyman. (deceased)
• Atsız Karaduman as Aybars Bey. (Deceased)
• Ümit Acar as Papa Stefanos/Şamil, a friend of Sultan Tuğrul. (deceased)
• Gürkan Çolaker as Resul Tegin, brother of Kutalmiş Bey. (deceased)
• Şahin Çelik as Batur Bey.
• Kerem Poyraz Kayaalp as Batuis, Alexander’s assistant. (deceased)
• Tuğçe Turker as Zeren, assistant of Seferiye Hatun. (deceased)
• Talat Can Büyükaltay as Toygar Bey.
• Alper Güngor as Tekin Bey.
• Gökhan Güngor as Goktualp. (deceased)
• Mustafa Kazar as Kral Bagrat, based from Bagrat IV of Georgia, after that becames Muslim.
• Doğanay Ünal as Melik Merdan, a fictional character. Son of Kavurd. (deceased)
• Nesrin Yılmaz as Julia.
• Gökhan Tercanlı as Hacip Yasin.
• Deniz Çatalbaş as Commander Iraz, Diyogen’s Assistant.
• Aslıhan Karalar as Princess Luiza, daughter of Prince Kürgen.
• Emre Basalak as Emir Yakuti, son of Çağri Bey, nephew of Sultan Tuğrul, brother of Sultan Alparslan, Kavurd, Begim Şehver, Süleyman and Gevher. Father of Zübeyde Hatun.
• Alptekin Serdengeçti as Prince Kürgen, father of Princess Luiza. (deceased)
• Toprak Sergen as Katakalon Kekaumenos, a Byzantine Tekfur (deceased).
• Emre Kızılırmak as Georgian Prince Rati, son of Prince Liparit. (deceased)
• Mehmet Ünal as Georgian Prince Ivan, son of Prince Liparit. (deceased)
• Saner Pakoğlu as Liparit IV of Kldekari, Georgian Prince, general, and political figure that get caught by Seljuk in a war. (deceased)
• Zeynep Özder as Begim Şehver Sultan: daughter of Çağrı Bey, the wife of the Ghaznavid Sultan Mevdud and the sister of Alparslan, Kavurd, Yakuti Süleyman and Gevher Hatun (deceased).
• Metehan Şahiner as Prince Yannis, Tekfur Kekavmenos son. (deceased).
• Rabia Soytürk as Karaca Hatun: Süleyman’s wife, Tuğrul Bozan’s sister (deceased).
• Burak Demir as Hervé Frankopoulos : a Norman mercenary general in Byzantine service during the 1050s, former friend and enemy of Katakalon Kekavmenos. (deceased)
• Olcay Kavuzlu as Hace Dıhistani, Vizier of Sultan Tuğrul. (deceased)
• Tevfik Erman Kutlu as Ferzat, Friend of Ibrahim Yinal. (deceased)
• Tolga Öztürk as Hacip Yusuf, Seljuk Emir (deceased)
• Mim Kemal Öke as Akbilge.
• Sinan Tuzcu as Constantine X Doukas. (deceased)

Storyline:

The TRT production is a prequel story of Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu (Awakening: the Great Seljuk). It depicts the life and triumphs of Sultan Alparslan, the second sultan of the Seljuk dynasty, whose victories expanded the empire in the 11th century.

About Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu TV Series:

Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu (English: Alparslan: Great Seljuk) is a Turkish historical action drama series written by Serdar Özönalan, directed by Sedat İnci and produced by Emre Konuk. As a prequel to Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu, it depicts the political events and wars during Alp Arslan’s rule as a Sultan of the Seljuk Empire. In the series, Turkish actor Barış Arduç essays the lead role of Alp Arslan.

The series was filmed on the TRT International Film Studios at various locations including Sakarya, Istanbul and Kocaeli. Turkish musician Gökhan Kırdar composed the opening theme while Kazakh musicians composed other music using instruments from the Turkic world. Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu premiered on TRT 1 on 8 November 2021. The second season of the show premiered on 19 September 2022.

On 7 September 2021, director Emre Konuk released a title sequence for the first episode.

Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu Season Overview: