Uyanis: Büyük Selcuklu

Uyanis: Büyük Selcuklu TV Series Details:

Uyanis: Büyük Selcuklu TV Series Cast & Character:

• Buğra Gülsoy as Sultan Malik-Shah I, 3rd ruler of the Great Seljuk Empire.
• Ekin Koç as Ahmed Sencer, based on Ahmad Sanjar, the son of Malik-Shah I.
• Hatice Şendil as Terken Hatun, a character based on Terken Khatun, the wife of Malik-Shah I.
• Gürkan Uygun as Hasan Sabbah, the show’s primary antagonist, based on Hassan-i Sabbah, founder of the Nizari Ismaili state.
• Sevda Erginci as Turna Hatun, based on Terken Khatun (Ahmad Sanjar’s wife) who is Sencer’s lover and later his wife.
• Mehmet Özgür appears as Nizamülmülk, a character based on Nizam al-Mulk, a vizier of the Seljuk Empire.
• Sezin Akbaşoğulları as Zübeyde Hatun, a character based on Zubayda Khatun, another of Malik-Shah I’s wives.
• İlker Kızmaz as Arslantaş Alp, a character based on Emir Arslantaş, one of Malik-Shah’s commanders.
• Ali Gözüşirin as Muhammed Tapar, a character based on Muhammad I Tapar, the son of Malik-Shah I.
• Pınar Töre as Başulu Hatun, a character based on Tâcettin Seferiye Hatun who is the mother of Ahmed and Muhammed, and Melikşah’s wife.
• Bülent Alkış as Ömer Hayyam, a character based on Omar Khayyam, an Iranian poet and philosopher who advised Malik-Shah. Following Ömer’s appearance on the show, there has been renewed interest in the works of Khayyam.
• Leyla Feray as Gevher Hatun, Tapar’s wife, based on Gawhar Khatun.
• Volkan Keskin as Bozkuş, a fictional character, a soldier serving Sencer.
• Mehmet Bozdoğan as Tâcülmülk, a character based on Taj al-Mulk, a vizier of the Seljuk Empire. His loyalty lies with Terken.
• Buse Meral as Mâh Melek Hatun, based on the real daughter of Terken Khatun and Malik-Shah, although there is little information about her.
• Cemal Toktaş as Gazzâlî, a character based on Islamic philosopher Al-Ghazali, in the series he is shown as a disciple of Yusuf Hemedanî.
• Özer Tunca as Yusuf Hemedanî, a character based on the Islamic philosopher Yusuf Hamadani, his depiction in the series is similar, but portrayed as extremely holy.
• İsmail Ege Şaşmaz as Faysal, a fictional character who acts as Hasan Sabbah’s spy in the Seljuk Empire.
• Buçe Buse Kahraman as Livya, a fictional character who enters the Seljuk state as an innocent young woman, but with intentions of destroying it.
• Kaan Taşaner as Mitras, a fictional character from the Byzantine Empire who vows to destroy the Turks, leading him to be an enemy of Melikşah.
• Kaan Taşaner as Marcus, Mitras’s twin brother who appears after his death.
• Atılgan Gümüş as Melik Tekiş, a character based on Malik Takish, one of the sons of Alp Arslan.
• Janbi Ceylan as Aydoğdu, a fictional character shown to be loyal to Ahmed.
• Taner Turan as Emir İlteber, a fictional character who is shown as the father of Turna Hatun, and a man appointed by the Seljuks to watch over Şelemzar.
• Çiğdem Selışık Onat as Seferiye Hatun, based on Safariyyah Khatun. The wife of Alp Arslan and mother of Melikşah, Seferiye is based on Alp Arslan’s real wife, though little is known about her.
• Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu as Elçin Hatun, the daughter of Kutalmışoğlu Süleyman Şah and sister of Kılıçarslan who seeks to wreak havoc in the Seljuk palace. The character was described as “attractive”, which was criticized for objectifying women, especially as this would not have been said during the period.
• Nik Xhelilaj as Yorgos, a fearless Byzantine commander who sees the Seljuks and the Turks as those who are responsible for his brother’s death resulting in him hating them. Xhelilaj is an Albanian actor.
• Murat Garipağaoğlu as Abd’ûl-Melik bin Attaş, a character based on Abdul Malik bin Attash, an Ismaili leader.
• Osman Sonant as Andreas, a fictional character who is the commander of a Byzantine castle.
• Aytek Şayan as Rüstem, a fictional character who was taken from his parents as a child by the Batinis (Hasan Sabbah’s men; assassins) and raised as a militant, he becomes one of the most dedicated Batinis. He is Arslantaş’s long-lost brother.
• Ertuğrul Postoğlu as Korkut Ata, a character based on Korkut Ata, a semi-mythical scholar. In the series, he is shown as the Bey of the Kınık tribe.
• Erdem Akakçe as Behram, a fictional character shown to be Hasan Sabbah’s assistant.
• Serdar Kılıç as Sultan Alparslan, a character based on Alp Arslan, a ruler of the Great Seljuk Empire.
• Ogün Kaptanoğlu as Turanşah, Melikşah’s hostile cousin and son of Qavurt. The character based on Turan Shah I of Kirman. Kaptanoğlu’s guest appearance was announced by journalist Birsen Altuntaş before it was confirmed.
• Abdül Süsler as Baturalp Bey, the Bey of the Kipchaks and brother of Başulu Hatun.

Storyline:

Witness the rise of the Seljuks under Sultan MelikShah I (son of Alp Arslan) and his son Sultan Ahmed Sancar (grandson of Alp Arslan) and their struggle and battle against Hasan e Sabah, leader of the Deadly Shia Assassins (Hash-Hasheen) who look to restore the Fatimid Empire, also against the Byzantine Empire and fellow rival States who seek to weaken the Seljuks.

About Uyanis: Büyük Selcuklu TV Series:

Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu (Awakening: Great Seljuk) is a Turkish historical drama television series, written by Serdar Özönalan, directed by Sedat İnci and produced by Emre Konuk. It focuses on the life of Malik-Shah I, and his son, Ahmad Sanjar. It tells the story of the Seljuk Empire’s structure, political events and how it became an Islamic state. In the series Turkish actor Buğra Gülsoy portrays Sultan Malik-Shah, and Ekin Koç portrays Sanjar. The television series premiered on 28 September 2020 and ended on 31 May 2021.

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.

The television series went through a 13-month preparation time in which details were meticulously planned, although The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice includes a few historical inaccuracies. In 2021, the production company Akli Film was accused of mistreating its set workers. The television series has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

The show has been well received in Turkey, being called a “record-breaking television series”, and has been compared with other series. The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice gained popularity in Turkey because of the casting of famous actors, and it has become popular in countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The show won the Anatolia Media Awards in 2020, while Konuk won the Crystal Globe Awards in the same year. It has only one season.

A prequel series ‘Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu‘, focusing on the life of Alp Arslan, was released on 8 November 2021.

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