1. Mera Sultan Episode 3

Mera Sultan is a Turkish drama serial which is currently on air at Pakistani TV Channel “Geo Kahani” You can watch this Drama online as well at GeoKahani.Pk on the official website of Geo Kahani TV Channel. Mera Sultan on air daily at 9:00Pm and Mera Sultan Repeat telecast at 11:30PM daily.

Muhteşem Yüzyıl (Turkish pronunciation: [muhteˈʃem ˈjyzjɯl], English: The Magnificent Century) is a Turkish historical fiction television series. Written by Meral Okay and Yılmaz Şahin, it is based on the life of Ottoman SultanSüleyman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and his wife Hürrem Sultan, a slave girl who became a Sultana.^[2] It also shines the light on the era known as the sultanate of women. It was originally broadcast on Show TV and then was transferred to Star TV.

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Plot[edit]

At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

The series also focuses on the relationships among the members of the imperial household, especially romantic entanglements and rivalries. The animosity between Hürrem Sultan and Mahidevran Sultan, mother of the Sultan's eldest son, and the role of Hafsa Sultan, the valide sultan; Hürrem's rise as Süleyman's favorite while pregnant with his son, her falling from favor several times and her eventual return to grace; Pargalı İbrahim's entanglement with Hatice Sultan, the Sultan's sister, and many others.

Spinoff[edit]

The story begins 37 years after the death of Suleiman the Magnificent. It recounts the life of Mahpeyker Kösem Sultan, a female ruler of the Ottoman Empire through her sons and grandson.

Series overview[edit]

Characters[edit]

The Imperial Family[edit]

Statesmen and palace officials[edit]

Palace servants and concubines[edit]

Otherwise associated to the palace[edit]

International broadcasts[edit]

Reception[edit]

Controversy[edit]

The show generated controversy and complaints from some viewers, for what they referred to as a 'disrespectful', 'indecent' and 'hedonistic' portrayal of the historical sultan.^[2][5] Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council, known as RTÜK, claimed they had received over 70,000 complaints about the show and warned Show TV to publicly apologise for wrongly exposing 'the privacy of a historical person'.^[2] The Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the show as 'an effort to show our history in a negative light to the younger generations.'^[2] An MP for the governing Justice and Development Party, Oktay Saral, went further, threatening to outlaw the 'misrepresentation of historical figures' in shows such as Muhteşem Yüzyıl.^[6]Small groups of Islamists and Nationalists protested the studio but the show remains successful with consistently high ratings.^[2]

Elif Batuman wrote in The New Yorker:

'On the surface, 'Magnificent Century' looks like a quintessential product of the Erdoğan years. Thanks to Erdoğan's economic policies, Turkey has a thriving television industry, capable of staging elaborate period dramas, and a prosperous family-oriented middle class of observant Muslims eager to watch their own values reflected in a historical imperial setting. And, much as Erdoğan's foreign policy has promoted relations with former Ottoman lands, the show has conquered large audiences in Balkan, Caucasian, and Arab countries not known for their fond memory of Ottoman rule. Broadcast to more than two hundred million viewers in fifty-two countries, 'Magnificent Century' has accomplished one of Erdoğan's main goals: Making a powerful, non-secularist, globally involved version of Turkey both plausible and appealing.. And yet Erdoğan is not a fan. In late 2012, at the opening of a provincial airport he took a moment to condemn the show's depiction of Süleyman, as well as its directors and broadcasters, hinting at severe judicial repercussions.'^[7]

International popularity[edit]

Muhteşem Yüzyıl is reported to have an international audience of 200 million viewers.^[8]

The show is part of an ongoing revival of Turkish culture in the Balkans through imported TV shows from Turkey, such as Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki ('As time goes by', number one TV show in Macedonia), or Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? ('What is Fatmagül's fault'), which was top ranked TV show in Kosovo 2012. Serbian sociologist Ratko Bozovic explains the popularity by pointing at the traditional, patriarchal values of the Turkish shows, and the many cultural and linguistic similarities between Turkey and the Balkan countries: 'The mentality depicted in those shows has to do with a traditional understanding of morality that people in Serbia remember at some level.' According to Bozovic, all Balkan countries have seen dramatic changes in terms of family life, and the Turkish shows help them recall value systems that now seem lost.^[9]

In Greece, the series has become quite popular. It has become so popular that^[10][11] Bishop Anthimos of Thessaloniki and the Golden Dawn party condemned the show and urged Greeks not to watch it. 'No one should watch Muhteşem Yüzyıl, The Magnificent Century,' Anthimos said. He added, 'By watching the Turkish series we are telling them we have surrendered.'^[10][12]

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In Republic of Macedonia, Turkish series have become so popular, that the Macedonian parliament has moved to ban Turkish soaps to reduce the Turkish impact on Macedonian society. Turkish series will gradually be removed and replaced by national programs, according to a 2012 bill.^[11][13]

Mera Sultan Episode 3

In Chile where the series is called El Sultán (The Sultan) it is aired since December 14 in Canal 13 on prime time with great success. The Spanish voice of Süleyman is the same as the one of Onur in the Turkish soap opera Las mil y una noches. The series is part of a wave of Turkish soap operas that have become popular in Chilean TV.^[14] The series debuted right after the penultimate chapter of Los 80, a popular historical family drama produced by Canal 13.

In Pakistan, the show was named میرا سلطان: داستان جلال و جمال (Mera Sultan: Dastan-e-Jalal-o-Jamal; lit. My Emperor: Story of Bravery and Love) and it aired on channel Geo Kahani. Geo Kahani claims that it was the channel's most popular show^[15] and received the highest TRPs.^{[16][17][18][19]} However, the channel faced several controversies^[20] and serial got banned few times, but still completed the broadcast due to public pressure.^[21] The Pakistani drama industry was adversely affected by the popularity of Turkish dramas,^[22] and lead actor Halit Ergenç to win first ever International Icon Award in Pakistan's biggest awards show Lux Style Awards in 2017.^[23][24]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Turkish scriptwriter, actress Meral Okay passes away'. Zaman. 2012-04-09. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
2. ^ ^abcdeFowler, Suzanne (2011-03-20). 'Magnificent Century divides Turkish TV viewers over the life of Süleyman'. The Observer. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
3. ^Media, Septina Arifiani-Solopos Digital. 'KING SULEIMAN ANTV : Sukses Hadirkan Bollywood, ANTV Jajal King Suleiman dari Turki'. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
4. ^Hürrem Aur Sultan on ATV. December 22, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
5. ^'Muhtesem Yuzyil 'Magnificent Century' takes Turkey by storm'. Istanbul View. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
6. ^Moore, Robbie. 'Soap Opera Diplomacy: Turkish TV in Greece'. The International. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
7. ^Batuman, Elif (February 17 & 24). 'Ottomania: A Hit TV Show Reimagines Turkey's Imperial Past'. The New Yorker. Retrieved 24 February 2014.Check date values in: date= (help)
8. ^Rohde, David. 'In Turkey, Erdogan disrespects dissent'. Reuters. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
9. ^'Turks bewitch the Balkans with their addictive soaps'. Balkan Insights. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
10. ^ ^abGreeks tune in to Turkish soap opera, despite critics views, Southeast European Times (SETimes.com), Andy Dabilis and Erisa Dautaj, 10/10/2012
11. ^ ^abSoap Opera Diplomacy: Turkish TV in GreeceArchived 2013-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, The International, 12.02.2013
12. ^Greek metropolitan bishop warns against Turkish series, Hürriyet Daily News, 18.09.2012
13. ^Macedonia bans Turkish soap operas, Hürriyet Daily News, 14.11.2012
14. ^La nueva oleada turca: Cinco teleseries se sumarán a la pantalla local, La Tercera.
15. ^'New Drama Mera Sultan Getting More Popularity In Pakistan'. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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17. ^Hafsa_Khawaja (16 March 2013). 'Pakistan Hit by Fever of Turkey's Popular Cultural Export'. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
18. ^Khan, Sadia (10 January 2014). 'It's fun to be young: Top Six Turkish Dramas (dubbed in Urdu)'. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
19. ^'Leap in history: There is more to Ottomans than 'Mera Sultan' - The Express Tribune'. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
20. ^'Khara Sach 19 May 2014 Blasphemy By Misinterpreting The Holy Quran in Mera Sultan title'. 19 May 2014.
21. ^https://www.youlinmagazine.com, Youlin Magazine,. 'From Mera Sultan to Nisa Sultan'. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
22. ^AP (26 November 2013). 'Some in Pakistan threatened by Turkish TV invasion'. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
23. ^'Here's what's going down at the Lux Style Awards 2017 right now [LIVE]'. DAWN Images. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
24. ^'Halit Ergenç Pakistan'ı fethetti'. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

External links[edit]

• Muhteşem Yüzyıl on IMDb