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The Upcoming TV Serie: The Magnificent Century 
The much talked about Ottoman historical drama has drawn huge audiences in the Orient.

Muhtesem Yüzyil (English: Magnificent Century) is a Turkish prime time historical soap opera television series broadcast on Turkey's Show TV network. It is based on the life of Süleyman I (also known as Suleiman the Magnificent), the longest reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Hürrem (also known as Roxelana), the slave girl who became his queen.

Format:          Historical fiction
Written by:     Meral Okay
Directed by:   Yagmur Taylan & Durul Taylan
Starring:         Halit Ergenç, Meryem Uzerli, Nebahat Çehre, Okan Yalabik, Nur Aysan

The reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, during the golden age of the Ottoman Empire, in between love, war and ambition. The historical drama got off to an excellent start.

The "Magnificent Century" of the Ottomans refers to the reign of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent (also known as Süleyman the Lawgiver), and the series dramatizes the intrigues of his harem and court.

At the age of twenty-six, when his rule began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build a empire in this world more powerful and more extensive than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible.

Throughout his 46-year reign, Sultan Süleyman became known as the greatest warrior and ruler of the East and West. The young Süleyman ascended to the throne after receiving the news of his crowning at a hunting party in 1520. Unaware that he would be embarking on a reign that would later be considered the pinnacle of Ottoman rule, he left behind his consort Mahidevran and their son, little prince Mustafa, at his palaca in Manisa, and, accompanied by his close friend and companion Ibrahim, took the road to Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.

While they were en route, an Ottoman ship sailed off from Crimea across the Black Sea, bringing female slaves as gifts for the Ottoman palace. On this ship was Alexandra La Rossa, the daughter of a Ukrainian Orthodox minister. This young girl, who had been kidnapped from her family and sold to the Crimean palace as a slave, would become Hürrem, the consort who so captivated Sultan Süleyman that he took the nearly unprecedented step of making her his wife. She would bear his sons and rule his empire together with him through bloodshed and intrigue.

As Sultan Süleyman ruled his empire, he allowed his great passion for Hürrem a heavy influence in his court, even beheading his most trusted friend and Grand Vizier, Ibrahim, and issuing the death commands for his own sons, at her behest. For Hurrem, the game of power was bloody and ruthless, and she had rivals to her son's ascendancy eliminated.

The television series focuses on the relationships between the members of the imperial household, especially the romanitic entanglements and rivalries. The animosity between Hürrem and Mahidevran, and Hürrem's rise as Süleyman's favorite while pregnant with his son, her fall from favor after her son's birth and her eventual return to grace, provide the main subject matter of the series. Significant subplots include the affection between the Grand Vizier and one of the ladies of the royal household and the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

http://www.tims.tv/eng/myy.htm
http://www.muhtesemyuzyil.tv/eng/index_eng.htm

The Magnificent Century Trailer (2011)
Source: Retail
Format: x264 HD
Size: 55 MB

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