1. Plot

2. Episodes

3. Cast and characters

4. Production

5. Social media

6. Broadcast schedule

7. Rating in Turkey

8. International broadcasting

9. References

Diriliş: Ertuğrul (English: "Resurrection: Ertugrul") is a Turkish historical adventure television series created by Mehmet Bozdağ, starring Engin Altan Düzyatan in the namesake leading role. It is filmed in Riva, a village in Beykoz, Turkey, and premiered on TRT 1 in Turkey on December 10, 2014. The show is based on the history of the Muslim Oghuz Turks and takes place in the 13th century. It centers around the life of Ertuğrul, the father of Osman I, who was the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

Plot

In response to the Mongol invasions Turkic tribes flee from Central Asia and more places. The Kayi tribe, one of the Oghuz Turkic people, settle in Anatolia with two thousand large nomad tents. After getting through a difficult time of famine they determine to migrate to a better place where they can start a new life. Suleyman Shah (Serdar Gökhan) is the leader of the Kayi tribe. Suleyman Shah has four sons, Gündoğdu, Sungurtekin, Ertuğrul and the youngest Dundar. The second brother Sungurtekin was captured by the Mongols and was missing, presumed dead, which Hayme Hatun doesn't believe. His two sons Gündoğdu and Ertuğrul are loyal to him and participate in tribal affairs. Dundar is still not of age to get full participation in tribal affairs.

Ertuğrul (Engin Altan Düzyatan), a younger son of Suleyman Shah, often goes hunting with three close friends (Bamsi, Dogan, and Turgut). During a hunt they encounter the transport of three condemned prisoners by the Knights Templar. Ertuğrul and his friends kill the knights and save the lives of the three prisoners who were to be executed; a young girl named Halime (Esra Bilgiç), her father, and her brother.

Without knowing the true identity of the rescued prisoners (that they belong to a noble family of the Seljuk Empire) Ertugrul and his friends bring them to the nomad group. Fear of being caught again leads Halime and her family to not reveal their true identity.

The arrival of Halime and her family at the group brings new difficulties to the Kayi tribe. The Seljuk Empire threatens war if the family doesn't return, and the Knights Templar seek revenge for the rescue. These threats cause some nomads to blame Suleyman Shah for poor leadership in not avoiding these problems. The group's unrest serves the ambition of Kurdoğlu, a sworn brother of Suleyman Shah. Kurdoğlu's desire is to remove Suleyman Shah and take over his position as the leader of the Kayi tribe.

Seeking to solve the unrest, Suleyman Shah sends Ertuğrul on a mission to find a new place for the nomad group to settle. He specifically sends Ertuğrul and his three friends to Aleppo to seek an agreement with the Sultan; an event that sets off the chain of events that ultimately lead to the founding of the Ottoman Empire.

In the second season, Ertugrul is captured by the Mongols, led by Baycu Noyan. Meanwhile, the Kayi Tribe led by Hayme Ana seeks refuge with the Dodurga, led by Korkut Bey, brother of Hayme Ana. Ertugrul's escape from the Mongols and subsequent return to his tribe creates internal strife between him and his cousin Tugtekin, the head alp of the Dodurga. Meanwhile, Aytolun, Korkut Bey's second wife, plots behind his back to help her brother Gumustekin become the margrave with the help of Emir Sadettin Kopek. The tension is further escalated with the arrival of Sungurtekin, Ertugrul's long lost brother. After defeating Gumustekin and Noyan, the tribe is split between joining Ertugrul on the Western border of Anatolia, or staying with Gundogdu and Sungurtekin. In the end, Ertugrul, his brother Dundar, Halime Sultan, and Hayme Ana, along with 400 other people journey to the western edge of Anatolia, leaving behind the rest of the Kayi Tribe.

In the third season, Ertugrul deals with the Cavdar tribe, the most powerful tribe in the western region of Anatolia. Led by Candar Bey and his children Ural, Aslihan, and Aliyar, the Cavdars are very skilled at trading. However, Ural is devious and seeks his father's beylik, and does anything to achieve this. Following Ertugrul's conquest of the Hanli Bazar, Ural Bey is sentenced to death for his role in destroying property, killing Ertugrul's Alps, and killing the Tekfur of Karacahisar. With the help of Emir Sadettin Kopek, Ural is freed and seeks help from Vasiliyus, the new commander of Karacahisar, who seeks a bloody war with the Turks. Ertugrul bands together with Aliyar Bey to defeat Ural and Vasiliyus, but Aliyar Bey dies along the way. To strengthen his ties with the Cavdars, Ertugrul requests Turgut to marry Aslihan, who accepts. Ertugrul is also given the title of Uc Bey by Sultan Alaeddin, which angers Kopek who vows to destroy Ertugrul. Together with the new commander of Karacahisar, Ares, Kopek sets a trap for Ertugrul and seemingly kills him at the end of the season.

In the fourth season, the Kayilar mourn Ertugrul's death. Aslihan deals with the arrival of Bahadir Bey, her uncle who seeks her beylik. Meanwhile, Ertugrul is actually alive and captured by a slave trader. Dundar becomes the bey of the Kayilar and tries to sell Hanli Bazar and move back to Gundogdu's tribe, but is stopped by the appearance of Ertugrul. Ertugrul banishes Dundar and reclaims Hanli Bazar and declares war on the Byzantines after his son Gunduz is kidnapped by Ares. After Bahadir Bey's treachery, Ertugrul executes him and conquers Karacahisar, leaving Ares to go on the run. The conquest of Karacahisar leads to Ertugrul making a move against Kopek, whose treachery threatens the Seljuk state. Following a failed ambush, Ertugrul captures Ares and promises to set him free if he confesses to the Sultan about Kopek's misdeeds. The plan nearly works, however, Kopek is saved by the Sultan's wife Mahperi Hatun, who seeks to make her son Giyaseddin the Sultan. Kopek is exiled, and sends his men after Ares, who is saved when Erturgrul shows up. Ares converts to Islam and becomes Ahmet, and serves as a spy for Ertugrul. Kopek misplays this attack and the Sultan requests a meeting with Ertugrul, who explains everything to him.. However, the Sultan is poisoned by this meeting by Kopek, and dies in the hands of Ertugrul. Giyaseddin becomes the new Sultan and imprisons Ertugrul until Ibn Arabi rescues him. Meanwhile, Gunalp Bey, Kopek's adopted son captures Karacahisar and Ertugrul's alps and tries to have them executed, only to be stopped by Ertugrul. Ertugrul attempts to convince Gunalp of Kopek's wrongdoings, but fails. Kopek kills Giyaseddin's brother Kilic Arslan and seizes power in the palace. Giyaseddin issues an execution warrant for Kopek, who has enough power now to become the sultan. With the help of Sungurtekin and Husamettin Karaca, Ertugrul executes Kopek in an epic showdown. The feasts begin, but are cut short with Halime's death following Osman's birth. The Mongols start to make a move on Anatolia and Ogedei Han sends Baycu Noyan, back from the dead, as an envoy to the Seljuk. Noyan and Ertugrul team up to deliver a peace treaty, but it is broken when Ogedei dies. Noyan's sister, Alangoya, infiltrates the Kayi tribe and causes chaos, only to be killed by Hayme Ana. Noyan makes a move on Anatolia, and the Kayilar move to Sogut at the end of the season.

The fifth season takes place 10 years after the Battle of Kose Dag, where the Mongols took over the Seljuk state. The arrival of the new tax collectors, the Umurogullari, disrupts the balance of Sogut. Umur Bey's daughter, Ilbilge Hatun, infiltrates the Kayi tribe to gain information on Ertugrul, and falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Commander Dragos, a disgraced Byzantine warrior seeks to conquer Sogut. He kills Umur Bey and frames Gunduz Alp, pitting two tribes against each other. Emir Bahattin's presence serves to disrupt Ertugrul's plans against the Mongols. Following Gunduz's acquittal after the truth about Dragos is revealed, Beybolat Bey arrives. As the son of Umur Bey and Bey of the Umuroğlu after his father's death he is a Seljuk assassin that works with the Mongols to wipe out rebelling Oğuz Tribes, under a fake name Albaşti. Ertugrul's brothers are on the run from Albasti and hide in the mountains. Beybolat seeks to marry Ilbilge with Bahattin, but his plans are ruined when Ertugrul asks her for marriage, and she accepts. Ertugrul raids the Mongols and steals the tax gold in order to start a huge war. This leads to Emir Bahattin's death with Albasti and Dragos still at large. Ertugrul survives an assassination attempt when Zangoc (the real Dragos) saves him from the assassin's arrows. Ertugrul now suspects Zangoc of being Dragos and tasks Mergen to track him. Hulagu Han sends Commander Alincak and Subutay to raid the Kayi tribe. They capture the family, make Beybolat the uc bey, Artuk Bey the new bey of the Kayilar, and command Ertugrul to hand over the chest or else they take Osman's life. Ertugrul refuses to hand over the chest, allies with Dragos and Lefke Castle, and tasks Ilbilge Hatun with spying for him in the tribe. Sirma Hatun becomes the head hatun of the Kayi, angering Selcan who fights and assaults her. Suleyman is imprisoned by Beybolat for speaking out against his beylik, but escapes with Ilbilge's help. Ertugrul and his alps intercept a message from Hulagu Han and change it, saving Lefke Castle from being conquered. Ertugrul learns the location of his son by eavesdropping on a meeting between Uranos and Alincak, and saves him from becoming a Mongol slave. Then, Ertugrul trades the chest (the real contents of which he took, and replaced instead with falsified documents) for the right to his tribe back, and humiliates Alincak. When he realizes Alincak is going after Sultan Izzettin Kaykavus, Ertugrul rescues him and pins the blame on Berke Han, the leader of the Golden Horde. He gives the location to Kaykavus to Alincak in exchange for Gundogdu's pardon, which would allow him to restore his tribe. Subutai falls in the trap Ertugrul set and is killed, along with Yinal, Beybolat's head alp. Ertugrul retakes Sogut and his beylik back and removes all the Umur alps and flags. Beybolat, angry at Ertugrul, kidnaps his nephew Suleyman and kills him under the guise of Albasti. Alincak captures Mergen, who he realizes is a spy, and tortures him until Ertugrul rescues him. During the fight between Ertugrul and his alps and Alincak and Albasti, Bamsi comes late, which results in Alincak escaping and Gunduz getting injured. Bamsi's head alp title is taken away and given to Abdurrahman. Beybolat tasks Sirma with stirring conflict between Hafsa and Selcan, which works. Ertugrul plots with Uranos to get rid of Alincak and successfully traps him. However, Dragos makes a deal with Beybolat to get rid of Ertugrul. Ertugrul tortures Alincak to tell him who Albasti is. Meanwhile, Hafsa and her kids are attacked by Albasti's men, who kidnap Aybars. Ertugrul sets a trap for Zangoc, knowing he is conspiring with Lefke Castle, but it is unknown that the bellringer is the real Dragos. Ertugrul traps Uranos and captures him, asking him to tell him who the real Dragos is. The bellringer is put in prison, but escapes by killing Oguz Alp.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Production

The series is written and produced by Mehmet Bozdağ and directed by Metin Günay. The theme music is by Alpay Göktekin. It has aired since December 10, 2014 on TRT 1 (Turkey).

As for the choreography of the show, Nomad, the special choreography crew of movies such as The Expendables 2, 47 Ronin, and Conan the Barbarian, was invited to Turkey. The crew prepared special choreographies for actors, horses and other scenes.

There are 25 horses on the set, attended by a veterinarian. All are maintained on horse farm in Riva. A special area similar to a zoo (but on a smaller scale) was created for all the animals which appear in the show, which include sheep, goats, nightingales and partridges.

The TV series is a milestone in Turkey with respect to its administration of art. Copper and other metallic accessories are accumulated from various parts of Turkey.^[2]

A representative of TRT stated that the series "aim to strengthen the nationhood sentiment of Turkish people by teaching the audience how the Turkish state came into existence, through a combination of history and quality entertainment."^[3]

Social media

Rating figures marked Diriliş: Ertuğrul as the best breakthrough Turkish TV series of the 2014 Season. The first episode shook Turkish social media after it was aired on Wednesday. This series is best known in Turkey and the Middle East, especially in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,Pakistan, and Qatar.^[4]

Broadcast schedule

Rating in Turkey

Source: Official Diriliş: Ertuğrul social media accounts.^[5]

International broadcasting

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