The TV series Pera Palas’ta Gece Yarısı (Midnight at Pera Palas), in which Hazal Kaya shared the lead role with Selahattin Paşalı, was broadcast on Netflix. The scene with Atatürk in the series, which has a different scenario, touched everyone’s hearts.
The series Pera Palas’ta Gece Yarısı tells the story of Esra, a journalist, traveling through time to the first years of the founding of the Republic of Turkey. A great adventure awaits Esra in the past. The series, which has an extraordinary story, is criticized by some and praised by others.
However, there is one point where everyone agrees about the series, and that is the scene with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Esra, who encounters Atatürk in this scene, hugs his neck. This scene touched the hearts of all the audience.
The audience, impressed by this scene, commented, “Hazal Kaya has fulfilled the dreams of 84 million people.”
The audience expressed that they wanted very much to hug Atatürk and that they felt this scene with all their hearts.
In the production, which is a period series, Hazal Kaya shares the lead role with Selahattin Paşalı. Selahattin Paşalı attracted attention with the character of Osman, which he portrayed in the series Aşk 101. Hazal Kaya plays the character of Esra, who lives today but travels back in time to 1919.
Produced by Karga Seven Pictures and directed by Emre Şahin, who is also the creator of the series, together with Nisan Dağ, the series was written by Elif Usman, inspired by Charles King’s novel, Midnight in Pera Palas.