Available on Netflix the show teach us about the history of the Ottoman Empire and the true meaning of being Muslim.
by Adriana Aristizabal, Author @NY1Noticias
The warrior’s lament, mixed with the sound from the strings of an Arabian guitar. A sword, in which the ancient inscriptions lie on rusty iron, emerges from the darkness and crosses impetuously over an old and waving flag.
That is, in short, a brief trailer description of one of the most watched television series in Turkey and the Middle East. “Dirilis Ertugrul” in Turkish, or “Resurrection Ertugrul” as it appears in Netflix, where the story of the father of Osman the First is depicted, whom was the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
According to the series, the life of this epic character was marked by great challenges in the 13 Century that involved long nomadic migrations of the “Kayi Tribe”, from territories settled in what is known today as Iraq, Iran and Syria. Not to mention the fierce wars that ancient Turks had to face with Mongols, Crusaders and the Byzantine Empire.
The series is rich in the reconstruction of historical details, to the point of preserving the names of characters that really existed. In addition, it handles with great care the description of daily life, folklore, economy, commerce, gastronomy, as well as festivities and handicrafts famous for its Persian rugs.
The series weaves the story of a hero by intertwining him with a very deep explanation of the Koran’s passages, allowing the spectators to have a real approach to what the Islam is in its essence.
The series fulfills a clear objective of educating an audience about the real meaning of being a Muslim. Even though, religious and philosophical content, are just one of the many elements that we find in the series. With a large dose of political intrigue and betrayal of all levels, the series explains how the balance of the powers was distributed in the ancient world.
Those who like action, get ready because this series has been made to make us feel pure adrenaline in each chapter. The bad guys become good, the good ones become bad, and friends become enemies and enemies allied. With unexpected twists, sometimes unprecedented and sometimes disappointing, the series presents us the beginnings of an empire that lasted 6 centuries.
The series explains historical episodes with rich details were the law of the eye for an eye is applied, making us to remember the old adage, which says that, the “enemies of my enemies are my friends.”
The powerful photograph of this series, takes us in an aerial tour of the geography of Turkey, and shows us wild Arabian horses galloping with warriors of antiquity for whom the expansion of the Islam was their duty. “Dirilis Ertugrul” transports us, in each chapter, to the genesis of an Ottoman Empire, which culminated 10 decades ago when the First World War sparked.
“Engin Altan Duzyatan” is the Turkish actor who gave life to “Ertugrul”, a hero that today remains alive; he appears in the coins of the Turkish currency.