Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu (lit. 'Alparslan: Great Seljuk') is a Turkish historical action drama series written by Serdar Özönalan, directed by Sedat İnci and produced by Emre Konuk. As a prequel to Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu, it depicts the political events and wars during Alp Arslan's rule as a Prince of the Seljuk Empire. In the series, Turkish actor Barış Arduç essays the lead role of Alparslan.
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Based on | Alp Arslan |
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Directed by | Sedat İnci |
Creative director | Emre Konuk |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Gökhan Kırdar |
Composer | Batuhan Fırat |
Country of origin | Turkey |
Original language | Turkish |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 35 |
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Producer | Emre Konuk |
Running time | 120–150 minutes |
Production company | Akli Film |
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Original network | TRT 1 |
Picture format | 576i HDTV 1080i |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 8 November 2021 (2021-11-08) – present |
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Preceded by | Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu |
The series was filmed on the TRT International Film Studios at various locations including Sakarya, Istanbul and Kocaeli. Turkish musician Gökhan Kırdar composed the opening theme while Kazakh musicians composed other music using instruments from the Turkic world.[citation needed] Alparslan : Büyük Selçuklu premiered on TRT 1 on 8 November 2021.[1] The second season of the show is set to premiere on 19 September 2022.[2]
On the day that the Seljuk Sultan Tugrul will appoint his heir, he receives the news that the Byzantines killed innocent Turks, including women and children. He orders an expedition to Anatolia. Mysterious assassins attack the Seljuk meliks who went on a campaign. The traces of the attack take Alparslan to a place he never expected. While Alparslan is after the assassins, he saves the life of a Turkmen girl named Akça Hatun , who escaped from Byzantine persecution. However, he is unaware of the secrets Akça hides behind her beauty. The Byzantine Emperor sends General Dukas and Captain Romanian Diogenes to Ani to solve the problems with the Turkmen. However, the mistake made by Yannis, son of Ani Tekfur Kekavmenos, causes Sultan Tuğrul to decide on war. Alparslan, who was given the good news of conquests in his dreams as a child, comes face to face with Byzantium in Pasinler with the Seljuk army. Pasinler will be the first step for Alparslan on his blessed path to open the doors of Anatolia to the Turks. After winning the battle of Pasinler, Sultan Tugrul declares his heir, Alparslan. Alparslan however, removed himself from the state, so he could fight the Christians.
He and Aybike AKA Akca plan to marry. Karaca, is mad with Akca, because she told Chaghri that the reason for his daughter Sevher's death was Karaca. Karaca loses her baby and then her life too.
Akca dies in Vaspurakan while they were conquering it, before getting to marry Alparslan. Alparslan hangs Kekavmenos, and Vaspurakan is theirs again.
Season 2 starts with Alparslan doing Hajj. They fight against Arslan Yusuf, the killer of Ibrahim Yinal's and Erbaskan's father.
Alparslan is ordered by Sultan Tugrul to spare Yusuf's life, much to Yinal's detest. He is also ordered to marry Seferyi Hatun,daughter of Yusuf, which neither she or Alparslan are wanting, Alparslan due to the love and status of Aybike in his heart.Yinal is captured for trying to sell Steel to the enemies secretly, which Erbaskan told Alparslan. Alpagut, Alparalan's spy in Vaspurakan it's called by the new Ani Tekfur, Gregor. Seferiye does not want this marriage. She stabs Alparslan on his shoulder at the end of the episode 1 of season 2.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 27 | November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08) | May 30, 2022 (2022-05-30) | |
2 | TBA | September 19, 2022 (2022-09-19) | TBA (TBA) |
On 7 September 2021, director Emre Konuk released a title sequence for the first episode.[5]