The Turkish series "The Magnificent Century" is popular in all countries where it is shown. In Russia, viewers show great interest in him. Millions of fans are looking forward to the weekend to find out the continuation of the love story of the main characters - Sultan Suleiman and the Slavic concubine, and later, his lawful wife Alexandra - Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska.
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Initially, the project of creating a historical series of such a scale raised huge doubts - many did not believe that it would pay back such significant expenses for its creation. At the very beginning, the creators of the series Meral Okay and Timur Savji had only a script written by Meral and a great desire to make a magnificent film on a historical basis.
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The name of the series Meral Okay came up with no difficulty. The difficulty was that everyone refused to participate in the project, which for Turkey seemed unrealistic and very expensive. Indeed, Meral and Timur were horrified when they first calculated the necessary budget for the series. But the difficulties did not stop them, and they continued to prepare for the filming.
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Scriptwriters did a great job every day. There are very few historical facts about the time of Suleiman the Magnificent reigned; they were collected bit by bit. Some historical details in the series have been changed - to give spectacularity or to create intrigue.
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The scenery for the series "The Magnificent Century" is 5000 square meters - it is the scenery of Istanbul's Topkana Palace, which recreate the real decoration of the chambers of the great sultans and their concubines. Some courtyards for filming were built in the open air, they occupy another 3, 000 square meters. For street shooting, the decoration of one of the oldest quarters of Istanbul was built.
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The directors of the series - Yagmur and Durul Taylany - are known in Turkey, on their account more than ten films. After reading the Meral Okay script, they became interested in the project, advising Timur Savji to come up with a character for each character with chic costumes. So a huge sewing workshop appeared, where clothes for the heroes of the "Magnificent Century" were sewn.
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The main roles in the series are played by actors Halit Ergench and Meriem Uzerli. There were no problems with the role of the Sultan - the courageous and beautiful Turkish actor Halit Ergench was ideally suited for the role of ruler of the Turkish empire. But for the role of the Slavic concubine Alexandra Lisovsky, who later became the legal wife of Suleiman - Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska, the sultan, for a long time they could not find the actress.
Timur Savji, fortunate enough to find red-haired beast Merri Uzerli, was fortunate enough to find by accident - talking on the phone with his Berlin friend, he complained that he could not find the actress, and she advised him to Meri. As soon as the crew met with Merya, they had no doubt that she would play the main role in the series.
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Famous Turkish actors were invited to play the roles of other characters of The Magnificent Century. Their game is flawless. "The Magnificent Century" fully justifies its name, as well as its wild popularity in many countries.
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