El Turco (TV series)
2025 Turkish TV series or program
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El Turco, is a Turkish miniseries based on the novel of the same name, written by Orhan Yeniaras. The series premiered on 21 March 2025 on GAİN in Turkey.[2] It stars Can Yaman and Greta Ferro.[3]
- Kerem Deren
- Çisil Hazal Tenim
- Orhan Yeniaras
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Directed by | Uluç Bayraktar |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producer | Kerem Çatay |
| Cinematography | Tolga Kutluay |
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| Running time | 45 minutes |
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| Network | GAİN[1] |
| Release | 21 March 2025 |
Plot
Balaban, a soldier in the Janissary army, which consisted of European slaves who had converted to Islam, serves as an Ottoman intelligence officer. The Ottoman army loses the Battle of Vienna in 1683, and he is taken prisoner. After he escapes, he is found wounded and rescued by the people of Moena, a small town in northern Italy. He settles there and organizes a peasant uprising against the feudal overlords who oppressed and overtaxed the people. Knowing his Ottoman origins, they nicknamed him El Turco.
Cast
- Can Yaman as Hasan Balaban[4]
- Greta Ferro as Gloria
- Will Kemp as Marco Benedetti di Vicenza
- Magnus Samuelsson as Gunther
- Slavko Sobin as Guido
- Haluk Piyes as Yedder
- Madalena Aragão as Elda
- David Streames as Father Angelo
- Sai Bennett as Diana
Release
El Turco made its simultaneous worldwide premiere on 21 March 2025 on GAİN (Turkey), Globoplay (Brazil), Ivi (Russia), Mediaset Infinity (Italy), and Starzplay (Middle East and North Africa).[1]
In the United States, Telemundo is to premiere the miniseries on 7 July 2026.[5]