Turkish ‘Game of Thrones’ - Dirilis Ertugrul Has Glued Bangladeshi People to the Screen
By
Anadolu Agency
February
07, 2021
A still shot from "Diriliş Ertuğrul" ("Resurrection
Ertuğrul").
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Drawing
attention with its theme, filming and acting, the hit Turkish TV drama has
lately glued Bangladeshi people to the screen
Turkish TV
series, which are broadcast in more than 156 countries around the world, take
many countries by storm thanks to their high-quality plots and acting. For
example, some of these series, becoming a part of Spain’s social life and
gaining more popularity in Spain with each passing day, reshaped the prime time
of the country's channels. Bangladeshis have also joined the fan club of
Turkish serials recently. The mega-series “Diriliş Ertuğrul” (“Resurrection
Ertuğrul”) attracted the attention of many Bangladeshi viewers, with hundreds
of people even in remote areas getting hooked on it.
“Resurrection
Ertuğrul,” often described as the Turkish "Game of Thrones," revolves
around the story before the establishment of the Ottoman Empire. Woven around
13th century Anatolia, the series illustrates the struggle of Ertuğrul Gazi,
father of the empire's founder Osman Gazi. It became a super-hit in Pakistan
first followed by Kashmir, where the historical drama was eagerly binge-watched
by fans.
Oliur Rahman
Oli, a movie buff and student of a private college in Bangladesh's capital
Dhaka, also said that watching the Turkish serial dubbed in the country's
native language, Bengali, is an essential part of his routine. A local private
TV network has been airing the serial dubbed in Bengali over the past year.
Oli said:
"It was out of my imagination that how a series can be so interesting with
great moral lessons and historical background.” However, after watching the
first two seasons of “Resurrection Ertuğrul,” he was impatiently waiting for
the next three seasons of the series to be aired. Finding it impossible to wait
for so long, Oli viewed all the episodes of the series on social media
platforms, with English or Bengali subtitles.
When he
visited southern Bangladesh’s coastal district of Barguna to celebrate Qurban
Bayram, also known as Eid al-Adha – one of the most important holidays
celebrated throughout the Muslim world – last year, he took some episodes of
“Resurrection Ertuğrul” in a pen drive to share with his relatives.
Lead actor Engin Altan Düzyatan as Ertuğrul Gazi in a still shot from
"Diriliş Ertuğrul" ("Resurrection Ertuğrul").
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A still shot from "Diriliş Ertuğrul" ("Resurrection
Ertuğrul").
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He gave
them to Farhad Hossain, a mobile service shop owner in this remote district.
After Hossain transferred the episodes on mobile phones of customers, they
spread in the region like a wildfire, with people lining up at his shop,
demanding the Turkish series. Hossain told Anadolu Agency (AA) that people rush
to his shop to get the series instead of demanding songs or other things.
Lessons
of Series
Through
different mediums, millions of people from all walks of life are hooked on
“Resurrection Ertuğrul” and are appreciating the Turkish history and the
artistic aspect of the series.
Speaking to
AA, Bangladeshi senior journalist Morshed Alam said that he enjoyed all the
episodes of the drama with his family, including children. Now, his family is
watching another Turkish series, “Kuruluş Osman,” which tells the story of how
the Ottoman Empire was established on the concept of love and devotion.
Referring
to his long career as a television journalist, Alam said while he has enjoyed
watching many international movies and series, “Resurrection Ertuğrul” is the
best. "Those who wish to make quality movies in terms of developing themes
and other technical materials should learn many lessons from this Turkish
series," he said.
The
journalist mentioned that even the narrative parts, which are boring in most
movies, are really captivating in the Turkish series. He was particularly
referring to dialogues between Ertuğrul Gazi and scholar Ibn al-Arabi.
According to him, their dialogues reveal how a man should act in the most
critical moments in domestic, social and political life.
A still shot from "Kuruluş Osman" ("The Ottoman").
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A still shot from "Kuruluş Osman" ("The Ottoman").
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Professor
Shah Alam, a teacher at a private university in the country's southwestern
district of Khulna, also said that this Turkish series has lessons for all
aspects of life. "The series teaches how a man can excel in his private
life as well as in the society and the state. It also teaches how a Muslim
should be a good, talented and revolutionary Muslim.”
Turkish
Envoy’s Visit
Turkish
Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan said that the Turkish TV series
are playing a significant role in bringing the people of the two fraternal
countries together. "People of Bangladesh learn about the history, culture
and norms of Turkey through Turkish series and thus a cultural bond is
developing between the people of the two Muslim countries," he added.
The
ambassador visited Bangladesh's popular private TV channel Deepto on Tuesday and
exchanged views with the management of the channel about the prospects of
Turkish TV series in the country.
Chief
Executive Officer of Deepto TV Fuad Chowdhury told AA that the Turkish series
have received a tremendous response from Bangladeshi viewers in terms of
themes, story-making and other quality work. He added that his channel airs
Turkish series for five hours a day. He added that it is a record that a
private television channel is dedicating so much air time to programs of a
foreign country.
Citing the
enthusiasm Bangladeshi people have shown for the historical Turkish series,
Chowdhury said they have planned to purchase the full episodes of “Resurrection
Ertuğrul” soon for Bangladeshi viewers dubbed in Bengali.
Turan also
said that Turkish TV series have motivated their fans to learn Turkish,
especially among Bangladeshis.
Turan also
said that the Turkish TV series have also motivated their fans to learn
Turkish, especially among Bangladeshis. Assuring to assist Bangladeshi in
learning the Turkish language, he added: “I am really impressed that here I
have come across people who have learned the Turkish language on their own and
are now working at a professional private television channel as translators of
Turkish series.”
Original
Headline: 'Resurrection Ertuğrul'
attracts Bangladeshis with quality production
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