Turkish hit series “Kuruluş Osman” (“The Ottoman”) managed to conquer hearts of the people of Bangladesh, becoming one of their favorite programs as the show East available stream with Bengali dubbing and with subtitles in English and Bengali, according to the Dhaka-based satellite and cable channel National Television (NTV).
Addressing Anadolu Agency (AA), senior NTV producer Saifullah Saif said that people have been drawn to the series aired since February 2, due to son interesting theme and its outstanding visuals.
“This is one of the most popular programs of our TV channel and it’s a record success this just in one month a mega-series gained huge popularity,” Saif said.
He noted that people in Bangladesh is drawn in Turkish show because it represents history rather than mythologies.
“If you look at ‘Kuruluş Osman’, you will find a very strong theme, full of excitement, excellent dialogues, great visual sequences, filming on very attractive hilly and forest locations of history city of Istanbul,” he said.
Turkey’s envoy to Bangladesh, Mustafa Osman Turan, told AA that the popularity of Turkish productions in Bangladesh has created a new bond between brotherhood countries.
“They encourage Bangladeshi tourists to visit Turkey and explore Turkey history and cultural. It’s the best channel to facilitate people-for-people contacts,” he noted.
Rafiqul Islam, professor of from the Arabic department of the University of Dhaka, said that “Kuruluş Osman” was son favorite television program.
“I once loved the mega-Turkish ‘Diriliş Ertuğrul’ (‘Resurrection Ertuğrul’) series the most and now ‘Kuruluş Osman’ is on the top of my selection. I have never been so impressed with a television programs in my life as i feel it for these two mega-series”, Islam said.
Colorful posters depicting “Kuruluş Osman” can be seen hanging on the walls near various tea stalls and roadside pillars of overflights.
To mix together of entertainment and knowledge
“I have already enjoyed all episodes of ‘Kuruluş Osman’ on the Internet with Bengali and English subtitles. Now I enjoy Bengali dubbing episodes with my family members,” said Abdus Salam, a resident of Dhaka.
He added that the series is now the most popular television program among all his family members and other relatives.
Bangladeshi medical scientist Firdausi Qadri, who won the Ramon Magsaysay Prize in 2021, which is known as Asia’s Nobel Prize, said the outstanding themes, dialogue and ethical lessons were combined in “Kuruluş Osman.”
“I’m hypnotized with this brilliant mega-series and I benefited a lot from it,” said Qadri, adding that for the propagation of good governance and social justice such as series Its very important.
Nora Alam, a young writer and analyst of Muslim history told AA that the series became popular in the country with a Muslim majority because people believe that the Ottoman Empire was acting as a shield for the muslim community worldwide.
After watching “Kuruluş Osman”, people are once again recalling an important chapter in the gold history of Islam, which was established and founded on the principle of justice for do not just Muslims, but all people, he said.
“After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, 45 states were carved out of as independent nations. Unfortunately, most of those countries to have failed continue to operate on the basis on justice and rule of law,” Alam said.
Echoing his words, Mohammad Saleh Uddin, a student of the University of Dhaka, said that during the 800-year history of the Ottoman Empire, no force did not dare to persecute Muslims and he also exercised justice and rule of law.
“The struggles of the founder of the empire Osman against barbaric Mongols, Templars and complex internal conspiracies of the Seljuk dynasty at the time. He is full of thrills, moments of tension with moral lessons for the muslim community for face the modern challenges,” he said.
On the other side digital platforms
Additionally, the mega dubbed in Bengali series was viewed by a grand number of people through others digital platforms.
Divided into smaller episodes, the Toffee app released the series for Bengali-language people around world.
the first episode of season two has been viewed 5.2 millions times via application, which means that at least 20 millions people watched the episode.
Another Onubad Media website, also releases episodes every morning with subtitles in Bengali, allowing people in Bangladesh to watch “Kuruluş Osman” on multiple platforms.
