Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu

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The television series is broadcast on TRT 1

Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu (pronounced [ujænɯʃ byjyk seltʃuklu]) or The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice in English, is a Turkish historical drama and fiction television series, written by Serdar Özönalan, directed by Sedat İnci and produced by Emre Konuk.[1] It focuses on the life of Malik-Shah I, and his son, Ahmad Sanjar. It tells the story of the Seljuk Empire's structure, political events and wars. In the series, Sultan Malik-Shah is portrayed by Turkish actor Buğra Gülsoy and Sanjar is portrayed by Ekin Koç.[2] The television series premiered on 28 September 2020[3] and it currently consists of one season.

The series was filmed on the "TRT International Film Plateau"[4] which consists of various locations including Sakarya, Istanbul and Kocaeli.[5] The opening theme is composed by Turkish musician Gökhan Kırdar[6] while other music is composed by other Kazakh musicians using instruments from the Turkic world.[7][8] Even though the television series went through a 13-month preparation time in which every detail was meticulously prepared,[9][10] Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu includes a few historical inaccuracies.[11] In 2021, the production company Akli Film was accused of mistreating its set workers.[12]

It has been well received in Turkey, being called a "record-breaking television series",[13] and it has been compared with other television series including Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014–2019) which became popular globally.[14] The television series gained popularity due to the casting of famous actors, and it has also become popular in countries like Bangladesh,[15] Pakistan[16] and Kyrgyzstan[17] for it is revolved around history. Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu itself won the Anatolia Media Awards in 2020[18] while Konuk won the Crystal Globe Awards in the same year.[19]

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  9. ""Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu"dan Dev Prodüksiyon". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 2021-03-09. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
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  13. "Uyanış Selçuklu'da milyonların beklediği an! TRT1 8 Mart yayın akışı." Milli Gazete (in Turkish). 2021-03-08. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
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  15. "Turkish serials rate high in popularity in Bangladesh". Anadolu Ajansi. 2021-03-08. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  16. "Her şey Erdoğan'ın Davos'taki çıkışı sonrası başladı! Asıl olan Diriliş Ertuğrul, Kuruluş Osman ve Uyanış Büyük Selçuklu… - Yeni Akit". Yeni Akit (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  17. "Kyrgyz youth team up to dub Turkish TV series". Daily Sabah. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  18. "Anadolu Medya Ödülleri'nde TRT'ye 2 dalda ödül". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 2021-03-08. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  19. "En iyi yapımcı ödülü Uyanış Büyük Selçuklu'ya, En iyi oyuncu ödülü Payitaht'a... - Yeni Akit". Yeni Akit (in Turkish). 2021-03-08. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-08.