Pakistan can make something similar for its TV audience to revive the interest in the heroes of this eastern side of River Ma-wara- un Nahar. There are so many like Ahmad Shah Abdali, Mehmood Ghaznavi, Aurangzeb, etc (May Allah have Mercy on all of them) This helps the masses take interest in the history and restore the past glory and this is exactly what Turkeys new television series Resurrection: Ertuğrul (Diriliş Ertuğrul in Turkish) is doing the first episode of which aired on Wednesday night on the television channel TRT, has topped television ratings. The series was the most-watched program on Wednesday, according to the rating figures of the AB group, which represents educated and high-income earners in Turkey. Many social media users praised the series for its accurate description of Ottoman history, and the hashtag #Diriliş (Resurrection) became one of the most popular trending Twitter hashtags. The series centers on the life of Ertuğrul, the father of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire. Ertuğrul was the leader of the Kayı clan of the Oghuz Turks. When he arrived in Anatolia from Merv (Turkmenistan) with his 400 horsemen to aid the Seljuks of Rum against the Byzantines, he set off a chain of events that would ultimately lead to the founding of the Ottoman Empire. The series gives a glimpse of what the Ottoman Empire was like when it was first founded. Read more about it here: dailysabah/arts-culture/2014/12/13/resurrection-of-interest-in-ottoman-times Click picture to watch the trailer of the series. Meraj
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 13:29:07 +0000
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