Said Nursi was a pivotal figure in the formative decades of the modern nation that replaced the remains of the Ottoman Empire. He has been compared to Ghandi for his peaceful resistance against sweeping modernisation and secularisation policies enforced by the nascent Turkish state which outlawed its own centuries-old customs and traditions. Free Man depicts the remarkable real-life story of Said Nursi. Free Man tells his dramatic story.Įxiled, imprisoned multiple times, placed in solitary confinement and under house arrest, poisoned and starved, his spirit and resolve remained unbroken. An influential figure who stood up to these tyrannical edicts was Said Nursi, a Kurdish religious scholar who believed in the compatibility of religion, modern science and progress. In the aftermath of the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey underwent a brutally repressive programme of modernisation and secularisation, with Arabic script, turbans, and other religious customs outlawed. The first episode is free to watch on Alchemiya. This programme is an exhilarating viewing experience that pulls the audience into this critical time in Islamic history, a binge-able historical drama of the highest quality. It is beautifully shot and extravagantly costumed, creating a well-rounded and rich viewing experience modern audience have come to expect from historical dramas. This series is a gripping watch full of action, conspiracy and romance. Persian spies have infiltrated the palace in an attempt to overthrow his regime from the inside and have wormed their way into the highest political positions with disastrous consequences. Sultan Ahmed III is faced with war after refusing the demands of the Persian Shah to return their land, but before it breaks out on the battlefield it wages within the palace walls. Upon his discovery and death he sends his son to Istanbul to warn the Sultan and unravel the treacherous mysteries occurring within the palace walls. The series follows Khalil, a wrestler whose father was an Ottoman spy in the Persian court. Palace Spies is a Turkish historical drama set in 18th Century Istanbul during the Ottoman-Persian War. In his wanderings there are also meditative moments of reflection in which he spontaneously recites his verses. The film takes us through a dreamscape of steppe landscapes, sometimes deep in snow, with visions of Hallaj and visits to spiritually important figures including Rumi. Under the Seljuks the official written languages used were Persian and Arabic, so his simplicity of style and use of the popular spoken Turkish language was unusual for the time. Living at the time of the Mongol invasion and the disintegration of the Seljuk Empire, Yunus Emre composed his verses in Old Anatolian Turkish, in the tradition of the Sufi folk poetry of Ahmed Yesevi. The Turkish historical movie Yunus Emre, the Voice of Loveis based around what is known about his life, and explores his quest to understand divine love. Celebrated for his simple and direct verse composed in the Turkish of his day, rather than in Persian or Arabic, the Sufi poet Yunus Emre, born in 1238, has left an enduring mark on Turkish literature and culture.
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