Istanbul-based distributor Madd Entertainment has released the international trailer for English-language drama “El Turco,” in which Turkish megastar Can Yaman plays a legendary historical figure that bridges Turkey with the Western world.
The hotly anticipated six-episode “El Turco” series — featuring a starry cast of actors from nine different countries and combining history, action-adventure and romance – is set to rollout today, March 21, on Voyo in Romania, on Ivi in Russia, and on Globoplay Brazil. It will go out March 23 on Teleonce in Honduras and on April 2 on Gaín in Turkey. In Italy a ten-minute teaser will air April 3 on Mediaset Infinity and the full release will be April 8 and 15 on Mediaset’s Canale 5.
Subsequently “El Turco” will launch April 18 on Starz in the Mena region. Other international playdates are still being decided.
In “El Turco,” which is produced by Turkey’s Ay Yapim, Yaman plays 17th Ottoman soldier Hasan Balaban,...
The hotly anticipated six-episode “El Turco” series — featuring a starry cast of actors from nine different countries and combining history, action-adventure and romance – is set to rollout today, March 21, on Voyo in Romania, on Ivi in Russia, and on Globoplay Brazil. It will go out March 23 on Teleonce in Honduras and on April 2 on Gaín in Turkey. In Italy a ten-minute teaser will air April 3 on Mediaset Infinity and the full release will be April 8 and 15 on Mediaset’s Canale 5.
Subsequently “El Turco” will launch April 18 on Starz in the Mena region. Other international playdates are still being decided.
In “El Turco,” which is produced by Turkey’s Ay Yapim, Yaman plays 17th Ottoman soldier Hasan Balaban,...
- 3/21/2025
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Industry insiders couldn’t hide their excitement about the English-language series “El Turco,” which bowed a first-look trailer at Mipcom. Neither could its protagonist Can Yaman.
“I can’t wait for people to meet him,” said the Turkish star.
In a show based on a true story, Yaman plays an Ottoman Janissary who finds refuge in an Italian village of Moena after the battle of Vienna in 1683. Nursed back to health by a local witch, he slowly convinces the villagers to fight for their rights.
“I first went to Italy to do ‘Sandokan’ but it had to be pushed back, also because of the pandemic,” he revealed, opening up about his unusual acting trajectory. In that show, he’ll be joined by Ed Westwick and John Hannah. In the meantime, Yaman also acted in “Viola Come il Mare.”
“It was a great chance for me because I actually studied Italian in my childhood.
“I can’t wait for people to meet him,” said the Turkish star.
In a show based on a true story, Yaman plays an Ottoman Janissary who finds refuge in an Italian village of Moena after the battle of Vienna in 1683. Nursed back to health by a local witch, he slowly convinces the villagers to fight for their rights.
“I first went to Italy to do ‘Sandokan’ but it had to be pushed back, also because of the pandemic,” he revealed, opening up about his unusual acting trajectory. In that show, he’ll be joined by Ed Westwick and John Hannah. In the meantime, Yaman also acted in “Viola Come il Mare.”
“It was a great chance for me because I actually studied Italian in my childhood.
- 10/24/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Turkish megastar Can Yaman is set to attend the upcoming Mipcom TV market in Cannes to promote English-language drama “El Turco,” in which he plays a legendary historical figure that bridges Turkey with the Western world.
The groundbreaking six-episode “El Turco” series — featuring a starry cast of actors from nine different countries and combining history, action-adventure and romance — will be unveiled in Cannes by Turkish distributor Madd Entertainment, which is planning for the show to get a global release in February 2025.
In “El Turco,” which is produced by Turkey’s Ay Yapim, Yaman plays 17th Ottoman soldier Hasan Balaban, who was wounded during the Turkish army’s campaign to conquer Vienna in 1683 and ended up some 200 kilometers away in the Italian Alpine village of Moena. Nicknamed “El Turco” by the villagers, he led the locals to a clamorous revolt against unfair taxes that made him a local hero.
In a statement for Variety,...
The groundbreaking six-episode “El Turco” series — featuring a starry cast of actors from nine different countries and combining history, action-adventure and romance — will be unveiled in Cannes by Turkish distributor Madd Entertainment, which is planning for the show to get a global release in February 2025.
In “El Turco,” which is produced by Turkey’s Ay Yapim, Yaman plays 17th Ottoman soldier Hasan Balaban, who was wounded during the Turkish army’s campaign to conquer Vienna in 1683 and ended up some 200 kilometers away in the Italian Alpine village of Moena. Nicknamed “El Turco” by the villagers, he led the locals to a clamorous revolt against unfair taxes that made him a local hero.
In a statement for Variety,...
- 10/3/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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