Turkish series on Barbarossa brothers
The Turkish series "Barbaros: Sword of the Mediterranean" sees a good mix of real history and fictional scenes. The series is divided into three chapters of 8 hours each; each containing a different brand of conflict, reality, and fictional characters that follows the powerful and mysterious Turkish ruler from the country's crossroads to the cradle of Islam.
The series, directed by Yildirim Sogluz is a romantic drama that tells the story of how Barbarossa helped the Middle East get on its feet during the second Islamic caliphate period during the 12th and 13th centuries, not from the Islamic Caliphate era (also called, "4th 1200 AD" in his biography). The story focuses on why the crown guardian and son of the caliph was wanted in the town of Qaraqeelatah where these fighting dynamics took place; and how, as king, he had to sacrifice his meretricious lifestyle (supported by a sophisticated army) to help the town achieve many things.
At the forefront of the series is Hayreddin Barbarossa himself, whose biography is the result of much research. Barbarossa's son attended an army academy before taking the military oath and has trained as a military commander. He even disguised himself to accompany his father to Babylon and witnessed his heroic deeds at the caliphate inauguration.
Technically, Barbarossa was a caliph although he was definitely much more much bloodthirsty than his contemporaries. From the perspective of Islamic tradition, he should have been saved from treason charges and lost his title (the term caliphate would have no choice to designate he was a caliph). In fact, the Ottoman Empire increasingly relied on Barbarossa for calumnies of its personnel and has never been close to enjoying an "amicable" kind of relationship with the caliph, and Egyptians had also been a bit pissed off at his betrayals. Since the Ottoman Empire was given independence in 1908, the caliphate, which almost certainly took place up until 1337, has become defunct today.
Immediately after it aired in Turkey a few weeks ago, Twitter and YouTube were filled with comments about the series, people who liked to watch the series said "I miss the territorial edicts and I don't know why I've been missing them. I wonder if they used what he said in God's heart in the first Paradise (Muslim) too?" and "We don't know why Barbarossa isn't already depicted in these poetic sandals."
Other people were confused and begged for clarification as to the main themes of the show. Some commented on the situation by comparing the clan to the Turkish state today, and that Barbarossa was intended to be an inspiration, as much as he was hated by Muslim believers and that his rule was "halal."
Barbarossa's descendants were under the tutelage of a caliph named Mahmut, as depicted in the series. Though he and Barbarossa weren't exactly on the best terms at the time, Mahmut seems to be somewhat sympathetic to Barbarossa and told him to be courageous, to defend what the Caliph thought was right, and more importantly, for him to come up with ideas that should have made the caliph happy. The Caliph instead trusted his personal opinions, without gaining the consul's understanding that he must lead his army to a victory against their opponents without delay. Barbarossa however managed to achieve this goal - a feat that he was patrician and ambitious enough to accomplish himself.
Today, Prophet Abraham "Ocalan" conquered the Mande. The Ottoman Empire then became Al-Badan, commonly known as Constantinople (Israéca). From the period of the Byzantine Empire up to the Ottoman Empire, Constantinople was the commercial and commercial center of Islam which increased its growth rapidly in the years after it got its independence in 1453 AD. During this period, Constantinople was a glorious city in which people and relations are a good deal more natural than now. Given the fact that Constantinople kept its traditional Greco-Roman city which it was named after, all the usual fun is there to see. Being a holy city, to Muslims, it has its fair share of attractions and attractions like any major city on earth. However, the Ottoman city in my opinion is still the best of all the cities. Yes, with more commercial opportunities, and numerous restaurants, and fair prices of products, but the main reason people love it is because it was made to offer people the opportunity to learn new things and knowledge. Compared to its Arabic counterpart cities, this is how I imagine those neighboring cities were in the very beginning of their later development. Yes, these cities all changed slowly and endured over time, but in the beginning
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