''Barbaros: Sword of the Mediterranean'' ( tr, Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı) is a Turkish

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television series created by ES Film, starring

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and

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in the lead roles. The series depicts the lives of Oruc Reis and Hizir Reis, two consecutive " Kapudan Pasha" of the

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. ''Barbaros: Sword of the Mediterranean'' premiered on 16 September 2021 on TRT 1. It had sequel series Barbaros Hayreddin: Sultanın Fermanı.

Premise

The series details the life of Oruc Reis, Hizir Reis and their brothers.

Episodes

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Baba Oruç Levents

Minor cast

Guest characters

Production

Development

The series is written by Cüneyt Aysan, Ozan Aksungur and Oğuz Ayaz. The series is being filmed in

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. It began shooting in the last weeks of March 2021.

Casting

Casting of actors is still ongoing. It was initially confirmed that

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would be a member of the cast, and would have the lead role, although he later announced his departure from the show due to delay in production.

announced that he was taking part in the series after he had been caught outside a gym, he replied to the media that he was training hard for the new ''Barbaros'' series.

Release

By July 2021, the series was expected to be released in September of that year. The first teaser trailer for the series was released on 20 June 2021. On 4 September,

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released a second trailer for the series, revealing its title, ''Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı'' (), and premiere date of 16 September.

References

External links

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Barbaroslar Season 1
2021 Turkish television series debuts Television series about Islam Television series about the Ottoman Empire Turkish television series Turkish Radio and Television Corporation original programming Turkish historical television series Television series set in the 16th century