FILM · 2012 · TURKEY

Fetih 1453

Directed by

Faruk Aksoy

Runtime

160 min

Studio

MEDYAPIM, Aksoy Film Production

10 archived facts · 2 topics · 3 sources · Last reviewed Sep 2026

After the death of his father Murat II, young Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople.

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1. #001

   Serkan Zelzele served as the film's visual director.

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2. #002

   The production's music was composed by British composer and conductor Benjamin Wallfisch.

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3. #003

   Feridun Emecen, Hülya Tezcan, Massimo Farinelli, Gülgün Köroğlu and Adem Saraç served as historical consultants to ensure the screenplay's fidelity to historical facts.

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4. #004

   The film's three-minute trailer, released on social media, was viewed 1,670,000 times within 24 hours.

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5. #005

   The film opened on 16 February 2012 from 14.53 with 450 copies and 900 screens, and was seen by 300,000 ticketed viewers on its first day.

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6. #006

   The production became the first film to surpass the 5,000,000 and 6,000,000 viewer thresholds in Turkey.

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7. #007

   The film reached 255,000 viewers in its first weekend of its European release, breaking the all-time weekend opening record in that region.

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8. #008

   At the end of its 52-week theatrical run, the film grossed 55,744,699 ₺.

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9. #009

   Different figures have been put forward regarding the production's budget; the film was completed over a three-year process at a cost of approximately 17 million dollars, though some sources give the actual cost as 8 million dollars.

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10. #010

    According to its TMDb record, the film's production companies include MEDYAPIM and Aksoy Film Production, and its screenwriters include Irfan Saruhan and Melih Esat Acil.

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