TV SERIES · 2018–2022 · TURKEY

Kalbimin Sultanı

Created by

Kerem Çakıroğlu

Network

Star TV

Seasons

1

Episodes

9

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

Mahmud brings Anna to his palace to teach his children French. The Russian ambassador also sends him there with the pressure to 'spy on his country'.

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1. #001

   The series centers on the love story between an Ottoman sultan and a Russian woman; the character Anna is forced to enter the harem, which she considers primitive, as a French teacher.

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2. #002

   The story's starting point is the encounter between Sultan Mahmut, who mingles among the people, and Anna, who teaches at the Russian Embassy. While trying to cross to the opposite shore, Anna boards the boat of a man she takes for a boatman, unaware that he is the Sultan himself.

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3. #003

   After the Sultan learns that Anna is a teacher, he asks her to come to the palace and tutor his children. When Anna learns she must stay in the harem, she decides to refuse the offer, but is forced to enter the palace to protect her father.

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4. #004

   Anna's stepping into the palace does not please Hoşyar Sultan at all; the arrival of the young teacher changes all the balances in the palace.

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5. #005

   In the series' genre classification, comedy appears alongside war and political genres.

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6. #006

   The production ran for a single season and is listed as nine episodes in total.

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7. #007

   Its broadcast life was short: the series began on 13 June 2018 and, due to low ratings, ended with its 8th episode, aired on 6 August 2018.

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8. #008

   There was a change in the broadcast schedule; the first seven episodes aired on Wednesdays at 20.00, while the finale aired on Monday at the same time.

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9. #009

   In the lead roles, Ali Ersan Duru played the character of 2. Mahmut, while Александра Никифорова played the character of Anna.

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10. #010

    In the cast, Emel Çölgeçen played Esma Sultan, Tansel Öngel played Namık Paşa, Beste Kökdemir played Hoşyar Sultan, Taner Rumeli played Musa/Silahtar Ağa, Tuncer Salman played Halet Efendi, Bülent Seyran played Amber Ağa and Sadi Celil Cengiz played Zahir/Has Odabaşı.

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