TV SERIES · 1994–1994 · TURKEY

Kurtuluş

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Studio

TRT

10 archived facts · 1 topic · 3 sources · Last reviewed Oct 2026

Epic independence fight in 21st century. Turkish independence war against occupying forces (Greece, England, France, Italy) in her land.

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10 Interesting Facts About Kurtuluş

1. #001

   The screenplay for the series was written by Turgut Özakman, author of 'Şu Çılgın Türkler', a book about the same period.

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2. #002

   Ziya Öztan directed the series and Mustafa Şen served as its producer.

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3. #003

   Mustafa Kemal Paşa was played by Rutkay Aziz and İsmet Paşa by Savaş Dinçel.

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4. #004

   The cast also included foreign actors such as T. P. McKenna, who played Lloyd George.

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5. #005

   Filming began in August 1991 and the production took about 2 years.

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6. #006

   Locations such as Tuzla, the Istanbul shoreline, the İzmir kordonboyu and the First Grand National Assembly Building were rebuilt on film sets to resemble their 1921 appearance.

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7. #007

   37 billion 600 million TL was spent on the 6-episode series.

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8. #008

   The 6-episode series contains 103 speaking roles.

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9. #009

   Simon Ward reprised the role of Winston Churchill after Young Winston (1972).

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10. #010

    The miniseries was later turned into a two-hour TV film under the same name.

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