Diriliş: Ertuğrul
Diriliş: Ertuğrul, translated as Resurrection: Ertuğrul, is a Turkish historical fiction and adventure television series produced by Mehmet Bozdağ for TRT, starring Engin Altan Düzyatan as Ertuğrul Bey. The show is set in the 13th century and is based on the life of Ertuğrul, the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
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| Created by | Mehmet Bozdağ |
| Based on | Ertuğrul |
| Directed by | Metin Günay |
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| Composers | Zeynep Alasya Alpay Göltekin |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Original language | Turkish |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 150 (448 on Netflix) (470 on PTV Home) (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Kemal Tekden |
| Production locations | Riva, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Running time | 105–165 minutes (Netflix 42–44 minutes) (PTV Home 45-47 minutes) |
| Production company | Tekden Film |
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| Network | TRT 1 |
| Release | 10 December 2014 – 29 May 2019 |
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The series was filmed in Riva, a village in the Beykoz district of Istanbul, Turkey, and premiered on TRT 1 in Turkey on 10 December 2014. The show aired for five seasons until 29 May 2019. It was written by Mehmet Bozdağ and directed by Metin Günay.
Netflix streamed the show internationally from 2016-17 through 2023.
The show has been well received in Turkey and other countries such as Pakistan and Azerbaijan, although several countries in the Arab world have banned the show and fatwas have been issued against it. The show has also been criticised for furthering a perceived political agenda for the government of Turkey.