Famous writer and poet Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar has announced to write a script like Turkish drama “Ertugrul Ghazi’ that has received overwhelmed response from the Pakistani viewers.
During an interview on private news channel, the writer told that he has talked to actor Humayun Saeed and that he is going to write a script like Ertugrul.
Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar announces to write script like Turkish drama 'Ertugrul Ghazi' https://t.co/GCBXSXA7vx pic.twitter.com/YYkcUBnlW6
— Dunya News (@DunyaNews) May 12, 2020
Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar said that we have to introduce such kind of topics in the society to aware the people about the history of Islam.
We are stuck in typical saas bahu topics, so we do not pay attention to topics like Ertugrul Ghazi, he went on to say.
Read more: Jibran Nasir thinks Dirilis Ertugrul will cause identity crisis in Pakistan
What did Imran Khan say about Ertugrul?
“We’ve always had content from Hollywood and Bollywood which was then being showcased here. A third end culture was being promoted. That’s why I want our youth to know the difference between our values and theirs through the serial Dirilis Ertugrul.
Omg look it's Hazrat Ghazi Imran Khan r.a 😍😍😍
My Ertrugul is best, your Ertrugul is Trash 😤 pic.twitter.com/HdS3UeRXFQ— wasi (@wasihyderr) May 9, 2020
He went on to add, “We have a culture with romance and history as well, however, it is also filled with Islamic values. Sadly, the content from Bollywood is full of vulgarity, which wasn’t the case three or four decades ago.”
The premiere continued, “Drug culture, sex crimes are on a high. I want a different culture to be aired so our youth can know that there is a way of life apart from questionable shows that have been airing.”
Read more: Imran Khan’s favorite Turkish drama to be soon aired on PTV
What is Dirilis Ertugrual?
The popular Turkish serial, ‘Dirilis Ertugrul’, (Resurrection Ertugrul) also referred by fans as ‘Turkish Game of Thrones‘ took the international audience by storm with Venezuelan President also turning out to be its follower. The serial was first aired in Turkey in 2014. Within Turkey its part of AKP’s nation building project and is perhaps the most popular tv production in recent years. However, it is widely popular across the Muslim world and Middle East -despite a recent ban in Egypt and Gulf countries where it is being seen as part of the AKP’s quest to revive Ottoman empire.
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There are five seasons of Dirilis Ertugrul – Only first three seasons were released on Netflix the global video streaming platform. Within Turkey season-5 may be released soon. Ertugrul is a historic romantic fiction serial about a Turkish nomadic leader, Ertugrul, in 13th century, who is supposedly the father of Osman – the founder of the majestic Ottoman Empire.
It is a serialized tv production by Turkish Radio and TV (TRT-1) and was first broadcast in December 2014. Given its huge popularity it kept increasing its episodes. Exact number is not known because Turkish episodes were often of two-hour duration, but Netflix cut it to 42-45 minutes per episode and most sources describe a total of 150 episodes – however given that 5th Season is about to be released the actual number may be much bigger.
A short video clip of Imran Khan from the interview has been released by the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Twitter in which he said serials like Dirilis Ertugrul will revive the forgotten Islamic traditions, values, and struggles faced by previous nations.
Will Dirilis Ertugurl revive PTV?
After Dirilis Ertugrul, which is already proving a huge success, PM Khan wants PTV to broadcast another Turkish serial in Urdu-Younus Emre. Younus Emre was a famous Turkish poet and mystic Sufi who greatly influenced Turkish culture.
Dirilis Ertugrul has shattered popularity records in Pakistan. The serial is already a huge success for PTV with the broadcast of its first episode. As per the latest statistics shared by PTV, Ertugrul Ghazi is trending atop on Pakistan’s social media.
The first episode of Ertugrul Ghazi has received 318,000 views and still counting. Moreover, PTV Home has registered an exponential rise in its viewership and subscription on YouTube. PTV says 40,000 new subscribers have subscribed to PTV’s YouTube channel in a day.