# Kuruluş: Osman season 1

The first season of the Turkish TV series, Kuruluş: Osman, created by Mehmet Bozdağ, premiered on 20 November 2019 and concluded on 24 June 2020.

## Plot

10 or 15 years after the Berke-Hulagu war, Ertuğrul Ghazi goes to Konya and he leaves his brother, Dündar Bey, in charge of his tribe. Dündar Bey is easily swayed by others into doing their misdeeds. He falls into the trap of the devious Selçuk Sançak Bey, Alişar, and the merciless princess of Kulucahisar, Sofia, who seeks to kill all the Turks. Osman, Dündar's nephew, can see through Alişar and Sofia's plans and warns him about them, despite his refusal to listen. As they continue to build more tension against the Kayı, Geyhatu sends Komutan Balgay to cause more trouble and stop the Kayı, especially Osman, from rebelling against the Mongols. Dündar, who bows down to the Mongols becoming the Sançak Bey, can't see Alişar's anger over his position being given over to him and he believes him when Alişar blames Osman for his son's killing. Soon after, along with the threat from Kulucahisar, Dündar is shown the truth, Alişar is beheaded by Osman, and Osman has married his love, Bala. Following this, after many difficulties, Balgay is presumably killed by Osman while Kulucahisar is conquered by the Kayı with Sofia's death happening in the process.

## Production

The season was written and produced by Mehmet Bozdağ and directed by Metin Günay. The theme music is by Alpay Göktekin and Zeynep Alasya.

### Filming

It was filmed in a plateau set up in Riva, Beykoz. A separate part of the shooting location was reserved for the horses and animals of the series, where they lived in a natural environment and were looked after by their instructors. At the shooting location of the series, huge castles, inns, baths, mosques, churches were meticulously built to the finest detail. At the time when the series was first being filmed, 60 separate teams of carpenters were working on the plateau, the largest in Europe, and 1500 people were working feverishly for the first season. In the series, an 800-meter artificial lake was transformed into a huge river.

### Casting

At first, when the series was named Diriliş: Osman, Aslıhan Karalar, the actress who played Burçin Hatun, was thought to play the role of Malhun Hatun, who didn't even appear in this season. The thought was established due to the fact that Malhun Hatun was Osman I's second wife according to history and that Aslıhan Karalar was the first young actress who was confirmed to join the series. However, in the series, Osman's first partner is Bala Hatun played by the Turkish actress Özge Törer. This was only revealed with the release of the series' first episode.

### Music

The theme music is by Alpay Göktekin and Zeynep Alasya. Alpay Göktekin died on 5 May 2020, so therefore, could only compose the music for season one of the series.

## Release

The first trailer for the season was released on 14 October 2019. The second trailer was launched on 24 October 2019 and fans were waiting for the new series to finally be aired on 20 November 2019 on ATV (Turkey).

### Reception

The season was well received in Turkey. In December 2019, Kuruluş: Osman attracted a record viewership on ATV, in its fourth weekend of broadcast, the 4th episode of the series recorded a countrywide rating of 14.46.

## Cast

* Cast
* Ragıp Savaş (Dündar Bey)

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Turkey viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Kuruluş Osman" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 20 November 2019 (2019-11-20) | 13.43 |
| Dündar Bey, substitute Bey of the Kayı tribe, seeks peace with the Tekfur of Kulucahisar Castle, Yorgopolos, who is killed on the same day by his evil wife Sofia. The blame is pinned on Dündar's nephew, Osman Bey. Meanwhile, Bala, the daughter of Turkish Sheikh, Edebali, also attempts to recover some "entrustments" for her father. |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Kuruluş Vakti" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) | 8.98 |
| Bala finds the entrustments, however, Osman captures Bala while attempting to find Yorgopolos' killer and suspects her of killing him. Bala takes Osman to her father and Osman allies with Edebali and his organization, the Ahi brotherhood, against Sofia and her father, Yannis' evil organization, the "Margarit Monks". Sofia orders Theokles, her veteran warrior, to kill Osman. |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Kuruluş Ateşi" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) | 7.91 |
| In Theokles' ambush, Osman captures Theokles, only to be set free by Dündar's son, Batur. Theokles is later killed. Osman falls in love with Bala while Sofia, in search of the entrustments, enlists Prince Salvador to invade the Ahi bazaar. Bala is kidnapped due to this by him. |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Vatan Demek" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 11 December 2019 (2019-12-11) | 14.46 |
| Sofia orders Prince Salvador to take Bala to Yannis where she is constantly tortured by him in order for her to reveal the location of the entrustments but Osman later rescues her. |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Kuruluş Destanı" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 18 December 2019 (2019-12-18) | 12.13 |
| It is proven that Osman didn't kill the Tekfur. To assure Dündar, Sofia executes one of Yannis' men in front of him claiming that he was Yannis with the help of her father. |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Bu Yurt Bizim" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 25 December 2019 (2019-12-25) | 13.78 |
| Selcan Hatun, Osman's aunt, arrives, she treats Osman as her own son and Osman treats her as his own mother. Osman asks her to go and ask Edebali for Bala's hand angering Dündar for Osman hadn't asked him. Osman falls into Prince Salvador's ambush and he and his alps are captured. |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Kuruluş Osman Vakti" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 8 January 2020 (2020-01-08) | 14.46 |
| Batur, Dündar's son, rescues Osman for a reputation in the tribe after one of Salvador's men is tricked. Edebali declines Osman's proposal leaving him devastated and upset. |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Türkün Gayesi" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 15 January 2020 (2020-01-15) | 9.6 |
| Sofia tasks her lover, Kalanoz, to kill Şeyh Edebali but is killed in this attempt by Osman. Bamsı, Osman's loyal companion, converts Salvador to Islam. Salvador's new name is Sıddık. |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Adalet" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 5 February 2020 (2020-02-05) | 13.57 |
| Osman steals all the tax gold that was being transported illegally to Alişar Bey, the Selçuk Sançak Bey, by the Mongols. Yannis, disguised as a clairvoyant, proves to Alişar that Osman stole the gold. Alişar becomes an enemy of Osman. |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Şehitler Aşkına" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) | 12.71 |
| Balgay, a Mongol commander, captures Söğüt and kills many women and children. He offers Osman that he will give him the Sançak Beylik and some more land if he was to become loyal to him. Osman rejects Balgay's offer. |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Türk Demek" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 19 February 2020 (2020-02-19) | 14.24 |
| Osman, with many difficulties, manages to escape the town with his alps. Balgay meets Yannis and Sofia and they decide to ally against Osman. Balgay even raids the Kayı tribe and has Osman's entire family in hostage until he comes. Konur, one of Osman's alps, also uncovers the fact that one of Balgay's men, Kongar, is his long-lost brother. |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Osman Bey" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 26 February 2020 (2020-02-26) | 16.87 |
| Osman, who has met the Aksakals, arrives in the tribe and gives Balgay Genghis Han's dagger in order to leave him and his tribe alone. Osman tasks Salvador to spy for him in Kulucahisar Castle, however, the cunning Sofia still doesn't trust him too much. Meanwhile, the tribe council, mainly Dündar, decides to expel Osman for rebelling against the Mongols. Osman later recaptures Söğüt with his alps. |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Vatan" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 4 March 2020 (2020-03-04) | 13.21 |
| Dündar is given the Sançak Beylik, angering Alişar, and Osman takes back the dagger he gave to Balgay secretly through an operation at his camp, humiliating him in front of the Mongol leaders. Bala is wounded by some Mongols and now cannot produce a baby. |||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Türk Olmak" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 11 March 2020 (2020-03-11) | 12.2 |
| Osman falls into Balgay, Dündar, and Batur's trap but is saved when Geyhatu, the Mongol Viceroy, sends Commander Köni to take Osman to him. Balgay later tasks his right-hand men, Cerkutay and Kongar to kill Köni and they succeed, however, Osman also escapes with the help of Bamsı. |||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Şehitler Ölmez" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 18 March 2020 (2020-03-18) | 17.8 |
| After he kidnaps Sofia, Osman tells Yannis that he can have his daughter back if he asked Balgay to come to his castle, in the way he would ambush him. The ambush is successful but Batur is killed by Alişar, who has the intention of making Dündar and Osman fight. |||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Türk Teslim Olmaz" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 25 March 2020 (2020-03-25) | 15.41 |
| Alişar pins the blame on Osman resulting in Dündar attacking Osman during the ambush. In Dündar's attack, Alişar, who is hidden behind the trees, aims at killing Osman with his arrow but accidentally hits Dündar instead. Balgay escapes but Gündüz, Osman's elder brother, successfully becomes the new substitute Bey of the Kayı tribe. |||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Yeni Bir Nizam" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 1 April 2020 (2020-04-01) | 10.44 |
| After his meeting with the Aksakals, Osman saves Princess Adelfa, a Byzantine princess being forced to marry Geyhatu. After saving her, he takes her to his tribe and asks Bala and Selcan to take special care of her. |||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Bir Olacağız" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 22 April 2020 (2020-04-22) | 9.92 |
| Zöhre, Dündar's devious wife who even had Gündüz kidnapped by Balgay earlier, plans to take Adelfa to Alişar in spite of Bala and Selcan through her adoptive daughter, Burçin. |||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Başaracağız" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 29 April 2020 (2020-04-29) | 13.43 |
| Kongar reverts to Islam and becomes Göktug after a contract is shown to him that he was actually bought by Balgay from a slave-trader. Meanwhile, Osman is tasked by the Aksakals to save his uncle, Sungurtekin, who was spying for them in the Margarit Monks and his betrayal is now caught, Osman succeeds and embraces his thought-dead uncle. |||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Destanlar Yazacağız" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 6 May 2020 (2020-05-06) | 7.45 |
| Osman ambushes Dündar and Zöhre, who were taking their daughter, Aygül, to get her married to Alişar, he sought to show them that he didn't kill Batur. He trusts Aygül that she believed him that he didn't kill Batur, however, as she didn't trust him from the start, when she is let go, she tells Alişar everything and asks him to save her parents. Later, Aygül's parents are freed because of her betrayal. |||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Kuruluş Ruhu" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 13 May 2020 (2020-05-13) | 17.51 |
| Balgay captures Osman while Böke, the Mongol commander who informed the monks about Sungurtekin's betrayal, supposedly allies with Balgay to save his life, however, with the help of Göktug, disguised as Kongar, Osman escapes but is severely wounded by arrows. |||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Kutlu Rüya" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 20 May 2020 (2020-05-20) | 11.48 |
| Göktug continues to spy for Osman at Balgay's camp while Osman recovers with the help of Şeyh Edebali and sees a dream which results in Edebali allowing Osman to marry Bala. |||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Kutlu Yol" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 27 May 2020 (2020-05-27) | 13.47 |
| Osman tasks Gündüz and Bala to invade Alişar's mansion where they are successful. Meanwhile, Osman captures Alişar when he is away and forces him to reveal to Dündar that he killed Batur. After seeing this, Dündar begs for forgiveness. Böke also dies in an ambush and Osman takes Alişar to the tribe and is ready to behead him only to be stopped by Geyhatu's commander, Subutay. |||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Zafer Milletindir" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 3 June 2020 (2020-06-03) | 12.46 |
| Osman ignores Subutay's threats and beheads Alişar. Sofia escapes the Emperor who sentenced Yannis and most of the Margarit Monks to death. Hazal, Dündar's first wife, arrives and kills Zöhre for poisoning Osman and Bala's wedding food, which was given to her indirectly through Sofia. Meanwhile, Balgay finds out that Göktug has been betraying him and gives him a potion that messes up his memory and changes him into Kongar again. |||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Bizim Vatanımız" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 10 June 2020 (2020-06-10) | 13.81 |
| Aygül is currently mentally ill after she learnt the truth about Alişar. Sıddık's betrayal is caught by Sofia and thus he is martyred while Subutay allies with Balgay and Sofia to destroy the Kayı tribe in an attack. Osman, who is aware of the attack, prepares for it and therefore, Subutay's plans backfire. |||||||
| 26 | 26 | "Vatan Sevdamız" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 17 June 2020 (2020-06-17) | 10.2 |
| Subutay is beheaded, however, Sofia escapes with the help of Balgay. Kongar becomes a Muslim again after remembering everything but bids farewell to Konur, who was accidentally killed by him when he was drunk with the potion. In an epic showdown, Balgay is supposedly killed by Osman along with the supposed death of Cerkutay by Göktug in the presence of Sofia and her 'dark knights', a special sort of knights, who keep on fighting till they die. However, Cerkutay manages to survive the attack. |||||||
| 27 | 27 | "Zafer Günü" | Metin Günay | Mehmet Bozdağ, Atilla Engin, Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ and Ozan Bodur | 24 June 2020 (2020-06-24) | 11.41 |
| The 'dark knights' injure Osman very badly and everyone believes he is dead, however, Osman is actually alive but he only tells Gündüz, Bala and Selcan. Taking advantage, Osman conquers Kulucahisar Castle and kills Sofia in the process. Aygül, who is mentally ill, attempts to kill Hazal because she killed her mother, however, the arrow accidentally kills Burçin instead. |||||||