Movies and TV shows set in ottoman empire
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in ottoman empire ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, historical drama, period piece, serious, epic and realistic films and TV shows about / with turk, turkish history, battles, sultan, political intrigue, power struggle, biopic, islam, intrigue and muslim plots mostly in Drama, History and War genres shot in Turkey, Italy, USA and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as ottoman empire: Establishment: Osman (2019), Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020), Mehmed: The Conqueror (2018), Conquest 1453 (2012), Bloodshed at the Wedding (1967), The Magnificent Century (2011), Four Women in A Harem (1965), Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests (2024), The Magnificent Century: Kosem (2015), Kingdoms of Fire (2019).
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List of movies set in ottoman empire
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of Osman Bey, the son of Ertugrul Gazi and the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
Style:
stylized, captivating, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
sultan, turk, state affairs, royal family, turkish history, battles, intrigue, father son relationship, military, destiny, love and romance, rise to the top ...
Time:
14th century, 13th century
Place:
ottoman empire, turkey
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Genre: Documentary, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.
Style:
costume drama, epic, historical drama
Plot:
sultan, muslim, conquering, turk, medieval, battles, roman empire, sword, castle, christian, history lesson, turkish history ...
Time:
medieval times, 15th century
Place:
ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
In the year 1451, Young Sultan Mehmed headed to Edirne with a dream after he got the news regarding his father, the Sultan who had passed away.
Style:
bloody, exciting, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
sultan, throne, historical character, revenge, conspiracy, blood, love, marriage, death of father, death, power, father son relationship ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople.
Style:
tense, realistic, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rise to the top, emperor, medieval, sultan, conquering, prophet, siege, politics, throne, muslim, turk, sword fight ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, middle east, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, Poland
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Storyline: In the summer of 1683, 300 000 Ottoman Empire's warriors begin the siege of Vienna. City's fall, will open way to conquer the Europe. The Sept 11 is the day of main battle between Polish cavalry under the King Jan III Sobieski ...
Style:
serious, bleak, exciting, realistic, christian film ...
Plot:
siege, military, battles, escapades, head of state, state affairs, heroes, danger, isolation, religions or cults, wartime life, against humanity ...
Time:
17th century, medieval times
Place:
ottoman empire, poland, europe, austria, vienna
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Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The film is the story of girl Cveta who was abducted by the Ottoman bey and taken away in his harem. Bey is trying to embrace Islam, but its persistence, and its neighbors led beloved Spasa, and beloved local priest, assisted by diplomats of the ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, grim, costume drama, epic
Plot:
wedding, bloodbath, abduction, religious conflict, tragedy, heroism, female protagonist, revenge, sacrifice, tragic romance, harem, oppression ...
Place:
macedonia, ottoman empire
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Muhteşem Yüzyıl is a prime time historical Turkish television series. It was originally broadcast on Show TV and then transferred to Star TV. It is based on the life of Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, ...
Style:
stylized, emotional, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
sultan, palace intrigue, intrigue, political intrigue, power struggle, royal family, love and romance, couple relations, political unrest, political conspiracy, state affairs, military ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
ottoman empire, constantinople, istanbul turkey, turkey, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
One of the earliest Turkish films to display lesbianism, Haremde Dört Kadın (Four Women in the Harem) tells the story of three women in Pasha's harem and the newcomer. The film was attacked by fundamentalists, who destroyed the reels ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, art house
Plot:
harem, lesbianism, jealousy, intrigue, patriarchy, polygamy, betrayal, romantic rivalry, gender roles, forbidden love, sexual tension, seduction ...
Time:
1890s
Place:
ottoman empire
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 160 min.
TV show
Story:
The project, which will follow the story on the life of one of the most important rulers in Ottoman history, Fatih Sultan Mehmed, will also feature important stages of the life of Eyüp el Ensari, an important figure in the Islamic world, in ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
biopic, leadership, intrigue, kingdom, royal family, king, political intrigue, power struggle, turkish history, strategy, cleaning, triumph ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
ottoman empire
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Anastasia a young Greek woman in Ahmed I's harem takes on the name 'Kosem' (leader, pioneer). In a world of men, she rules of the Ottoman Empire through her sons and grandson.
Style:
emotional, captivating, stylized, historical drama, realistic ...
Plot:
palace intrigue, sultan, power struggle, strongman, strong female character, royal family, strong female lead, bossy woman, rise to the top, conspiracy, political intrigue, destiny ...
Time:
17th century, georgian era
Place:
ottoman empire, istanbul turkey, constantinople, turkey
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The period after the Sultan Mehmed II (the Conqueror) conquered Constantinople, moving towards Europe in the fifteenth century , and Sultan Mehmed's determination to spread Islam in Europe by the superb morals of Muslims then.
Style:
serious, islamic, period drama
Plot:
turkish history, morality, heroism, biopic, leadership, political intrigue, islam, national identity, swordplay, medieval, propaganda, ambition ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
ottoman empire
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A historical look on the last days of the Mamluk Sultanate before its fall to the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century and how Egypt and the Sham were incorporated into the Ottoman empire.
Style:
captivating, thrilling
Plot:
king, kingdom, knight, prince, conquering, muslim, turk, harem, castle, sultan, power struggle, fight ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
middle east, istanbul turkey, egypt, ottoman empire
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Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The true story of 7 oddly dressed fearless men of ottoman army fight against cruel Vlad.
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, epic war
Plot:
turk, turkish army, insurgent, turkish history, barbarian, army, battles, showdown, power struggle, fight, fight for supremacy, warrior ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
ottoman empire, romania, azerbaijan, constantinople
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
The fight of Abdulhamid II to keep Ottoman Empire and caliphate alive.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, islamic, historical drama
Plot:
geopolitics, sultan, ruler, emperor, historical figure, war, fight for supremacy, empire, politics, betrayal, islam, family drama ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 1900s
Place:
ottoman empire, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
1654, Ottoman Empire, Greece. A Turkish Warrior arrives heavily wounded at a remote Christian female monastery and is nursed by Anthi, a young nun under the oath of silence. They fall in love against all odds. But Anthi is tormented by a dark ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, atmospheric, art house, melancholic ...
Plot:
forbidden love, nun, identity, gay, repression, secret past, sexual awakening, intimacy, religious, character study, longing, moral dilemma ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
ottoman empire, greece
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Genre: Adventure, Romance
Country: Italy, Spain, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Tirante the knight is as committed to fighting the Turks in Constantinople as he is to relieving Carmesina, the heiress to the Byzantine Empire, of her virginity.
Style:
sexy, epic, captivating, exciting, romantic
Plot:
lesbianism, defloration, nudity, religion, love, adultery, heroes, virginity, medieval, sex, lesbian, older woman younger man relationship ...
Time:
15th century, medieval times, middle ages
Place:
ottoman empire, spain, istanbul turkey, constantinople
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Greece, Russia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, social ...
Plot:
revolution, pirate, ambition, dishonesty, imperialism, idealism, rise to the top, state affairs, political unrest, greek, greek history, businessman ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, 2010s, georgian era
Place:
greece, ottoman empire, hellas, europe, russia ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Armenia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, this is a film about a childhood friendship, torn apart by the horrific Hamidian massacres infiltrated by the Ottoman Empire under the rule of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1894-1896).
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, tense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
courage, friendship, hopes, armenian genocide, religious persecution, battles, empire, life risking, fight, friends, female protagonist, political oppression ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
ottoman empire, constantinople, armenia
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, Turkey
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A story of the impossible love between one of the Sultan's concubines and one of his eunuchs in a harem at the end of the Ottoman Empire.
Style:
sexual, captivating, serious, realistic, sexy ...
Plot:
sultan, nude girl, impossible love, royal court, nude, turkish bath, sexuality, erotica, islam, arab culture, turkish history, orgy ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century
Place:
middle east, ottoman empire, istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Turkey, Hungary
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Eflatun is a master miniature artist who's living in 17th century Istanbul. One day, he's taken to the vizier's mansion by force. There he learns that Danyal, one of the Ottoman princes who has ignited an insurrection, is arrested in ...
Style:
captivating, serious, exciting, realistic, epic
Plot:
love and romance, love affair, fight for supremacy, rebelliousness, military, rebellion, political unrest, battles, fall in love, society, rivalry, state affairs ...
Time:
medieval times, 17th century
Place:
ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Turkey, Hungary
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Balaban, a soldier in the Janissary army, settles in Moena in northern Italy after the Battle of Vienna in 1683 and fights for the rights of the local people.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
rebellion, sword fight, battles, warrior, fight, military life, identity crisis, social justice, moral ambiguity, redemption, political intrigue, class conflict ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
ottoman empire
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The timeless story of an ill-fated romance between a young Greek village girl and a conflicted Turkish officer during the dawn of the Greek War for Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, retro ...
Plot:
greek, turk, love, war for independence, love affair, male female relationship, love story, family problems, relationships, fight for justice, revolution, fight ...
Time:
1820s
Place:
greece, ottoman empire
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age story set in 1919 about 14 year old Faisal, an Arab prince who is dispatched from the deserts of Arabia to London by his warrior father, Prince Abd Al-Aziz, on a high stakes diplomatic mission to secure the formation of his country.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, serious, educational, uplifting ...
Plot:
royalty, diplomacy, grownups, personal growth, coming of age, prince, biopic, identity, family drama, inspiration, patriotism, british empire ...
Time:
year 1919
Place:
ottoman empire, london, saudi arabia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
ATATÜRK 1st Movie, "A Mehmet Ada Öztekin movie", which tells the story of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk from his childhood years to the War of Independence, will be in cinemas on November 3rd ????
Style:
historical drama, inspirational, heroic, period piece, historically accurate ...
Plot:
biopic, leadership, patriotism, revolution, character study, nationalism, military history, sacrifice, realism, ideology, coming of age, power struggle ...
Time:
1910s
Place:
ottoman empire, istanbul turkey, turkey, gallipoli
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
During the period of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, a woman who reluctantly went to a gloomy Istanbul mansion as a bride, and the mysterious owner of the mansion, will go on a journey to the dark secrets of the past together.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, suspense, melancholic, psychological thriller
Plot:
superstition, architecture, intrigue, haunting, isolation, oppression, forced marriage, social decay, moral ambiguity, investigation, class conflict, folklore ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century, 1800s
Place:
ottoman empire, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Turkey
TV show
Story:
Kuruluş: Orhan is a Turkish historical drama that follows the life of Orhan Bey, the son of Osman I and the second ruler of the Ottoman Empire. Set in the 14th century, the series portrays Orhan’s transformation from a young warrior into a ...
Style:
historical drama, serious, epic, heroic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
medieval, power struggle, turkish history, political intrigue, conquering, sword fight, legacy, biopic, revenge
Time:
14th century
Place:
ottoman empire
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The loves, heartbreak, jealousy and pain of the three Armoza sisters – Luna, Rachelika, and Becky - their parents, grandparents and children, set during the early-mid 20th century in Jerusalem.
Style:
historical drama, family saga, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
high society, family secret, jealousy, family life, lifestyle, beauty queen, three generations, female protagonist, sibling rivalry, passion, heartbreak, sisterhood ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
jerusalem, israel, ottoman empire, palestine
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). However, Lillie soon finds herself at odds with Jude and the mission’s founder, Woodruff, when she falls for ...
Style:
period piece, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
world war one, great war, turkish history, soldier, self discovery, female protagonist, friendly fire, danger, love triangle, loss of lover, war, tragic love ...
Time:
1910s, victorian era, year 1914
Place:
ottoman empire, istanbul turkey, philadelphia, turkey, america ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Henri Verneuil was born Achod Malakian of Armenian parentage on October 15, 1920, in Rodosto, Turkey, and his family fled to France and settled in Marseilles when he was a young child. He later recounted his childhood experience in the novel Mayrig, ...
Style:
saga, emotional, historical drama, family saga, melancholic ...
Plot:
armenian genocide, diaspora, biopic, exile, refugee, motherhood, immigration, family drama, survival, mother son relationship, resilience, family relations ...
Place:
armenia, marseille, ottoman empire, france, provence
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A Turkish remake of the blockbuster Russian comedy of the same name. A young man born into an oligarch family is so spoiled that he believes he's above the law. When he faces jail, his father decides to 'rehabilitate' his son. An ...
Style:
lighthearted, costume drama, action comedy
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
class conflict, social satire, fish out of water, work ethic, culture clash, travel and leisure, coming of age, social experiment, time travel, rehabilitation, village, spoiled brat ...
Place:
ottoman empire
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