uprising,rebellion,ottoman empire,hasburg empire,1683,siega of vienna,ottoman army,great turkish war

El Turco (2025)

Poster for El Turco

He has to fight for the right to love.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Uluç Bayraktar
  • Profile picture of Can Yaman
    Hasan Balaban Aga Can Yaman
  • Profile picture of Greta Ferro
    Gloria Greta Ferro
  • Profile picture of Will Kemp
    Marco Benedetti di Vicenza / Mete Will Kemp
  • Profile picture of Magnus Samuelsson
    Gunther Magnus Samuelsson
  • Profile picture of Slavko Sobin
    Guido Slavko Sobin
  • Profile picture of Haluk Piyes
    Yedder Haluk Piyes
  • Profile picture of Madalena Aragão
    Elda Madalena Aragão
  • Profile picture of David Streames
    Father Angelo David Streames

Videos

Poster for Season 1

Season 1

2025

6 episodes

Season 1 of El Turco premiered on April 2, 2025

The story of Hasan Balaban, an Ottoman Janissary wounded during the Turkish campaign to conquer Vienna in 1683, who found refuge in the Italian Alps' Moena village and became a local hero.

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Keywords

  • uprising
  • rebellion
  • ottoman empire
  • hasburg empire
  • 1683
  • siega of vienna
  • ottoman army
  • great turkish war