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Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/oZ3_-p0Up5s?si=Ss-C2ivQFVtSurjy

The Uzun Hasan Casting is Locked. The production has officially signed a "powerhouse, heavyweight" Turkish star to play Mehmed’s massive historical rival, Uzun Hasan. While the actor's identity is under a strict legal lock, it's teased to be a mind-blowing performance that exceeds Ertan Saban's Vlad. The Şükrü Özyıldız Rumor of playing Uzun Hassan is completly debunked as they never even considered him for the role.

Shezade Bayezid officially left the show. They are casting an older actor with a fully matured beard to match the time jump.

We already know that the current Shezade Mustafa has left the cast. It was also hinted in this interview that Shezade Mustafa will die during this season.

Radu has left the cast since his story is finished.

Kurtçu Doğan and everyone who was present during the final V shape formation scene are confirmed to be staying for the next season.

Kral Matthias is Likely Staying and Expected to return with the same actor.

Season 5 is Highly Likely. The current plan is to wrap up the intense Uzun Hasan arc in Season 4, leaving a fifth season wide open to cover Mehmed's Hungarian and European campaigns.

Filming is scheduled to begin incredibly early this year: Between August 10th and August 15th with the Season 4 premiere targeted for the first or second week of September.

For more updates and leaks make sure to join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/kcxJR37jac

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I'm going to grade 11 next year and will have to choose courses for grade 12 in like January so I'm thinking if I should do 2 easy Bird courses on ELearning like BOH4M and BBB4M just to boost my average?

I've seen a lot of people talking about it and I'm really wondering if it's worth it.

I'm not trying to go into any really competitive programs anyways, I'm thinking of Accounting & Finance at TMU or Commerce at UTM.

Since it's not anything super competitive will the unis care?

The mainstream historical consensus that views Suleiman I’s reign as the flawless "Golden Age" of the Ottoman Empire ignores a critical distinction: the difference between a Sultan who builds a superpower and a Sultan who merely inherits one. Western historians heavily romanticized Suleiman because his 46-year reign coincided with the absolute peak of Ottoman geographic expansion and cultural output. However, a cold analysis of his military record, his domestic policies, and the disastrous long-term consequences of his succession choices reveals a ruler who was fundamentally overrated.

To start, Suleiman’s legendary successes were built entirely on a foundation he did nothing to create. His father, Selim I, did the heavy lifting by tripling the empire's territory, neutralizing major regional rivals, securing the Caliphate, and leaving the imperial treasury filled to maximum capacity. Suleiman was handed a flawless, wealthy, ultra-disciplined military machine on a silver platter with zero internal threats. When Suleiman actually faced peer competitors or long supply chains on his own terms, his tactical limitations became obvious. He failed decisively at the Siege of Vienna (1529) due to poor logistics, was humiliated by a vastly outnumbered force at the Siege of Malta (1565), and drained the state treasury through three hyper-expensive campaigns against the Safavids in Persia for virtually no permanent territorial gain.

More critically, Suleiman’s domestic decisions planted the seeds for the empire's eventual structural decline. His execution of his most capable and beloved son, Şehzade Mustafa driven by palace intrigue involving Hürrem Sultan and Rüstem Pasha was a catastrophic failure of statecraft. By eliminating his best heir and later also Şehzade Bayezid, he cleared the path for Selim II, an incompetent ruler who preferred the imperial harem to the battlefield, officially initiating the volatile "Sultanate of Women" and a long line of weak monarchs. Furthermore, Suleiman institutionalized systemic corruption by allowing his inner circle to amass unprecedented personal wealth and introducing the practice of selling high bureaucratic and administrative offices. By the time his reign ended, the peasantry was crippled by heavy taxation, and the economy was suffering from severe inflation caused by his endless, draining wars.

There are several vastly superior Sultans who achieved far greater things for the empire. For instance, Fatih Mehmed II proved himself to be one of the greatest rulers in history by masterminding the conquest of Constantinople at just 21 years old and legally structuring the centralized world empire that Suleiman merely operated. Similarly, Çelebi Mehmed I demonstrated unmatched resilience by single-handedly dragging the state back from absolute annihilation, defeating his brothers in a brutal 11-year civil war after the empire completely collapsed. Yavuz Selim I was a vastly superior military strategist who tripled the empire's size in a single decade, crushed major rival empires, and packed the treasury specifically to finance the future exploits his son took credit for. Even Murad II showed far better capability and duty by masterfully stabilizing the state after a period of chaos and crushing massive European crusades at Varna and Kosovo to secure Ottoman dominance for generations. Ultimately, Suleiman was a grand monarch, but he reaped the rewards of his ancestors' genius while setting up his successors for long-term failure.

Alijuma25's theory on this subreddit

'Gazi Osman Bey never actually died even tho everyone thought and he went to go live somewhere else and then he somehow reversed his age.

Then in the middle of a night he went inside of Mahfiruz Hatice Sultan's womb.

And then when he becomes the Osmanli ruler for the 2nd time he's smart enough to realize that the Yeniceri need to be reformed but ended up getting killed by them'

Ahh Theory 😭🙏

You know how in THTV series', when the main character/Sultan/Bey passes away, there is often a narrator to talk about their final moments? Usually someone very close to them or a trusted eyewitness.

Like in DE when Suleyman Shah died Deli Demir Narrated.

in KO when Ertugrul died Bamsi Bey Narrated.

In PA when Abdulhamid died Tahsin Pasha narrated.

In MFS when Mehmed dies, Sword Holder Serasker Gazi Muhsin Aga should narrate since he's easily the best person for this job.

That would be so fire

Sword Holder Serasker Gazi Muhsin Aga narrating the death of Sultan Mehmed

Sword Holder Serasker Gazi Muhsin Aga Aura farming as usual.

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Hello my fellow people of r/ertugrul. I noticed that a lot of people here have been wondering about the best places to watch Historical Turkish TV. Apparently some people here still use bloated and garbage quality websites like Osmanonline, even in the big 26.

I decided to give you guys the top 3 BEST ways to watch Historical Turkish TV with subtitles.

🥇 Method 1: The BEST Way (SRT Subtitle files)

Honestly, this is the absolute best option for the BEST video quality and accurate translations. If you match the official high-bitrate YouTube uploads from the official channels with custom translation files, it completely changes the experience.

• Where to get the subs: You can join the dedicated Turkish Historical Drama Discussions Discord server here: https://discord.gg/kcxJR37jac. We drop the exact .srt subtitle files for all the latest (and already finished) shows like Mehmed and Orhan.
• How to use them on YouTube (No Downloading Needed):
  1. Install a free browser extension called Substital (available for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge): https://substital.com/
  2. Open the official episode stream on YouTube.
  3. Click the Substital extension icon in your browser toolbar, select the video playing, and click the "Load your own subtitle file" upload icon.
  4. Drop the .srt file you got from the Discord server right in, and boom. Perfect and accurate English overlays on top of the original HD/4K YouTube stream.
• Alternative (Offline/USB Playback): If you prefer downloading, you can use yt-dlp to grab the raw video from YouTube at absolute peak quality, put the video file and the Discord .srt file into the same folder, give them the exact same name, and play it via VLC or plug it into your TV via USB.

yt-dlp may take some time to download at first, but it's definitely worth it. Here's a tutorial on how to download and set up yt-dlp: https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubedl/comments/qzqzaz/comment/hlon6k5/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

You can ask any questions that you have regarding this method in the discord server.

🥈 Method 2: HilalPlay (Legal)

If you want something fully licensed, completely professional with a netflix-like UI, and legal, HilalPlay is a solid platform.

• The Pros: It is a legitimate streaming service with an official app (available on mobile and smart TVs), featuring great UI and crisp streams.
• The Cons: The biggest drawback is that the newest seasons cost money/subscriptions. On top of that, due to licensing limitations, it completely lacks the ATV network shows meaning you cannot watch Kuruluş: Osman or Orhan on it.
• Best Use Case: Because of the paywall on current content, HilalPlay is mainly best for watching old series or older seasons that have already completely finished. It is a fantastic, hassle-free way to binge classic historical dramas from start to finish without hunting for working links.

You should definitely use HilalPlay for watching older seasons.

🥉 Method 3: Telegram (KayıTV)

If just want a quick, fully free mobile stream, the next best alternative is Telegram.

• Where to look: Look up the channel named "KayiTV" on Telegram. Or just click on this link that contains all KayiTV Telegram channels: https://t.me/addlist/c5DjrfaGT7BiNWY1
• What to expect: They are usually very fast at uploading the latest episodes with hardcoded subtitles. The quality is generally decent and way safer than visiting sketchy, ad-ridden streaming websites on your browser, though it won't match the perfect quality of a direct YouTube Video like Method 1.

These Methods are 10000X better than watching on Osmanonline that NOBODY should be using in 2026.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

You guys remember that show Diriliş: Ertuğrul that everyone was going crazy over, do people still watch Historical Turkish shows like that? They're onto Orhan but made the show complete garbage.

There's other shows like that which are better tho like Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı