Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem (Turkish pronunciation: [muhteˈʃæm ˈjyzjɯl cøˈsæm], lit. 'Magnificent Century: Kösem') is a Turkish television sequel to the 2011 Turkish television period drama Muhteşem Yüzyıl. Written by Yılmaz Şahin, it recounts the life of Mahpeyker Kösem Sultan, the most powerful woman in Ottoman history who was part of the Sultanate of Women.^[1] Actresses Nurgül Yeşilçay, Beren Saat and Anastasia Tsilimpiou played the title role in three different ages of her life, while actors Ekin Koç, Boran Kuzum, Taner Ölmez, Metin Akdülger and Tugay Mercan were cast as different sultans of the Ottoman dynasty. Also in the starring cast were actresses Hülya Avşar, Tülin Özen, Leyla Feray, Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Aslıhan Gürbüz and Hande Doğandemir, who played prominent roles of different sultanas in the series.

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Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem
Also known as	The Magnificent Century 2
Written by	Yılmaz Şahin Özen Yula Nükhet Bıçakçı Sevgi Yılmaz
Directed by	Çağatay Tosun Mert Baykal Yağız Alp Akaydın Zeynep Günay Tan Deniz Koloş
Starring	Beren Saat Nurgül Yeşilçay Anastasia Tsilimpiou Ekin Koç Tülin Özen Aslıhan Gürbüz Hülya Avşar Vildan Atasever Hande Doğandemir Caner Cindoruk Metin Akdülger Farah Zeynep Abdullah Leyla Feray Berk Cankat Sibel Taşçıoğlu Boran Kuzum Burak Dakak Öykü Karayel
Composer	Aytekin Ataş
Country of origin	Turkey
Original language	Turkish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	60
Production
Producer	Timur Savci
Running time	120–155 minutes
Production company	Tims Productions
Original release
Network	Star TV (2015–2016) NOW (Turkish TV channel)
Release	12 November 2015 (2015-11-12) – 27 June 2017 (2017-06-27)
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The first few episodes of the series were filmed in Chios, Greece.^[2] An excerpt of the show was screened in Cannes, France, at the annual international television festival MIPCOM about a month before its official premiere on Star TV on November 12, 2015.^[3][4] It was later transferred to FOX for its second season. Since its broadcast, Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem has been aired in several countries.^[5][6]

Its final episode aired on 27 June 2017. The series' finale marked the end of the six-year Muhteşem Yüzyıl saga.^[7]

The series follows the life of Kösem Sultan, the most powerful and influential woman in the Ottoman Empire, from the time she was brought as a slave into the Imperial harem of Ahmed I through her rise to power and influence as Haseki Sultan, then as a formidable ruler who dominated the Ottoman Empire as Valide Sultan and Naib i Sultanat to her sons Murad IV and Ibrahim, and her grandson Mehmed IV.

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