Twice in a day

Sultan Suleyman, the most popular show of Deepto TV has reached the top spot, according to Television Rating Points. It has successfully been able to revive interest in local TV shows. Recently, the second season of the show ended, and from Eid Ul Adha, the third season of the show will start. From August 8, season two of the show is going to repeat telecast twice in a day. After checking the popularity of the show, the channel authority has decided to keep the audience in suspense once again. The airtime time of the show is now at 7pm and 10pm. Deepto TV has aired 70 episodes so far. Sultan Suleyman, also known as The Magnificent Century is a Turkish historical fiction television series. Written by Meral Okay and Yılmaz Şahin, it is based on the life of Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent, the longest reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire; and his wife Hürrem Sultan, a slave girl who became Sultana. It was originally broadcast on Show TV, then transferred to Star TV. At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as both the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spread through both the East and the West. The series also focuses on the relationships among the members of the imperial household, especially romantic entanglements and rivalries. The animosity between Hürrem Sultan and Mahidevran Sultan, mother of the Sultan’s eldest son, and the role of Ayşe Hafsa Sultan, the Valide sultan; Hürrem’s rise as Süleyman’s favourite while pregnant with his son, her fall from favour after her son’s birth and her eventual return to grace; Pargalı İbrahim’s entanglement with Hatice Sultan, the Sultan’s sister, and many others.