C rammed with trinkets, eunuchs, wine, giggly harem girls, seduction and intrigue, Magnificent Century — a Turkish soap opera based on the life and reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the 16th ...

For a more personal drama, “ Keeping the Bees ” (“Kovan,” 2019) follows Ayse, played by Meryem Uzerli (known to audiences as the calculating Hurrem in “The Magnificent Century”). Returning from ...