Mete Horozoğlu was born in Ankara. His family were immigrants from Sarajevo who settled in Bursa. He spent his primary and secondary school years in Ankara and Yalova respectively, and later moved to Karamürsel to enroll in high school. [1…
Děj začíná v roce 1603, tedy přibližně 37 let po skončení Velkolepého století (smrti sultána Suleymana), a jeho hlavním námětem je panování sultána Ahmeda I. a události v jeho harému.