Express News Service
HYDERABAD : The new fan of the Turkish Netflix series Ertugrul is the Hyderabadi tennis star Sania Mirza as she keeps liking the posts of Engin Altan Duzyatan, the Turkish star who plays the lead character of Ertugrul. And despite the fact that the 2014 series showcased its final episode sometime in May, 2019 there are fans in the city who started watching it late after hearing about the same from their friends and family.
Often termed as the ‘Game of Thrones of Asia’, the series is so popular even now that there’s a restaurant at Masab Tank by the same name that offers Mandi Laham and Biryani. It was opened by a fan named Javid Khan who’s themed the eatery based on different scenes as there are pictures and posters adorning the walls. Not only this, the city folks, despite the ongoing pandemic, are still purchasing dresses based on the characters. For example, Shabina Ali Rabbani, a student of MJ College is enchanted by Halime Sultan, played by Turkish actor Esra Bilgiç as the wife of Ertugrul.