Muhafazakar Milliyet i Muhayyilede Kanuni: Muhte em Yüzy l'a Y nelik Tepkilere Dair Bir Okuma/// Suleyman the Magnificent in the Imagination of Conservative Nationalist: A Reading on Reactions to Muhte em Yüzy l

This article argues that the underlying cause of harsh criticism toward the popular Turkish TV series Magnificent Century is the identity problem of the Turkish people. The series received a negative reaction from the nationalist-conservative circles because the of way the Ottomans are depicted in the series does not conform to the Ottoman imaginations of the nationalist-conservative circles