A Bandit Cannot Rule the World (Turkish: Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz) is a Turkish television series in the genre of action, drama and crime, the first episode of which was released on September 8, 2015, written by Raci Şaşmaz and Bahadır Özdener, and directed by Onur Tan, Zübeyr Şaşmaz and Baran Özçaylan. The series consists of a total of 6 seasons. Its final episode, the 199th, was released on June 15, 2021. The show was taken off the air in October 2021 due to the disagreement between ATV and the series team.
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About the series' transition to digital
The 200th episode was filmed but not broadcast. The episode will be turned into a movie with renewed montage and additional scenes. The new name of the project is “The Last Legend,” and the naming rights belong to ATV. On the other hand, the TV series version of the project will be shot in February and the actor Ozan Akbaba, who plays İlyas Çakırbeyli, will be in the leading role. Oktay Kaynarca, the character of Hızır in the series, is in prison, and Yunus Emre Yıldırımer, the character of Alpaslan, will not appear in the series because he will be shown in exile abroad.
Following this development, ATV announced that it would file a lawsuit against BVB Yapım for 165 million. According to the news circulating behind the scenes, BluTV withdrew from its contract with BVB Yapım after ATV was preparing to file a lawsuit.
Background
Raci Şaşmaz, who co-wrote the series with Bahadır Özdener for 3 seasons, could not pay the salaries of the actors in 2019 and had to transfer the production to ATV İç Yapımlar. Bahadır Özdener continued to write the series script together with Berna Aruz. The first episode of the 7th season, the 200th episode of the show, was shot. However, as a result of the discussions between ATV managers Ömer Numanoğlu and Bahadır Özdener, the tape was not delivered on October 26, 2021, and the episode was not broadcast. It was announced that the series was canceled on October 31, 2021.
Cast and characters
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Main characters
Hızır Çakırbeyli (Oktay Kaynarca): He is known as Hızır Reis. (season 1–6)
Meryem Çakırbeyli (Deniz Çakır): Hızır's first wife. (season 1–3)
Alparslan Çakırbeyli (Yunus Emre Yıldırımer): Hızır's nephew. (season 1–6)
İlyas Çakırbeyli (Ozan Akbaba): Hızır's brother. (season 1–6)
Ünal Kaplan (Tarık Ünlüoğlu): Founding leader of NASA. (season 1–4)
Şahin Ağa/Şahin Yüksel (Turgay Tanülkü): Hızır's Cell Friend. (Seasons 1–6)
Hızır Ali Çakırbeyli (Yalçın Hafızoğlu): The son of Hızır. (season 2–6)
Fahri (Kenan Çoban): Hızır's cellmate. (season 1–5)
Ceylan Özsoy (Sanem Çelik): David's brother. (season 2–3, season 5–6)
Ömür Façalı (Ceren Benderlioğlu): Haşmet and Behzat's brother. (season 4–6)
Nazlı Meriç (Müjde Uzman): Khidr's mistress. (season 1)
Susan Eliot / Suzi (Meryem Uzerli): CIA agent. İlyas' ex-girlfriend. (season 2)
Tipi ağa-Murat İspirli (Savaş Özdemir): A member of the table. Hızır's best friend.. (season 1–6)
Beşir Hamdi Korkmaz (Muhammed Cangören): The father of the Korkmaz family. (season 6)
Kimsesiz Yaşar (Olgun Şimşek): A member of the Table. Friend of Elijah. (season 3)
Publication calendar
Not: The 200th episode, the first episode of the 7th season of the series, was shot but not broadcast.