Barbarossa (Barbaros) (translated)

Barbaros: Sword of the Mediterranean (Turkish: Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı) is a Turkish historical action-adventure series produced by ES Film, directed by Berat Özdoğan and Doğan Ümit Karaca, and written by Serdar Özönalan and Hasan Erimez. It premiered on TRT 1 on September 16, 2021, and ended after one season and 32 episodes on May 26, 2022.

The series portrays the lives of the famed 16th-century Ottoman seafarer Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha and his brothers Oruç, İshak and İlyas, following Oruç Reis and Hızır Reis on their path to becoming admirals (Kapudan Pasha) of the Ottoman Empire. Engin Altan Düzyatan and Ulaş Tuna Astepe lead the cast, joined by Pelin Akil, Caner Topçu, Emir Benderlioğlu, Bülent Alkış, Yetkin Dikinciler, Yiğit Özşener and Bahadır Yenişehirlioğlu. The series was followed by the sequel Barbaros Hayreddin: Sultanın Fermanı.