Original Title:
Esir Şehrin İnsanları
Synopsis:
Based on the renowned Turkish author Kemal Tahir's novel of the same name, "People of the Captive City" portrays the epic resistance and struggle of Ottoman intellectuals and the city of Istanbul during the Armistice Period. The series follows Kamil Bey, a well-educated and cultured son of a pasha, fluent in multiple European languages and widely traveled across Europe. Forced by economic difficulties, he returns to Istanbul under Allied occupation, where he becomes entangled with the local resistance and the city's resilient patriots, fighting to reclaim their homeland.