Awakening : The great seljuks (Guardians of justice) Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu (pronounced [ujænɯʃ byjyk seltʃuklu], lit.

'Awakening: Great Seljuk') is a Turkish historical drama television series, written by Serdar Özönalan, directed by Sedat İnci and produced by Emre Konuk.

The television series went through a 13-month preparation time in which details were meticulously planned, although The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice includes a few historical inaccuracies.

It focuses on their struggles and battles against Hassan-i Sabbah, leader of the Order of Assassins (dubbed the "Batinis"), the Byzantine Empire and fellow rival states that seek to weaken the Seljuks.

[1] The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice is written by Serdar Özönalan, directed by Sedat İnci and produced by Emre Konuk.

350 décor employees, 100 carpenters and a team of 60 people took part on two separate backlots, in which many locations in the series were built.

[4] After Barış Arduç met with the producer of The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice,[89] he was expected to join the cast.

[98] The actors received horse riding and sword training by the action director of the Kazakh Nomad Stunts team, who choreographed Hollywood movies for a month.

[101] The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice came to the screen with the longest battle scene and production details in Turkish television history.

[85] The actors received horse riding and sword training by the action director of the Kazakh Nomad Stunts team, who choreographed Hollywood movies for a month.

[99] For the battle scene in the first episode, 45 stuntmen and 120 supporting actors were given tough action and choreography training by Nomad Stunts for 15 days at the shooting location.

Much to fans' disappointment,[108] TRT 1 suspended filming of the show for five days which delayed the release of the 26th episode for a week after a COVID-19 outbreak at the set.

[112][113] The statement released was;As a result of regular tests of our series' cast and crew, COVID-19 cases were detected on the set of The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice.

[117] It was later announced after a few days that filming "Selçuklu Demek" was delayed when Ekin Koç, who portrays the role of Ahmed Sencer, tested positive for the disease.

[9][10] Hatice Şendil, who portrays Terken Hatun, praised the COVID-19 precautions made by The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice.

I congratulate our producer, director and the entire team for all the scenes that have been finely and carefully created and the visual feast they have served.

[122] Kazakh composer Ercan Arkabay, who starred in the Kuruluş: Osman series, also said that he will be doing something for The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice.

[124] In a statement, Gökhan Kırdar, one of the composers, stated that he was happy that he was involved in a great project that would reflect the period in which a unique civilization was built.

[128] This is a list of selected songs: While the compositions of the series were prepared according to the atmosphere of the stages, the music was played with the instruments used in the Turkic world.

Turkish media has accepted that The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice is not a documentary but a historical TV series meaning and can include many fictionalised features.

[131] Like other Turkish TV series revolving around history, The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice has been popular in Bangladesh[132] and Pakistan.

[136] Arab journalist Mohammed Abu Rumman compared it with other Turkish television series including Kuruluş: Osman, Kurtlar Vadisi, Payitaht: Abdülhamid and Diriliş: Ertuğrul, which became popular globally.

Speaking to Anadolu Ajansi, a Bengali professor stated that the Turkish television series revolved around history, including The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice should be watched by people of all ages.