Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska, a concubine from Muscovy. Altynieleklioglu Demet

The novel of a modern Turkish writer tells about the life and ascent to the heights of the authorities of the chosen by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1494-1566), Hurrem Sultan (aka Roksolana), the nee Anastasia Lisovskaya, the concubine of Slavic origin, which was destined to play a decisive role in the fate of the Ottoman Empire and Europe. The spicy exotic of the East and the rich canvas of historical events ensured the incredible popularity of this novel not only in Turkey, where he withstood forty reprints, but also in many European countries. It was this novel that inspired the producers to create the famous series “The Magnificent Century”, who successfully demonstrated around the world, including in Russia.