Asırlık Gece (2026)

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Asırlık Gece is a Turkish drama, historical series broadcast on TRT 1, first aired in 2026. A 15-episode docudrama depicting the preparations for and key events of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt through eyewitness accounts, documents and reenactments. The production was developed from Doç. Dr. Hüseyin Aydın’s book of the same title. Looking for something similar? See the criteria-based guide Turkish series based on true stories: what is confirmed and what is only claimed.

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Genres:drama historical

Plot

Asırlık Gece examines the period before the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, its preparation phase and the critical developments during the night from the perspectives of different people and institutions. The narrative covers the reported critical intelligence warning, developments at the General Staff and military commands, the attempted assassination of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, plans targeting strategic locations in Istanbul and Ankara, raids on TRT and other media organizations, tanks entering the streets, turning points at the Special Forces Command, calls to prayer and the bombing of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. Reenactments are combined with testimonies from soldiers, security officers, state officials, civilians, relatives of those killed and veterans. The production was developed from Hüseyin Aydın’s book Asırlık Gece: Belgeler ve Deliller Işığında 15 Temmuz Darbe Girişimi.

Origins of the story

Adaptation status

Official sources describe the production as developed from Hüseyin Aydın’s book of the same title. The available sources do not provide a detailed episode-by-episode comparison between the book and the series.

Related sources:TRT 1 Anadolu Ajansı TRT Haber RTÜK

Connection to reality

The series addresses the real events of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt and uses eyewitness accounts, documents and reenactments.

Related sources:TRT 1 Anadolu Ajansı TRT Haber

Trailer

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Details

Year: 2026–2026
Channel: TRT 1
Genre: drama, historical
Seasons: 1
Episodes aired: 10
Rating: —

Character Map

● Hero● Anti-hero● Villain● Supporting● Character

Supporting

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

↳ July 15 witnesses — ally

Hulusi Akar

↳ Hakan Fidan — ally

Hakan Fidan

Zekai Aksakallı

↳ Salih Zeki Çolak — ally

Salih Zeki Çolak

July 15 witnesses

What's in this series?

Adaptation from the book

TRT 1, Anadolu Agency and TRT Haber state that the series was developed from Hüseyin Aydın’s book Asırlık Gece: Belgeler ve Deliller Işığında 15 Temmuz Darbe Girişimi. The available sources do not explain in detail how specific sections of the book were changed for television.

The July 15, 2016 context

The historical framework is the preparation and critical events of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. The narrative brings together the experiences of state institutions, security forces, media organizations and civilians.

Testimony and reenactment

The series combines interviews with direct witnesses with reenactments and a screenplay based on real documents. Its form is closer to a docudrama than to a conventional fictional television series.

A shared-memory narrative

TRT Haber presents the production as a memory project built around eyewitness accounts and documents concerning July 15. The series seeks to show the event from the perspectives of state institutions, the media, security forces and civilians.