Bosnia looks for its Hürrem, Süleyman

ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency

Two people who resemble Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent and Hürrem Sultan, characters from the Turkish TV series “Muhteşem Yüzyıl” (The Magnificent Century), which is also very popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will ring in the New Year in Istanbul.

Bosnian people were called to apply to OBN TV, which airs the series, if they looked like the actor Halit Ergenç or the actress Meryem Uzerli. Hundreds of people have sent their photos since September and among the 300 applications, 13 went on to the finals.

The channel announced that the two people who resemble them the most will come to Istanbul and celebrate New Year’s with a trip on the Bosphorus. These two people will also meet Uzerli and Ergenç. The results will be announced this week.