Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem is a Turkish television sequel to the 2011 Turkish television period drama, Muhteşem Yüzyıl. Written by Yılmaz Şahin, it recounts the life of Mahpeyker Kösem Sultan, one of the most powerful women in Ottoman history who was part of the Sultanate of Women. Actresses Nurgül Yeşilçay, Beren Saat and Anastasia Tsilimpiou played the title role in three different ages of her life, while actors Ekin Koç, Boran Kuzum, Taner Ölmez, Metin Akdülger and Tugay Mercan were cast as different sultans of the Ottoman dynasty. Also in the starring cast were actresses Hülya Avşar, Tülin Özen, Leyla Feray, Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Aslıhan Gürbüz and Hande Doğandemir, who played prominent roles of different sultanas in the series.