Diriliş: Ertuğrul season 2

The second season of the Turkish TV series, Diriliş: Ertuğrul, created by Mehmet Bozdağ succeeds the first season and precedes the third season of Diriliş: Ertuğrul. The second season of the historical drama television series premiered on 30 September 2015 and concluded on 8 June 2016.

Plot
The Kayı settled in Erzerum, seek refuge with Dodurga, after the Mongols, led by Baycu Noyan, massacre half their tribe. This leads to Ertuğrul facing Tuğtekin who is jealous of him all along. Gündöğdü is misled by a threat within Dodurga; Aytolun and Gümüştekin. Ayotlun married Tuğtekin's father, Korkut Bey, so that she could help his brother, Gümüştekin become the margrave of all Turkmen tribes(Üç Bey), with the help of Emir Sadettin Köpek. After killing Korkut, only Selcan is aware of this threat and constantly tries to warn Gündöğdü, who ignores her for her misdeeds in past. Along with these schemes, Kocabaş, Tuğtekin's alp who works for Baycu Noyan, turns Tuğtekin against Ertuğrul, making their relationship worse but is later killed by Ertuğrul and his relationship with Tuğtekin gradually improves. Aytolun and Gümüştekin are killed after their treachery is caught. After killing Tuğtekin, Noyan is supposedly killed by Ertuğrul, and the tribe split between 1000 migrating to Ahlat with Gündöğdü, and 400 migrating to Western Anatolia with Ertuğrul.

Production
Season 2 was based around the current events happening in the year at the time. Metin Günay, the director, said,

"'All conflicts in Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Asia and the Middle East as of the 13th century, are similar to today's conflicts. As such, the audience will find today's political international conflicts in the 13th century, while watching in the news and in daily life. As of the period, there is a Mongol invasion that collapsed like a dark cloud over Anatolia.'"

Reception
Even the season's trailers became a great hit in Turkey, with a record-breaking hit, the season teaser, trailer, and internet promotion reached more than 10 million people over the internet in three days and received close to 3 million clicks. Thousands of positive comments also came to the series via social media.

Main characters

 * Engin Altan Düzyatan as Ertuğrul Bey
 * Uğur Güneş as Tuğtekin Bey
 * Hülya Darcan as Hayme Ana
 * Esra Bilgiç as Halime Sultan
 * Barış Bağcı as Baycu Noyan
 * Cengiz Coşkun as Turgut Alp
 * Cavit Çetin Güner as Doğan Alp
 * Didem Balçın as Selcan Hatun
 * Kaan Taşaner as Gündoğdu Bey

Supporting characters

 * Hüseyin Özay as Korkut Bey
 * Ezgi Esma as Banu Çiçek
 * Nurettin Sönmez as Bamsı Beyrek
 * Murat Garipağaoğlu as Sadettin Köpek
 * Ayberk Pekcan as Artuk Bey
 * Ozman Sirgood as İbn-i Arabi
 * Celal Al as Abdurrhahman Alp
 * Burcu Kıratlı as Gökçe Hatun
 * Evrim Solmaz as Aytolun Hatun
 * Zeynep Kızıltan as Goncagül Hatun
 * Sezgin Erdemir as Sungurtekin Bey
 * Mehmet Çevik as Deli Demir
 * Mehmet Polat (actor) as Gümüştekin Bey

Minor characters

 * Edip Zeydan as Dumrul Alp
 * Gökhan Öskay as Kaya Alp
 * Melih Özdoğan as Samsa Alp
 * Kaptan Gürman as Geyikli
 * Gökhan Karacık as Derviş İshak
 * Atilla Kılıç as Boğaç Alp
 * Çağlar Yiğitoğulları as Ulu Bilge Şaman
 * Hakan Serim as Günkut Alp
 * Melikşah Özen as Melikşah Alp
 * Bogaçhan Talha Peker as Turalı Alp
 * Muharrem Özcan as Tangut
 * Tolga Sala as Hamza Alp
 * Evren Erler as Kocabaş Alp

Guest characters

 * Serdar Gökhan as Süleyman Şah
 * Hande Subaşı as Aykız Hatun
 * Even Sakcı as Efrasiyab
 * Onur Şenay as Atabey Ertokuş
 * Sedat Kalkavan as Karabek
 * Arda Anarat as Dündar Bey
 * Burak Temiz as Yiğit Alp


 * Ahmad Harhash as Samjat Khan