
The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali
Action · Comedy · Drama
Overview
After the First World War, the Allies occupy Istanbul. The protagonist, Yandim Ali is a rogue, discharged from the navy, who doesn't believe that the country can be saved, until he meets Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk), who plans to start a resistance in Anatolia against the occupying Allies, as well as the collaborators of an Ottoman government, that exists only on paper.
Top Cast


Kenan İmirzalıoğlu
Kenan İmirzalıoğlu
Yandım Ali
Kenan İmirzalıoğlu
Yandım Ali


Cansu Dere
Cansu Dere
Defne
Cansu Dere
Defne


Engin Şenkan
Engin Şenkan
Çukurçeşmeli Osman
Engin Şenkan
Çukurçeşmeli Osman


Levent Öktem
Levent Öktem
Scott
Levent Öktem
Scott
Anna Babkova
Anna Babkova
Nadya
Anna Babkova
Nadya
John Baker
John Baker
Dimitri
John Baker
Dimitri


Emin Boztepe
Emin Boztepe
Güro
Emin Boztepe
Güro


Öner Erkan
Öner Erkan
Jerar
Öner Erkan
Jerar


Murat Taygur
Murat Taygur
Iskelet
Murat Taygur
Iskelet


Baykut Badem
Baykut Badem
Kelle
Baykut Badem
Kelle
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