Can Yaman transforms “into a real warrior” in ‘El Turco’: “I did everything without doubles”

MADRID, 16 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –

‘El Turco’, the miniseries starring Can Yaman Based on the novel of the same name by Orhan Yeniaras, it is now available on Movistar Plus+. The star assures that, during the filming of the fiction that recreates a bloody true story known as ‘El Turco de Moena’, He became “a real warrior” and highlights the enormous physical preparation that this work required in which He filmed all the action scenes “without doubles“.

“I was prepared five years ago for the role of Sandokan. He had done a lot of training, but ‘El Turco’ had to be different on a physical level“Yaman said in an interview with Europa Press about how he prepared to play Balaban Aga in the series.

This physical demand, together with the different training philosophy, meant a very intense change and different from that of ‘Sandokan’, a series that was initially going to be filmed before ‘The Turk’, but which, for various reasons, was finally filmed after. “When I did ‘The Turk’ with them I was ready to film anything, I was also more comfortable when I was filming ‘Sandokan’, they turned me into a real warrior“Yaman stated.

“With the conditions they had there, everything, everything, the cold, the environment, how they do things. Everything helped me a lot. I suffered, but in the end I grew a lot“he explained. In fact, Yaman performed practically all of the action scenes in ‘The Turk’ without doubles. “That’s the difficult part. In both ‘El Turco’ and ‘Sandokan’ I did everything without doubles“he asserted.

However, although he assumed most of the risk himself, there were times when a double was used. “For example, when you have to jump from a height, they don’t take any risks. The stuntman who jumped in my place broke his ankle. Imagine a little bit the level of action we have to do, but 95% was without double“said the interpreter.

Yaman also highlighted the emotional complexity of his character, Balaban, a Turkish soldier who, after being seriously wounded during the second siege of Vienna in 1683, is betrayed by Marco (Will Kemp), whom he considered a brother. “The emotional and sentimental part, also the human part of this character was particular. It was exhausting for me“recalled the actor.

The series follows the steps of Balaban, who, after having been betrayed and sentenced to death, manages to escape until Gloria, a young woman from the Italian town of Moena, cures him and ends up becoming the protector of the place. Yaman is clear that what drives human nature to commit these acts are “benefits.” “If your profit is more profitable, you will betray“, he stated.

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And beyond the level of physical and emotional demand, starring in ‘El Turco’ was for the actor “an honor” and “a pleasure“. “It’s something that excites you when you hear it, right? The script was phenomenal and the fact that it is a true story,” he remarked.

“It is shot in English, it was the first time in Türkiye, so we were very excited to do something in English internationally with a huge budget that was not usual for the Turks. But the production company was the best for me,” Yaman concluded.

“Balaban Aga (Can Yaman) is a Turkish soldier who is seriously injured during the second siege of Vienna in 1683. After being betrayed by who he considers his brother, Marco (Will Kemp), He is sentenced to death. But he manages to escape and is cured by Gloria (Greta Ferro), a young woman from the picturesque Italian town of Moena, an idyllic place in the Alps that is about to be subjugated by its new lord, Marco himself. As he recovers, Balaban, nicknamed ‘The Turk’, becomes protector of the town. With the help of a small group of faithful Janissary friends, he will lead the resistance and You will have to face your worst enemy to save those he loves most,” reads the official synopsis.

In addition to the already mentioned Yaman and Kemp, the cast of ‘El Turco’ is made up of the Italian actress Greta Ferro (Made in Italy) as Gloria, the young woman who saves Balaban, and the Swedish actor Magnus Samuelsson (The Witcher) as Gunther, an ancient warrior who works as a blacksmith in Moena.