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"Midnight at the Pera Palace" - Full Timeline (SPOILERS)
1892 - Construction work on the Pera Palace Hotel is underway, under the supervision of chief architect Alexandre Vallaury. Mıgırdiç Panelokordz (1852–1902), the "best keymaker in all of Constantinople", works on making "every door and key" at the Pera Palace, alongside Dimitri Theodorakis. The keys are made from "metal dug out of the cemetery the Pera Palace was built on top of". Peride is discovered as an orphaned baby in the hotel. She is adopted; Prodromos Athanassiades ("Bodossakis", b. 1891), becomes her uncle. Naim, "brother" to Bodosakis**, and former Warden of the Royal Mint, becomes Peride's adoptive father.
10 July 1894 - The 1894 Istanbul earthquake rocks the city with a magnitude of 7.6, resulting in an official death toll of 276. The death toll may have even reached into the thousands, per later historical analysis. The effects were less severe in Galata and Pera, and along the Bosphorus, but some buildings in these districts also collapsed. All but one of the city’s telegraph lines were disrupted, and many water conduits broke, causing contamination that increased the risk of disease in the devastated city. The 1894 earthquake serves as a major impetus for the development of seismological research in the Ottoman Empire, and Alexandre Vallaury is enlisted to help rebuild many structures in Istanbul.
1895 - The Pera Palace Hotel opens with a grand ball, largely hosting passengers travelling to Istanbul on the Orient Express.
1902 - Mıgırdiç Panelokordz returns from the "Gateway of Truth", and begins a purge of anyone who has one of the time-travelling keys.
21 July 1905 - The Armenian resistance attempts to assassinate Sultan Abdul Hamid II in Istanbul, but fail. 26 people are killed, and 58 are wounded. See: Yıldız assassination attempt.
24 July 1908 - Sultan Abdul Hamid II is removed from power, and is replaced by Sultan Mehmed V, who restores the constitutional monarchy. The Young Turk Revolution begins.
1911–1913 - The Ottomans are defeated in the Italo-Turkish War and the Balkan Wars. The 1912 Ottoman coup d'état and the 1913 Ottoman coup d'état occur.
29 October 1914 - The Ottoman Empire enters World War I as one of the Central Powers. Ottoman forces fight the Entente in the Balkans and in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. (Also see: The Ottoman Empire in WWI.) Halit, Reşat, and Fahrettin serve as Ottoman soldiers in the war, with Halit serving as a marksman and sharpshooter. Halit also operates as a racketeer and profiteer for the wealthy of Istanbul, including Peride and Naim's family.
24 December 1914 - Agatha Christie (née Miller) marries her first husband, Archibald Christie, in Bristol, England. Agatha (b. 15 September 1890) is 24 years old. Archibald Christie serves as military officer and airman in the British Royal Flying Corps.
February 1915 - Mustafa Kemal and Halit are enlisted to participate in the Gallipoli campaign.
7 January 1916 - Peride's corpse, a "woman thought to be in her late 20s", is discovered by Room 413 of the Pera Palace Hotel by a "housekeeper". (Ahmet later says "Peride found the body herself, and took the key from her own hand." Perhaps this is an oversight by the show's producers?) The police report notes that the victim was strangled, and "fought vigorously against her attacker".
March 1916 - Halit fights in the Battle of Çanakkale in the Gallipoli campaign. Agatha Christie begins writing her first novel while working as a nurse, ministering to Belgian soldiers and refugees.
17 April 1917 - By this time, the Ottomans have suffered heavy losses in WWI, losing over 160,000 soldiers. Cease-fire negotiations with the British begin in 1917. (Halit has either deserted or left the Ottoman Army by now, becoming a "war profiteer and racketeer".) While on the run as a "wanted man" in Istanbul, Halit meets Esra for the first time, falling in love with her at first sight after she saves his life. Meanwhile, Sonya arrives in Istanbul, having fled Belarus after the Russian Revolution. She pawns her jewelry, including a diamond bracelet and a "family heirloom" ruby ring, for money.
1918 - Prodromos Athanassiades ("Bodosakis", b. 1891), a Greek businessman, moves to Istanbul, and buys the Pera Palace Hotel. (This was erroneously claimed to be 1919 in another article.) By 1919, Bodosakis's textiles business, Hellenic Wool Mills, is worth more than 2 million drachmas. Agatha Christie becomes pregnant with her first and only child (Rosalind) in early November of that year.
18 April 1919 - Esra first travels to the past, and meets Halit for the first time, as well as Agatha Christie, who is 6 months pregnant by this time. (Also a potential producer oversight?) Halit sees Esra for the first time since 1917, and realizes that Esra is likely the twin sister of Peride. Both Esra and Peride are around 27 years old at this point, with Peride being a widow and a mother to a daughter (Leyla). Peride is murdered by a jealous Sonya, who travels back in time from 1920, leaving Leyla - Peride's daughter and Esra's niece - an orphan.
14 May 1919 - Halit is released from the hospital after recovering from his infected gunshot wound, having been spared by Esra giving Sonya antibiotics to save his life.
16 May 1919 - Halit, Esra, and Ahmet foil the attempt on Mustafa Kemal's life, allowing the general to escape on the steamship SS Bandirma. Esra leaves Halit to return with Ahmet to the future.
5 August 1919 - Agatha Christie gives birth to her only child, a daughter named Rosalind. At the time of Rosalind's birth, the manuscript of The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Christie's first novel, had been sent out to John Lane, and was published a year later.
September–October 1919 (estimated) - Ahmet Soysüren is conceived during a fling between Halit and Sonya.
22 June 1920 - Halit leaves Sonya to find Esra. Sonya travels back in time to 18 April 1919 in order to kill Peride, in an attempt to prevent Halit from leaving her (Sonya) and their son (Ahmet) in the future.
October 1920 - Agatha Christie's first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, is published in the United States, retailing at $2.00 per copy (~$30 today, or ~630 to 808 TRY, Turkish lira). It is the first book to introduce the fictional detective Hercule Poirot.
21 January 1921 - Agatha Christie's first book is published in the UK, retailing at 7 shillings and sixpence (7/6) per copy (~30 GBP today).
2 May 1921 - Alexandre Vallaury, the original architect of the Pera Palace Hotel, dies in Istanbul.
1923 - Bodosakis flees Istanbul to settle in Greece after the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22). Turkey seizes the Pera Palace Hotel from him as "property of the state", as Bodosakis supported the Greeks.
3 December 1926 - Agatha Christie disappears for 11 days while staying in Room 411 at the Pera Palace Hotel. (In reality, she disappeared from her home in Sunningdale, Berkshire, Southern England.) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock Holmes book series, and a fervent promoter of Spiritualism, gives a spirit medium one of Christie's gloves to find her.
14 December 1926 - Agatha Christie is found while using a fake pseudonym, "Mrs. Tressa Neele" (the surname of her husband's lover). The next day, Christie leaves for her sister's residence at Abney Hall, Cheadle, where Christie is sequestered "in guarded hall, gates locked, telephone cut off, and callers turned away" to prevent her from disappearing again. Two doctors diagnose Christie with "an unquestionable genuine loss of memory", as she presented with symptoms of amnesia. Some, including her biographer, believe she disappeared either during a fugue state or a nervous breakdown. Public reaction at the time is largely negative, supposing a publicity stunt, or an attempt by Christie to frame her estranged husband, Archibald Christie, for murder.
1927 - The Pera Palace is purchased from the state by Misbah Muhayyeş, a Muslim businessman originally from Beirut, and an acquaintance of Agatha Christie. Formerly a resident of the Afif Ahmed Paşa Yalısı***, an Ottoman-era mansion (b. 1900-1910 by Alexandre Vallaury, the same architect as the Pera Palace Hotel), Muhayyeş moves into the Pera Palace as his permanent residence. Muhayyeş was also an early supporter of the nationalists, with ties to Mustafa Kemal that went back before the First World War.
1928 - Agatha Christie and her husband divorce. Christie takes the Orient Express to Istanbul, and then further on, to Baghdad, Iraq. Christie meets and falls in love with British archaeologist Max Mallowan, 13 years her junior; the two marry in Scotland in 1930.
1931–1934 - Agatha Christie writes and publishes her book Murder on the Orient Express. In the show, she regularly stays in Room 411 at the Pera Palace Hotel while penning the novel, staying at the Pera Palace while travelling back and forth to her husband's digs in Iraq.
1937 - Young Ahmet travels forwards in time to 1992. (Ahmet tells Esra that he's about "47 years old" in Episode 6. He was born in 1920, and spent 30 years in the future, so he must've left at age 17.)
Late 1930s-Early 1940s (1942?) - Peride and Esra Köksüz, identical twin girls, are born to an unknown mother and father. Peride is sent back in time to 1892, whereas Esra is sent forward in time to 1995.
1954 - Misbah Muhayyeş commits suicide under mysterious circumstances in Room 38 of the Pera Palace. In Muhayyeş' will, part of the the income of the Pera Palace is transferred to Darülaceze, a charitable institution that provides housing, care, and schooling for orphans. Meanwhile, his inheritance passes to his nephew, Cemal/Cemil Muhayyeş.
1992 - Young Ahmet arrives in the future, aged 17.
1995 - Young Ahmet, age 20, has "just become manager" of the Pera Palace Hotel after working there for three years. Meanwhile, Older Ahmet, age 47, and Esra arrive in the future from 1919. Baby Esra is found in 1995, and turned over to CPS (Child Protective Services).
**- Bodosakis is Greek, whereas Naim is Turkish, so it stands to reason that Bodosakis and Naim are not related by blood; but, rather, close friends, to the point where Bodosakis is called "uncle". The name "Peride" is also Turkish.
***- General Ahmed Afif Pasha was the head of the state’s food affairs, and Director of the Munitions Office of the time. Naim either appears to be based off of him, or knew him in some way.
Population of Istanbul: ~200,000 in 1919; ~1 million in 1950; ~10 million by 2000.
Lastly, assuming the first episode "Midnight at the Pera Palace" starts off in 2022, Esra would be about 27 years old (found in 1995), fitting with the estimate of "late 20s" for Peride. However, assuming Peride and Esra are the same age, as they are identical twin sisters, if Peride was found in 1895 - "the year the hotel opened" - then Peride would be 24 years old when she was killed in 1919. That means that Peride was found during the hotel's construction in 1892, not in 1895, which would match the age of 27 years old for both Peride and Esra.
Meanwhile, while I'm not sure of Halit's birth year, going by the age of his actor, Selahattin Paşalı, he is likely also in his late 20s - early 30s. This would place Halit's birth year in the late 1880s-early 1890s.
Okay, alright, as someone who truly believes that the world is filled with so many entertaining stories and shows that all need to be explored regardless of whether they're in different languages or not ( and I think that if you don't watch something because you're reading subtitles, you're missing out) I mean there are so many pros to exploring other cultures and languages.
Now that I am done with my little rant todays focus will be in Turkish dramas I recommend.
The difference in Turkish dramas compared to the rest of the other dramas I’ve watched like ( k dramas/ Korean dramas, Brazilian-dramas, telenovelas and more …) is probably just how entertaining they are without further ado my top recommended Turkish dramas
1. Hercai
The drama was recommended right smack in the middle of lockdown, so let's just say it saved me from boredom! In my opinion, this is the best Turkish drama I've ever watched. The storyline was amazing and filled with plot twists and crazy storylines. You'll never get bored watching it for a moment. You end up falling for the characters and getting caught up in Hercai's world. 10/10
summary
Miran is seeking revenge for his parents death so he plans to marry daughter Reyyan from the family who was responsible for that. unexpectedly he falls in love with Reyyan.
2. Adim Farah
alright running second is Adim Farah is the most recent drama, I've watched and oh my soul it's amazing its got action, comedy and a beautiful love story and if you're a big fan of a bit of mystery as well. 10/10 ( second season coming soon)
summary: farah is a 28 year old Iranian woman who works illegally as a cleaner in istanbul and witnesses a crime commited by the mafia her life takes a huge turn
3. ask 101(love 101)
Someone said summer, yeah, this is the one. This show is two seasons and is a gripping story of friendship, love, and coming of age. 8/10
summary: love 101 ( ask 101) is a Turkish teen drama, that follows a group of 17-year-old misfits who set their mind on keeping their favourite teacher in town through a whole lot of scheming.
4. midnight at pera palace
It's so good, I binge-watched the whole series in one go. It's giving mystery, it's giving suspense, and it's giving what it needs to 9/10
summary: a young journalist, Esra’s encounter with the legendary Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul. When Esra is assigned to write a piece about the hotel, she accidentally discovers that one of the historic rooms is a portal to the year 1919. Thrust into the past, she lands in the middle of a political conspiracy against the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Together with Ahmet, the quirky hotel manager, Esra must protect the course of history and the future of Turkey. But Istanbul in 1919 is a dangerous place, and when Esra meets Halit, the handsome and mysterious owner of Istanbul’s wildest club, she realizes that in the Istanbul of 1919, nothing is as it seems and no one is who they say.
5. Who were we running from ( Biz kimden kaçiyorduk Anne)
Another thriller packed drama, with a while lot of mystery overall you will not regret watching although trigger warning things can get intense. 7/10
Summary: mother and her young daughter Bambi are on the run, away from someone, staying in luxury hotels, keeping on the move, leaving a trail of bodies behind…
Alrighty folks that’s just the few of my fav recommendations !! I hope you enjoy 🙂
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