In the Turkish TV series, Kuruluş: Osman, he is portrayed by the Turkish actor Umut Karadağ [tr].[6] A historian was concerned over the fact that such an important and great person from history was being portrayed in a negative way, but Mehmet Bozdağ, the producer of the series, assured him that after a few episodes, Yavlak Arslan will end up becoming a 'real hero'.[7]