Mehmet Bozdağ announced in 2020 that he had been working on the new project since 2018, at the request of the Government of Uzbekistan.[10] Saida Mirziyoyeva, the deputy chairperson of the board of trustees of the Public Foundation for Support and Development of National Mass Media in Uzbekistan, said on Twitter, “Dear Friends, I am pleased to announce that on February 14 at 20:30 the Milliy TV channel will start showing the historical series “Mendirman Jaloliddin”.[2] She further said, “Great script, great acting – this series captures from the first to the last episode.