'Ayla: the daughter of war' trivia and fun facts

Real main character's cameo

Towards the end of the movie, when Sergeant go to mosque, he greets an old man who is reading his newspaper in front of a cafe. That old man is the real life Süleyman who was 91 years old at the time.

Death of the real main character

On Dec. 7, 2017, Suleyman Dilbirligi died at the age of 91 in Istanbul, within two months after the premiere, while the film was still in general release.

Location change

Iskenderun, where the turkish part of the story begins, is a cosmopolite southern industrial city of Turkey. The natal city of Suleyman, the main character is Maras, it's most likely a rural city at the southeast of Turkey. So, it gives in fact some kind of a sociological depth to the turkish characters of the story.