Pakistani artist Noman Shah Bukhari has composed a new song titled "Saltanat e Usmania" to strengthen the cultural ties and friendly relationships between Turkey, Pakistan and Azerbaijan. He shared the song in the Turkish and Urdu languages on YouTube after the success of his first music video in which he performed the theme song of the hit Turkish TV series "Diriliş Ertuğrul" ("Resurrection: Ertuğrul").

Bukhari told Anadolu Agency (AA) in an interview that after getting over a million likes on his first video, he composed a song to promote the strong relations and cultural ties between Turkey, Azerbaijan and Pakistan. He stressed that Turkey and Pakistan have had very strong relations since the beginning and noted that the two countries were the first to recognize Azerbaijan's independence. "Therefore, after Azerbaijan's independence, these three countries now have very strong ties.

The video, filmed in the Pakistani city of Karachi, also features images of the Turkish president and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with snippets from popular historical Turkish dramas.

Bukhari said that he traveled to Turkey in 2018, where his Turkish friends helped him advance his proficiency in Turkish through singing. "Since it was difficult for me, my Turkish friend helped me with pronouncing the words and singing it. I also traveled to the historical places in Istanbul. As I am in the U.K. right now, after Ramadan I have plans to come to Turkey for a few days to travel to the historical places and see where the Turkish dramas were shot," he said.

Bukhari also expressed his hopes that Turkish TV channels would play his music video for the Turkish public's enjoyment as well as feedback.