Payitaht Abdülhamid: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The series follows important events that marked the last 13 years of the reign of Sultan Abdül Hamid, who rules the Ottoman Empire from its capital city, known as Payitaht. His reign includes a war that resulted in the victory of the Ottoman Empire, the Greek War. It also shows the request for lands from Palestine and 1st Zionist Congress. An important project that the Sultan succeeded is the work of Hejaz railway, in addition to developing other railways, telegraph lines, and industries. Throughout his time, the Sultan faces many opposers from all sides, from Britain and Russia to even those supposedly loyal to him. The main theme of the series is struggle and fight till the end.

Series details

• Title: Payitaht Abdülhamid
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Turkish
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2017-02-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-06-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TRT1
• Network country: Turkey
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29922
• IMDb ID: tt6536562
• TVDB ID: 324695

Cast and credited roles

• Bülent Inal — ABDULHAMİD
• Özlem Conker — Bidar Kadın Efendi
• Saygın Soysal — THEODOR HERZL
• Ezgi Eyüboğlu — MELİKE (AHSEN)
• Akın Akınözü — ÖMER
• Hakan Boyav — MAHMUD PAŞA
• İbrahim Kendirci — YUSUF
• Selen Öztürk — SENİHA SULTAN
• Can Sipahi — ŞEHZADE ABDÜLKADİR
• Gözde Kaya — HATİCE SULTAN
• Umut Kurt — KOLAĞASI CELAL
• Bahadır Yenişehirlioğlu — TAHSİN PAŞA

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-02-24; final listed air date 2017-06-23; episode order: 17.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-09-29; final listed air date 2018-06-08; episode order: 37.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-10-05; final listed air date 2019-05-31; episode order: 34.
• Season 4: premiered 2019-09-20; final listed air date 2020-07-03; episode order: 31.
• Season 5: premiered 2020-10-09; final listed air date 2021-06-04; episode order: 35.

Source and licence

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