Series synopsis
Payitaht: Abdulhamid, also known as Payitaht: Abdülhamid is a Turkish action & adventure drama war & politics television series that premiered on TRT 1 on February 24, 2017. It ended on June 4, 2021. It was created by Serdar Akar. It stars Bülent İnal, Özlem Conker, Can Sipahi and Duygu Gürcan.
The fight of Abdülhamid II to keep the Ottoman Empire and Caliphate alive.
Premise
The fight of Abdülhamid II to keep the Ottoman Empire and Caliphate alive.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bülent İnal as Sultan ll. Abdülhamid
- Özlem Conker as Bidar Kadın Efendi
- Can Sipahi as Şehzade Abdülkadir
- Duygu Gürcan as Naime Sultan
- Hakan Boyav as Mahmud Celaledddin Paşa
- Selen Öztürk as Seniha Sultan
- Bahadır Yenişehirlioğlu as Tahsin Paşa
- Saygın Soysal as Theodor Herzl
Supporting cast
- Gözde Kaya as Hatice Sultan
- Ezgi Eyüboğlu as Melike (Ahsen)
- Eren Hacısalihoğlu as Kemalettin Paşa
- Aydın Sigalı as Gazi Osman Paşa
- Umut Kurt as Kolağası Celal
- Zeynep Özder as Fatma Pesend Hanım
- Akin Akinözü as Ömer
- İbrahim Kendirci as Yusuf
- Volkan Keskin as Murad
- Taner Ertürkler as Selim Paşa
- Sidal Damar as Zeynep
- Halil Kumova as Mehmet Memduh paşa
Guest cast
- Devrim Yakut as Cemile Sultan
- Buse Varol as Mislimelek
- Ufuk Kaplan as Esther
- Elena Viunova as Sarah
- Kaan Yılmaz as Vladimir Jabotinsky
- Berke Üzrek as İşkodralı Celalettin Paşa
- Alay Cihan as Trabzonlu Ali Paşa
- Mehmet Bozdoğan as Mehmed Paşa
- Burak Haktanır as Vahap
- Erkan Avcı as Fehim Paşa
- Ertuğrul Postoğlu as Ziya Sami
- Cengiz Okuyucu as August Umbert
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 154 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 17 | February 24, 2017 | June 23, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 37 | September 29, 2017 | June 8, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 34 | August 10, 2018 | March 29, 2019 |
| Season 4 | 31 | September 20, 2019 | July 3, 2020 |
| Season 5 | 35 | October 9, 2020 | June 4, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 As Sultan Abdülhamid tries to finalise the plans for the Hejaz railway, forces both at home and abroad actively work towards the downfall of the Ottoman Caliphate. |
February 24, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Enemies close in on Abdülhamid and make their move during a parade. The sultan becomes aware that there is a traitor in their midst and makes his own move. |
March 3, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 As Mehmet Paşa seeks refuge at the German embassy, Abdülhamid tries his best to bring him to justice. In Vienna, the first unofficial Zionist congress takes place and Theodore Herzl rallies support for his cause. |
March 10, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The Ottoman Army greeted the Greeks on the battlefield, and the glory of victory enveloped the palace. But Hatice Sultan and Naime Sultan are in concern. Kemalettin Paşa is not among the returning soldiers. Sultan Abdülhamid, the Greek ambassador and a British envoy try to settle the war. |
September 29, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Mahmut Paşa learns of the oil plans and tries to use Sabahattin to become a major player. Naime Sultan prepares her wedding with Kemalettin Paşa but Kemalettin Paşa is not convinced of the marriage. Parvus lays out his plan to erase all Ottoman influence. |
October 6, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Ahsen feels that her presence in the palace might lead to unrest and decides to leave. Firuze hatches a plan to prolong her stay in the palace but Bidar Sultan is starting to get suspicious. Mahmut Paşa tries to reestablish his position. |
October 13, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 Bölüm 55 | August 10, 2018 |
| 2 | Episode 2 Bölüm 56 | August 17, 2018 |
| 3 | Episode 3 Bölüm 57 | August 24, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 Bölüm 89 | September 20, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 27, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 4, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 9, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 16, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 23, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TRT 1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 24, 2017 |
| Last aired | June 4, 2021 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 20:00:00 |