Underplayed Gems

The seat of power: Abdulhamid (2017)

The seat of power: Abdulhamid poster
Original title
Payitaht: Abdülhamid
Genre
action & adventure, drama, war & politics
Country
Turkey
Length
1 season, 20 episodes
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The series follows the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II as he faces internal and external threats to his empire. It shows his efforts to preserve the state through political maneuvering and military actions.

dramatichistoricalslow-burnseriouspatriotictensepoliticalmelodramaticnostalgic

What happens

Payitaht: Abdülhamid (lit. 'The Capital: Abdul Hamid'), named The Last Emperor in English, is a Turkish fictional and historical revisionist drama series starring Bülent İnal depicting historical events set during the reign of the 34th Ottoman sultan, Abdul Hamid II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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