As Abdulhamid Falls (Abdülhamid Düşerken) (translated)

Ziya Öztan wrote and directed Abdülhamid Düşerken (As Abdulhamid Falls), a Turkish period film from 2002. Adapted from Nahid Sırrı Örik's novel Sultan Hamid Düşerken, it opened in cinemas on April 18, 2003. With a cost of more than a million dollars it is remembered as the most expensive Turkish film made up to that time. It brought together many prominent actors on a serious budget.

The film tells the story of the reign of Abdülhamid II, whom some praised as the "Great Khan" and others called the "Red Sultan", through a love story. Set in the stormy years of the proclamation of the Constitution and the Ottoman push toward democracy, it follows Major Şefik, a Committee of Union and Progress member active in the events of the time, caught between his love for a minister's daughter and his hunger for power. The cast includes Halil Ergün, Tarık Akan, Meltem Cumbul, Fikret Kuşkan and Erdal Özyağcılar, and Ayberk Pekcan is also listed.

Real locations were an important part of the shoot: scenes were filmed at Yıldız Palace and Maslak Mansion. The large sets recreating old Beyoğlu and İstiklal Avenue were built in the garden of Marmara University, bringing the period back in both historic buildings and streets built from scratch.