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Come on!
Thank God!
I will reunite with my family!
After all, I'll get to see my children!
We are grateful for everything.
We wouldn't have been able to escape from them if it weren't for you.
It's not over yet. We may come across them at any moment.
There is no need to worry now. Simko will never be able to catch us.
That pack of bastards is unpredictable. Come on, be quick.
Come on!
We were very fortunate today, again.
We raided yet another caravan going to the bazaar.
-Thanks to our friend Ares. -Mihalis!
-Is there another caravan? -It's something far more precious.
-What is it? -I saw Ertuğrul, the bey of the Kayi.
Are you delusional, you fool? Ertuğrul is dead!
No, Mihalis, he is not. I'm sure I saw him.
Come on!
The star of richness is shining upon us. We'll get the real prize now.
Simko the slave trader. So, you have Ertuğrul in your possession.
Send word to Ares. Let him know we saw Ertuğrul,
that Simko the slave trader had him and that we were chasing after them.
All right, Mihalis.
Oh, Aktolgali!
Somehow, I can't accept the death of Ertuğrul Bey.
And you arrived at such a time that you became a beacon of hope for me.
Perhaps they will call me crazy and they will mock me.
But I don't care what they say.
You are back, along with a beacon of hope.
No one can extinguish this hope inside my heart now.
My God,
you placed this hope in my heart.
You wouldn't do that if there wasn't something planned.
Either set this hope ablaze or extinguish it once and for all.
I can't take it anymore.
Come on!
They went this way. They can't be too far.
Quickly! Come on.
I need to speak with the blessed vizier.
Your Eminence, Bahadir Bey is asking for permission to talk to you.
Let him come.
Your Eminence.
Bahadir Bey, victorious commander of the battlefields.
-Welcome. -Thank you.
Go on, take a seat.
We've heard of your bravery.
You left a trail of dead enemies in your wake, again.
Praise be, no enemy who fell into my claws was able to escape.
Excellent.
You deserve a reward after all this glory.
From now on, you'll settle in these lands with your tribe.
With your arrival, the divided Cavdars will be reunited and made stronger.
Hopefully so, Your Eminence.
May God protect you and the state.
Did you talk to Lady Aslıhan?
I did. I said I wanted a council meeting.
She didn't like the idea.
But the Cavdar beys are what is important.
I'll talk to them one by one and convince them about the meeting.
Be quick about it. We have important things to do with you.
I'm very curious. What is it?
The bey of the Kayi, Dündar, wants to sell the bazaar.
And you'll make a proposal to buy it,
which will increase your reputation.
Excuse me, Your Eminence.
But even if I wanted to buy the bazaar, I couldn't possibly afford it.
Don't worry. I've gotten everything ready for you.
This is yours.
You'll make your proposal with these golds.
I'll talk to Dündar for you.
And he won't be able to refuse when he sees this gold.
But I have some conditions.
You need only to command, Your Eminence.
You'll reunite the Cavdars and become their leader.
Then, you'll do whatever it takes to become the margrave.
Now, we are in this together.
So, you won't take a step without my knowledge.
Furthermore, whatever it takes,
you'll prevent the marriage of Turgut and Lady Aslıhan.
That marriage won't take place.
You understand, don't you?
I do, Your Eminence.
Excellent.
So, go back and do whatever is necessary to gather the council.
And wait to hear from me.
Get ready, Goktug.
We are going to the bazaar.
As you order, Your Eminence.
Move!
What is that?
It's addressed to Commander Ares.
These are the Turkish tribes which surround us.
The grand operation will start once the army comes from Nicaea,
and we'll destroy them all.
You dealt a debilitating blow to the Turks by destroying Ertuğrul.
We'll burn their tribes, herds and bazaars.
We won't stop until we rip their hearts out.
We will hit them so hard
that there will never be another Ertuğrul.
Come in!
What is it?
Governor Ares,
I found this letter nailed on the door of your chamber with a dagger.
We have Ertuğrul, he is alive.
We healed his wounds and we know that you killed his alps.
I didn't reveal your identity to Ertuğrul. If you don't do what I demand
he and the sultan will find out it's you who ambushed him.
Wait to hear from me.
How is it possible that Ertuğrul is alive? He is dead!
Sir, calm down.
You saw his burial with your own eyes.
Then who wrote this letter?
Who infiltrated us and nailed this letter on the door of my chamber with a dagger?
Sir, whoever they are, they are lying.
No one would dare do that.
Ertuğrul is alive. He lives. Find whoever did this at once.
Find him right now, I said. Get the hell out of here!
I murdered him.
I murdered Ertuğrul!
Ertuğrul!
Water!
We are so tired. Let us rest.
I can't go on like this.
We can't stop here. It's too dangerous. Come on, just a little more.
We'll die of fatigue.
Come on.
-Take it easy. -Thanks.
Where are you headed?
To the Red Apple.
-What is your destination? -Martyrdom.
Where will you end up?
With the homeland.
Where is the homeland?
It's the whole world.
Ilbey wanted me to deliver this letter to you.
May God help you.
Artuk Bey, we heard about Ertuğrul Bey.
We've revealed important information. We are shadowing those lands.
Take care of the Kayi tribe. Don't let it disintegrate.
I'll visit there as soon as possible. Wait to hear from me.
Ilbey wouldn't visit here if it wasn't important.
Dear God, both good and bad are your doing.
Please do good this time.
So, Dündar,
did you find the chance to discuss the issue about the bazaar?
-Yes, Your Eminence. -Very well.
They don't want it to be sold to Ares.
And they are right.
But we decided to gather the council to discuss the topic.
Of course, the property of Muslims can't be sold to the heathens.
But there will be other buyers.
I mean, if you are determined to be the bey...
I am.
But I'm thinking what we'd do here if we sold the bazaar.
Dündar,
is it absolutely necessary for you to stay here?
Why don't you go be with your brothers Sungur Tekin and Gündoğdu?
Look, you were with your brother Ertuğrul.
But now you are all alone.
It may be hard for you in these border lands.
You can revive your tribe with the gold you'll receive for the selling.
Then, you can migrate to where your brothers are...
and restore the power of the Kayi tribe again.
Additionally, I know someone who can pay the amount of gold you want.
Who is it?
Bahadir Bey, the brother of Candar Bey. He has just come back from battle.
I know his plunder was substantial. You can sell it to him if you like.
Also, he is a Muslim, so it's appropriate.
Accept his gold and relieve yourself and your tribe from this misery.
Also, migrate to where your brothers are and restore the power of Kayi.
You are right, Your Eminence.
But first, the beys need to be convinced at council.
Well, you will show your skills. Convincing is your duty.
Dündar,
you are not Dündar the Rookie anymore. You are Dündar the Bey.
Sir. Mihalis sent a letter.
Didn't I tell him to hide somewhere?
He was hiding, sir. But there is some terrible news.
Mihalis...
Mihalis saw Ertuğrul, sir.
Is that fool sure he saw him?
Not only Mihalis, sir. His men also saw Ertuğrul.
-I killed him! -Mihalis is after him, sir.
-Where did he see him? -Simko the slave trader had him.
Get him to me dead or alive at once.
I said at once. Get lost!
Door!
So, Simko has him.
Maria.
That scum! Maria!
Door!
With the 99 names of the holy God, who makes it happen
when he says "Let there be," bismillahirahmanirahim.
Honorable and brave beys of the Kayi,
you all know about the situation the bazaar is in.
Neither caravans nor traders are visiting anymore.
-Dündar Bey is right. -The situation is bad.
There will be a shortage of food soon.
-Yes, soon. -Yes, soon.
It's impossible to deal with the bandits who hit the caravans.
And it's obvious this can't go on. So, that's why...
I decided to sell the bazaar.
What will we do if we sell the bazaar?
How can you sell the bazaar, my bey? The bazaar is our source of income.
-We don't have any other source. -But Dündar Bey is also right.
-What, should we suffer a food shortage? -Beys.
-What will we do if we sell the bazaar? -My beys!
My beys.
As you know, this bazaar
was acquired with the blood of martyrs. So, think accordingly.
Artuk Bey is right. He is.
Selling the bazaar means turning our backs on the legacy of Ertuğrul Bey.
It means turning back on his cause.
Whatever I do,
I do for the good of the tribe.
My brother would do the same.
Watch what you are saying.
These words are not appropriate...
in a council meeting opened with prayers.
With the gold we'll get in return for selling the bazaar,
our tribe will revive itself and be relieved of the shortages.
Hopefully so.
We listened to everyone. But your thoughts are important, Mother Hayme.
What do you think?
It's true that the bazaar is the legacy of my son and the martyrs,
yet it's also true it has become a burden.
They conquered the bazaar for the sake of our tribe.
Now,
for the sake of our tribe,
it can be sold if it needs to be.
It is the beys' decision.
How come? It's a tough decision.
There will be nothing left once the bazaar is sold. What will we do here then?
We don't have to stay here.
Where will we go, my bey? This is our homeland.
Where can we go?
It's time for the Kayi
to reunite and become one again.
He is right.
Having sold the bazaar,
I say it's appropriate for us to migrate where my brothers live.
It's not appropriate. How can we leave our lands?
We can't leave these lands.
Come on. Just a little more.
Come on.
Did you think you could escape from me, Ertuğrul Bey, huh?
You are my most precious slave. I don't want to hurt you.
So, surrender.
I won't become a captive to you or anyone else.
Get him.
-Run! Leave here! -We can't leave you.
Don't you hurt the Turk. I need him alive.
My beys!
The issue has become about the cause of Ertuğrul Bey.
Selling the bazaar and leaving the land for which we shed our blood
means turning our backs on the cause of Ertuğrul Bey.
-He is right. -We can't give up on the cause.
Artuk Bey is right.
If that's the case, another council meeting is necessary.
For what, Artuk Bey?
For the election of a new bey, Lady Hayme.
We chose Dündar Bey as the leader so that he could follow the cause,
but he intends to turn his back on the cause.
Given the circumstances, his leadership is not legitimate.
What do you say, Artuk Bey? Are you defying your bey's decision?
Dündar Bey, you are the defiant one.
You are not defiant against a single man but against a whole cause.
-He is right. Yes. -He speaks the truth.
Let's say we gathered the council.
Is there anyone asking to be the leader other than Dündar Bey?
There is, Lady Hayme.
To follow the path and the cause of Ertuğrul Bey,
I'm a candidate.
-Artuk Bey, what are you saying? -How?
Who the hell are they?
Don't let Ertuğrul get away.
Damn it. These are Ares' men.
So you found me, bastards.
-Come on, then. -Attack!
-Ertuğrul is escaping. -Don't let him get away.
Fall back!
Let them go. We'll deal with them later.
Hurry up. Let's go after Ertuğrul.
The bey was elected as per our traditions.
What is the purpose of asking for another election?
Our traditions will be lost once injustice emerges, Lady Hayme.
Dündar Bey made a decision with his authority.
But decisions against the cause are not legitimate.
It's my right to ask for an election given the circumstances.
-Artuk Bey is right. -We won't give up on the cause.
Nonsense. Ertuğrul Bey became a martyr.
We need to think about the future of our tribe and children.
If...
the elections aren't held,
I'll consider it a violation of tradition.
With the beys and alps who support me, I won't obey Dündar Bey's decisions.
How come? Is that even possible?
This situation causes unrest within the tribe. It needs to be resolved.
It seems you don't think about the peace of the tribe, Artuk Bey.
But I do.
I'll gather the council at an appropriate time,
just like my ancestors allowed it to be gathered...
in even the most extreme conditions.
Make the preparations.
Let's hope for good...
and have a good result.
May God...
protect our unity and peace.
Amen.
I hope it will be good for you and our tribe, Artuk Bey.
How many traders reside in the bazaar?
We don't have an exact number. But thanks to the laws of Ertuğrul Bey,
and the location of the bazaar, it attracts traders and customers.
-But-- -How is the income?
It's good, Your Eminence. It's a fortune for a man who knows to manage it.
Very well.
Then we need to do whatever it takes to improve the business in the bazaar.
You'll be my eyes and ears in the bazaar, Aleko.
I'll wait for the information you'll provide.
You understand, right?
As you command, Your Eminence. Excuse me.
I'm having a hard time deciding which of your gifts to wear for the dinner.
Could you please help me pick one?
Why did Simko give you to me, Maria?
Speak.
Or else I'll kill you right here and throw your body from the walls.
I don't understand what you are saying.
I was his slave.
You took me from him and gave me a new life.
-I'm just a poor girl. -Hush.
What do you know about Ertuğrul?
Speak. Tell me.
I don't know anyone called Ertuğrul.
Why did Simko give you to me? Why did he put you in this castle, huh?
What do you know about Ertuğrul, Maria? Where is Simko?
I swear I don't know any Ertuğrul.
Simko has a man.
His name is Antheus.
I heard him saying that they found a Turk who was about to die,
and they were to make lots of money.
I'm begging you. I don't know anything else.
I don't believe a single word you say, Maria.
I don't believe you. Where is Simko?
I swear to God, I don't know.
Soldier!
-Get a doctor. Right now! -Yes, sir.
Subtitle translation by Ediz Faruk Gulfirat