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Wait.
Let me help you.
Stand up.
There you go.
Ertuğrul Bey has sent this to you from his table.
Thank him.
This is a feast for me.
My mother Hayme and Halime Sultan cooked these personally.
Sure, it's a feast.
Ertuğrul Bey and his family are very kind.
Does he help anyone who falls on hard times?
Is that even a question?
He's the hope for the poor.
He treats everyone equally.
The only thing that matters to him is right and wrong.
How nice.
Tell me, do you have a wife and kids?
We had caravans.
One day, bandits looted everything
in a sudden raid.
They killed my two kids and my wife.
I reopened old wounds,
sorry for that.
Don't be sorry.
I'm used to being alone.
Your pavilion is very crowded.
How many tents are there?
Whatever you see.
Got it.
I guess all the men here are warriors.
Everyone here is a warrior.
That's right, the Turks are all warriors.
Your pavilion is very nice but you don't have walls or a castle.
Aren't you afraid of an enemy's attack?
Our God that we pray to, our flag that flies,
our bey that we embrace and take orders from
are more than enough to scare the enemy.
Go ahead, eat your food.
That'll help. My Ertuğrul Bey is waiting for me.
It's time to conquer
Karacahisar Castle.
Magnificent! Finally.
Thank God.
We've been waiting for this for so long.
-May our holy war be blessed, my bey. -Finally hypocrisy stops ruling.
Now it's time for weapons to talk.
When do we attack the castle, Bey?
On the morning of Turgut's wedding, Artuk Bey.
The morning of the wedding
is when Ares will least expect us.
We'll take him by surprise when he thinks
we're at the wedding, having fun.
That's my wedding present to you, Turgut.
I will sacrifice myself for that kind of present, Bey.
Will we let the Oğuz beys know?
If we let the Oğuz beys know
Emir Sadettin may hear about it.
And that might jeopardize the conquest.
We won't tell anyone.
With God's help, our strength will be enough
to take over Karacahisar Castle.
With God's help, my bey.
My bey, my bey...
We can take over ten of them.
With God's help.
The door of the castle
will open at dawn...
and close when the sun goes down.
-Abdurrahman. -My bey.
You'll get into the castle with soldiers who are dressed like the people.
When you get in, you'll find Atsiz.
The two of you will figure out the measures Ares took
without drawing attention to yourselves.
I want to know everything,
what's in the castle, how many guards there are,
the weapons of these guards,
even the number of rocks in the walls, Abdurrahman.
Get out before the castle door closes and get to Cavdar Pavilion.
I'll be waiting for your intelligence there.
Yes, my Bey.
What will the soldiers do once inside the castle?
When the castle door opens, they'll enter the courtyard.
They'll be the ones to prevent
the doors from shutting when the soldiers see us coming.
And tomorrow, I'll go to the castle to visit Ares.
I'll do my best
to make him trust me, and sleep peacefully in his bed.
Now everyone, back to work.
-Artuk Bey. -Yes, my bey.
When we arrive at the castle
you should go to the pavilion
and make everyone carry their weapons, including the women.
Secure the pavilion.
Your wish is my command.
Don't forget,
we're not battling for loot or treasure,
but for God's will
and our holy mission.
Don't let that slip from your mind,
so you won't give up.
May our holy war be blessed, my bey.
Amen, brothers.
Thank you, Hatun.
Hatuns!
Make sure there are no flaws with the food or the service.
Our dear Hatun is getting married, we wouldn't make any mistakes.
Thank you.
Go back to what you were doing.
Esma.
Keep an eye on them.
Obviously she's coming to spread evil.
What do you want, Karaca Hatun?
For you to get what you deserve.
If you're trying to spread your evil, don't get too excited.
I won't tolerate you anymore.
While our kid is being exiled,
you're getting ready for a wedding.
Don't think this marriage will do you any good.
If your kid had some morals
he wouldn't have been exiled, Karaca Hatun.
Everyone gets what they deserve.
Thank God.
You and Ertuğrul walked all over your own uncle.
You took his son away.
You devastated our pavilion.
Let's see if your pavilion prospers!
Aslıhan Hatun.
You're going to reap what you sow.
What could you do without Ertuğrul Bey? Now you threaten me?
Here's my pavilion.
Do your best.
But you should know that from now on
tongues that talk too much will be clipped,
and heads of those that rebel will be cut off.
-Let's meet tomorrow, okay? -Okay.
What's wrong, Abdurrahman?
Good news, Atsiz.
It's time to conquer Karacahisar.
Our bey will raid the castle when its doors open in the morning.
He'll visit Ares at noon.
He wants to keep him happy
and catch him by surprise.
Our bey thought it out carefully.
But Ares has increased security since Ertuğrul Bey's return.
He closes the doors when the sun goes down,
and opens them when it rises.
We have to get our men inside
so the doors can't shut when our brave men arrive.
My Ertuğrul Bey knows about this.
My men are in disguise with me and have infiltrated
with the excuse of trading.
Then our job
will be to fan the flame.
Ertuğrul Bey wants you to learn about the measures in the castle.
Follow me.
May God protect us.
The frontiersman of my government.
May God grant you many more high positions.
High positions exist
to serve God's will, my Halime.
May God be pleased,
and may our religion and traditions stand tall,
that's enough.
You should go to Cavdar Pavilion.
I'll come when I leave the castle.
Today is the big day, my Halime.
May God protect you.
You too.
May God protect you too.
God speed.
Amen.
Salaam-Alaikum.
Alaikum-Salaam, my bey.
Alaikum-Salaam, Bey.
What's the condition of our men, Turgut?
Abdurrahman and our men have infiltrated the castle.
They'll let us know what they learn as soon as possible.
Thank you.
How's the pavilion doing, Artuk Bey? Are the wedding preparations over?
Everything is being done properly, my bey.
Everyone's very busy.
The people...
were covered in cobwebs for a while.
I hope this will be the occasion to blow them away.
Weddings come with miracles.
I hope this wedding will open the door to many happy days.
God willing, my bey.
When we go to the castle
you take care of the preparations here, Artuk Bey.
Your wish is my command.
Can I come in, my bey?
Come in, Samsa.
My bey,
Merchant Daryus wants to see you.
Let him come in.
I'm honored to be in your presence, Ertuğrul Bey.
Thank you, Daryus.
Sorry about what happened.
Thank you.
I escaped death thanks to you.
I wanted to express my gratitude.
Thank you.
So, you're a merchant.
-What do you trade? -Everything.
I trade anything that might make profit.
Fur, animals... Silk.
The bandit can't harm you near our pavilion.
Why did you come to us and not Ares?
I don't know.
I lost myself.
I had no idea where my horse was going.
Luckily, I arrived at a pavilion that's hospitable.
Otherwise...
I would have been dead.
All right then.
You're our guest.
You can stay as long as you'd like.
All your needs will be met.
Thank you, Ertuğrul Bey.
May God bless you.
Turgut.
Don't let your guard down.
Yes, Bey.
Come on, we're leaving.
Ertuğrul is already with Ares.
Both of them will dig each other's grave, Göktuğ.
They'll try to walk all over each other.
When they get weak,
I'll come back here.
And then, Ertuğrul won't be able...
to find Turkish pavilions or our sultan by his side.
Are all the preparations done, Kostas?
Yes, sir. We've prepared everything necessary for the welcome.
Welcome, Ertuğrul Bey.
Thank you, Tekfur Ares.
Congratulations on being the frontiersman.
I'd like to gift you this white flag to maintain the peace between us.
I hope it never gets stained.
Thank you, Tekfur Ares.
If we're the ones to hold the peace flag, it won't get stained.
However if it was stained before us,
we can't clean it.
I'm throwing a banquet for you.
Come on in, let's talk there.
Hit it, Gündüz!
So you're Gündüz, the son of Ertuğrul.
Your father will pay the price for what he's done through you.
But first, let's meet and become friends.
Is Tekfur Ares still seeing Ertuğrul Bey?
Yes, ma'am.
You must be the soldiers of Ertuğrul Bey.
That's correct.
I've heard of the fame of the Kayis.
I got to see you today.
Thank you.
You must be a noble that just arrived from Nicaea.
Otherwise you would have seen us already.
I'm not from Nicaea.
I'm not really a noblewoman.
I was gifted to Tekfur Ares by the slave trader Simko.
So I was actually a slave.
I guess this visit will be long.
I wish you a good day.
Brother,
what kind of a woman is she?
The way she looks is full of cunning.
I won't drink wine next to our valuable guest.
In my absence, bandits terrorized the caravans that stopped in Hanlı Bazaar.
Unfortunately.
The bandit incident caused all of us trouble.
If that's true,
why haven't you cooperated with us on this matter?
Your soldiers could have gone after the bandits.
But Ertuğrul Bey,
the safety of the merchants on these lands is your responsibility.
-We could only protect ourselves. -It's obvious how you protect yourself.
You threatened the Greek merchants by pulling them away.
It wasn't a threat, Ertuğrul Bey.
I did what I had to do.
-You know, Greek merchants-- -The past
is in the past, Tekfur Ares.
Now we have to think about the future.
Hanlı Bazaar is important for us and for you.
We will cooperate to improve the trade in the bazaar.
It's nice to hear that from you. I'm listening.
We'll act together against the bandit.
To improve the trade in the bazaar,
we'll make sure the Greek and Muslim merchants come to the bazaar.
If we don't,
the peace flag you gave me won't mean much.
There's peace in this.
There's profit.
There's a partner like yourself.
You'd have to be an idiot to say no.
Good.
Now I'd like to see the castle.
I'm curious about what the Muslim merchants have been up to.
You should come with me
in case they need anything.
Go on, Ertuğrul Bey.
Brother Abdurrahman.
I've written down everything I know.
The number of the day and night guards,
when they change the guards, everything.
The reaction team that's in the castle will cause us
more trouble rather than the guards in the backyard and the towers.
They'll take action to close the doors
when our bey attacks.
Don't you worry.
My men who infiltrated will prevent this.
The number of reaction team members and their weapons are on that paper.
We'll catch the guards at the door and towers by surprise.
Before Ares can figure out
what's going on, we'll let Ertuğrul Bey and his men in.
Brother Abdurrahman,
hopefully, we'll have Turgut Alp's wedding in Karacahisar.
Amen.
God help us, Brother.
The men who are on duty should blend into the night
and come to this store.
I'll tell them their duties one by one.
Don't worry. They'll be on time.
-Welcome, Ertuğrul Bey. -Thank you.
Welcome, Ertuğrul Bey.
May God always let you be by our sides.
Thank you.
-Welcome, Ertuğrul Bey. -Thank you.
It's impossible not to get jealous of the love your people are showing you.
I wonder how you keep this without losing their trust.
With justice, Tekfur Ares.
Justice is the treasure that opens the door for all blessings and peace.
I share this treasure with them.
You're a brave man, Ertuğrul Bey.
It's an honor for me to have peace with you.
But if one day this peace comes to an end,
it would be an honor for me to have a brave enemy like you.
I'd like to see a brave enemy as well, Ares.
Not the kind of scumbags who trap you and hide their faces.
There's no point in talking about wars and hostility.
If one day this peace comes to an end,
we're the kind of people who can talk it out.
You should know that,
if one backs down from his word, we see that
as a betrayal.
We don't talk betrayal out,
we solve the matter with weapons.
-Welcome, Ertuğrul Bey. -Thank you.
Can I come in, Aslıhan Hatun?
Come in, Bahadir Bey.
Go ahead, Bahadir Bey. Is there something you wanted to tell me?
Congratulations on your wedding.
I'm here to ask if you need anything.
I don't, Bahadir Bey.
Just don't bother me. That's all I ask.
Girl.
I know we hurt each other a lot.
I didn't want it to be this way.
However, despite everything,
I'm your uncle.
And you're my niece.
As soon as you showed up here,
you tried to take over my pavilion.
You threatened me.
As if that wasn't enough,
you stabbed Turgut Alp in my tent
and you and your son disrespected Ertuğrul Bey.
Just don't bother me on this happy day of mine.
You are...
an important Cavdar woman.
At least one man from our bloodline should be at the wedding by your side.
Allow me to carry out my duty.
Let me be there.
No, thanks, Bahadir Bey.
I still feel hurt by what you did.
So just stay away from me and my pavilion.
Now I have stuff to do.
Excuse me.
The hero got on that winged horse and went right to where the monster was.
The monster had three heads.
One was a goat, one was a lion
and one was a dragon.
The winged horse flew towards the dragon.
The hero drew his sword,
cut all three heads of the monster and killed it.
And set the winged horse free.
Does the winged horse still live?
Of course it does.
It's still in the sky.
Only heroes can see it.
I'm going to become an Alp anyway.
Can I see the winged horse then?
Of course you will.
Maybe you can even ride it.
-I'd like to see it right away. -No,
you can't see it right away.
Wait, don't get sad.
You know what,
the winged horse sometimes comes around.
Do you know when?
Sure I do.
Don't worry.
I'll tell you when it comes by.
-Deal? -Deal.
Thank you.
Thank you, Esma Hatun.
I hope you enjoy it, Daughter.
Thank you, Mother Hayme.
It's a small gift, Aslıhan Hatun.
May God bless you.
Magnificent.
They're all so nice.
May God bless your hands.
Bless your hearts.
You haven't let neither me
nor my pavilion alone.
I don't know how I can repay that.
What do you mean?
We see you as a daughter.
And you'll be our daughter in law.
Esma Hatun, hand me the velvet bundle.
In the name of God.
Hafsa Hatun and I sewed this for you, Aslıhan Hatun.
It'll look very good on you.
God bless your hands.
It's so pretty.
Aslıhan Hatun, it'll look so good on you.
It'll be an addition to your beauty.
Thank you.
Aslıhan Hatun, let's see how it looks on you.
-Come on. -Let's see it.
Come on, let's see it.
It looks so good.
Amazing.
You shine like the moon.
Magnificent.
You look like a fairy, Aslıhan Hatun.
Wonderful, Sister.
I hope we can see the days when your daughters wear these.
Come on.
May God bless you.
You helped me find this peace.
I hope many of us can see
how good our sons and daughters become.
God willing.
God willing, Daughter.
God willing.
Yah!
Eşhedü en la îlahe îllallah
ve eşhedü enne Muhammeden abduhü ve resulü.
Amen.
Aslıhan Hatun, daughter of Candar,
do you accept Turgut,
the son of Konur Alp
as your husband, with the condition that
he gives you 100 gold coins?
I do.
Do you?
-I do. -Do you?
I do.
Turgut, son of Konur Alp,
do you accept
Aslıhan Hatun, daughter of Candar,
as your wife
with the condition that
you give her 100 gold coins?
I do.
Do you?
-I do. -Do you?
I do.
Witnesses,
do you witness this?
-We do. -We do.
I now pronounce you husband and wife in the presence of witnesses
and the people here.
May God bless your marriage.
Amen.
My God,
we witness this marriage.
May you be a witness too.
Amen.
My God,
bless their marriage.
Amen.
Grant them a good relationship,
love,
and persistence in their marriage.
Amen.
My God,
grant this couple the love and good relations
that Adam aleyhisselam
and our mother Eve,
Mohammed Mostafa Sallâllâhü Aleyhi ve Sellem
and our mother Hatice,
Ali Radıyallâhu Anh
and our mother
-Fatima had. -Amen.
My God, grant this couple
loyal children,
a long life,
and lots of prosperity.
-Amen. -My God,
bless us in this world and in the afterlife
with kindness, beauty
and lots of felicity.
Amen.
Save us from the agony of fire.
Amen.
Subhâne rabbike rabbil izzeti ammâ yasifûn
ve selâmun alâl murselîn.
Vel hamdu lillâhi rabbil âlemîn el Fatiha.
Subtitle translation by Irem Ozarslan