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Son... Son.
My son.
My son, whom I carried in my belly for nine months.
My son, to whom I gave birth in the tenth month.
Where are you, my beloved son?
My beloved son.
My Halime.
Halime.
You have a mother's heart.
My words won't be enough to soothe the pain you're feeling as a mother.
But have faith in me.
I'll save Gündüz and bring him back safe to you.
You won't have to sing sad lullabies any longer.
My Gündüz.
Can you see what our mercy has resulted in, Ertuğrul?
I can't even look you in the eyes, I wasn't able to protect our son.
Halime.
It wasn't your fault.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Our mercy is like an ocean.
We can't renounce it just because the enemy poured
a few drops of poison into it.
We should be merciful even if we get harmed in the end.
But if it comes to it, our revenge will be terrible.
God willing, we'll discover Kırca's tracks today.
-Pray for us, Aslıhan. -Stay safe, Turgut.
I hope you find Kırca alive and well.
I hope so too. Oğuz!
-Stay here and guard the tribe. -As you command, Chief Alp Turgut.
Come on, alps!
Turgut has finally left the tribe, my Bey.
He's taken only a few alps with him.
Sancar Bey will deal with them easily.
Once Turgut has been dealt with, Aslıhan and her alps will be vulnerable.
And it'll be even easier for us to assume control.
Now, we must stay alert
and wait for news from Sancar.
You won't grow up to be a great warrior if you don't eat.
I don't need your food to grow up to be a great warrior.
I'm already an alp, thanks to my mother's food.
Do you want to get out of here?
Then you must preserve your strength.
-And to do that, you need to eat. -I will preserve my strength!
I'm going to make that traitor Darius pay, just like I did to Ares.
Of course you will.
We showed him mercy, yet he betrayed us.
I'll not show him any more mercy now.
But mercy is a good thing, Gündüz. It's the only thing that makes us human.
-Are you a merciful person? -Yes, of course.
Then let me go.
You have a very strong father, Gündüz. He'll come for you.
Now drink your soup.
So that when your father comes he will see you are still just as strong.
Trust me.
Here.
Sir?
-What the hell is that? -It's opium, sir. It'll ease your pain.
Do you expect me to drug myself at a time like this, you fool?
You're in a great deal of pain, sir.
So much pain might affect your ability to make decisions.
That's why I thought we should seek to ease your pain.
Nothing could ever hurt me as much as knowing the Turks are on our lands!
Now, get the hell out of here!
The gate!
We weren't expecting you, Ertuğrul Bey.
Let Governor Ares know I'm here. I have things to discuss with him.
Soldier, let the governor know Ertuğrul Bey is here.
Quickly!
Sir, Ertuğrul Bey is here.
-With how many alps? -Only a few.
-Show him to my chamber! -Yes, sir.
You've come to me!
You've come to me all by yourself, Ertuğrul!
He might be here to hold you accountable.
Maybe. Or maybe he is here to ask for my help.
I helped him save Turgut,
maybe he seeks my help finding his son Gündüz, too.
Right. We left no traces behind.
He can't possibly know you have the child.
No, but he probably suspects we have him.
He'll try to trick us.
So, what are you going to do?
I'll do the same.
This game will continue until one of us is dead, Titan.
Come with me and hide somewhere. Listen to what's said.
This way, Ertuğrul Bey.
-Did you send word to our alps? -Yes, my Bey.
I'll check on them after this and get them ready for the raid.
What about you? Did you talk to your alps?
Yes, my Bey. Don't you worry.
Some of the alps will change sides and fight with us once we've made our move.
Good, good.
Turgut left the tribe. Sancar will take care of him soon.
Remember, there is to be no blood shed in the tribe.
Turgut and Aslıhan are our targets, I don't want anyone else harmed.
-Act accordingly. -Yes, my Bey.
We should expect Ertuğrul Bey to come down hard on us afterwards.
What will we do then, my Bey?
Don't worry.
Ertuğrul will accept my leadership
whether he likes it or not.
Once Aslıhan and Turgut are dead...
it'll be Ertuğrul's turn.
The tracks go that way.
Come on, alps!
Turgut bought it. He's following the tracks.
Remember, this battle is crucial.
Turgut has to die if we're to have unity and peace in the Cavdar tribe.
I'll be the one who takes his life.
-You go that way. -Yes, my Bey.
And you go that way.
-You'll come with me. -Yes, my Bey.
Who can save you from me this time, Turgut Alp?
-Welcome, Ertuğrul Bey. -Thank you, Governor Ares.
What happened to your eye?
An unfortunate accident.
If you truly know your enemy then you'll always be victorious, son.
You need to hit them where they're weakest.
Just like Basat stabbing the monster in its eye.
-I'm sorry. -Come on, let's take a seat.
I wasn't expecting you. To what do I owe the pleasure?
My son Gündüz has been taken from the tribe.
Your son's been kidnapped?
And from the tribe?
Who would dare do something like that, Ertuğrul Bey?
A Greek trader called Darius.
He had been injured by bandits.
We showed him mercy, healed his wounds, treated him as our guest.
And then he kidnapped my son.
A Greek trader, you say?
I'm so sorry to hear this, Ertuğrul Bey.
But if that's the case, he probably intends to sell your son as a slave.
I don't care what his plans are, Ares.
I only care about saving my son.
You know how grateful I am to you.
You helped save the lives of Turgut Alp and Aslıhan Hatun.
It was nothing, Ertuğrul Bey.
After all, we do business together.
You should know that I'll do my best to help you find your son, too.
I came here confident that you would help, Ares.
You know the Greek traders well.
You know better than anyone
what they do and where they go.
I'll gladly help you Ertuğrul Bey. Soldier!
Send out your men.
Question every Greek trader you can get hold of.
Whoever's holding the son of Ertuğrul Bey must bring him to me at once.
If they don't, I'll behead them one by one.
Yes, sir.
-May I come in, Aslıhan Hatun? -Come in, Oğuz.
Has there been any news?
-The news is not good, Aslıhan Hatun. -Tell me, what's happened?
Ertuğrul Bey's son has been kidnapped.
Who... who would do that? How is that possible?
A Greek trader. They let him in because he was wounded.
Ertuğrul Bey is chasing after him.
Yet another disaster.
God, keep all of us safe.
-Oğuz, gather the beys here at once. -Yes, Aslıhan Hatun.
Door!
Alps, tether your horses here.
The weather has broken. I hope that's a sign.
Stay alert.
This was carved on purpose.
Alps, it's a trap!
Surrender if you don't want your alps to die, Turgut Alp.
If you were only brave enough,
you'd lower your hoods and face me like real men.
Where's Kırca?
Relax, my Bey. Why don't you sit down?
Now isn't the time to sit. We move as soon as we hear from Sancar.
Prepare my sword and armor.
It's already done, my Bey.
-My Bey, may I come in? -Come in.
My Bey, our alps are ready.
We'll surround the tribe as soon as you give the order.
We need confirmation of Turgut's death, first.
Come on Sancar, come on.
Bring me word of his death or even better bring me his head.
Do whatever is necessary, but get here right now!
Get here so that we may take over the tribe.
-Brother, are you all right? -Yes, Chief Alp Turgut.
We need to get back to the tribe right now.
The bastards might have already attacked. Come on.
Leave me here, you'll get back faster.
Not going to happen, brother. We're in this together.
Come on.
Just like I said, Ertuğrul Bey. I'm happy to help you any way I can.
I hope we find your son safe and well.
I wasn't wrong to trust you, Ares.
You honor me, Ertuğrul Bey.
But I'd like to strengthen this bond.
I think we should show sincerity in peace and friendship.
-How is that going to happen? -With trade.
Meaning?
We can reinforce our partnership through the bazaar.
Tell me what you're thinking, Ares.
Look Ertuğrul Bey, I've brought a skilled trader from Nicaea. His name is Niko.
Through him, a lot of Venetian and Greek traders will come to the bazaar.
We'll both make more money.
But in order to do that, I need some privileges over the bazaar.
I believe you'll be amendable to that after all the things I've done for you.
Very well. Your offer is reasonable.
But I need to find Gündüz first. Then we can talk in more detail.
Just let me introduce you to Niko before you leave.
Summon Niko.
What's this all about, Aslıhan Hatun? Why have you gathered us here?
My beys and alps. As you all know, after Kırca went missing
we took the precaution of doubling the guards.
We now need to take further measures to protect ourselves.
That's why I asked you here.
But why is this necessary, Aslıhan Hatun?
I received news from the Kayi Tribe.
Gündüz, son of Ertuğrul Bey, has been kidnapped.
-How come? -Who could do that?
Who would dare do that?
Whoever's capable of kidnapping the son of Ertuğrul Bey is capable of anything.
That's why the first thing we need to do is make sure our tribe is secure.
After that, we'll do whatever we can to support the Kayi Tribe.
-She's right. -Aslıhan Hatun has a point.
-She's right. -She's right.
Alps, double the guards.
Have them patrol the tribe in groups of two.
Yes, Aslıhan Hatun.
My beys, you should be careful too.
Yes, Aslıhan Hatun.
Great games are being played out around us.
The enemy is rushing towards us like a river in a flood.
If we don't stand together
this river will wash us away.
-She's right. -Aslıhan Hatun is right.
-May I come in, my Bey? -Come in.
Any news from Sancar?
No, my Bey. Not yet.
-But there is something else. -What?
Aslıhan Hatun, she's doubled the number of guards patrolling the tribe.
And she gathered the beys and alps and issued instructions to them.
Interesting.
I wonder if she's learned of the attack.
Sancar! Why have you not yet brought me Turgut's head?
There's something else you should know, my Bey.
Ertuğrul Bey's son Gündüz was kidnapped from his tribe.
What did you just say, Kayatekin?
Ertuğrul's son? From the tribe?
-Who did it? -We don't know, my Bey.
That must be the reason Aslıhan has taken all these precautions.
Ertuğrul can't be in his right mind if his son has been kidnapped.
And once Turgut dies...
everything will be in our favor.
Come on, Sancar, come on.
Come on.
Niko. Meet Ertuğrul Bey,
glorious margrave of the Seljuks and owner of Hanlı bazaar.
I hope we'll soon be working together at the bazaar.
Nice to meet you, Ertuğrul Bey.
Thank you, Niko.
As Governor Ares just said,
I hope we get to work together at Hanlı bazaar.
Surely Ertuğrul Bey, that would be in everyone's interest.
Let's see what time brings us, Niko.
We can talk about it again when the time is right.
I best get going now, Governor Ares.
I'll look forward to hearing your decision, Ertuğrul bey.
And I'll look forward to hearing of Gündüz.
Ertuğrul Bey.
It was an honor to meet you.
Get to work, Niko. I've dealt with the nasty part.
The rest is up to you.
-Prepare accordingly. -Yes, sir.
Ertuğrul is obviously playing with you.
I know, Titan. But it's not one sided.
I'm playing with him too and I'll be the winner in the end.
There is still no news.
Do you think something bad has happened, my Bey?
Wife, think positively!
-May I come in, my Bey? -Come in, Kayatekin.
My Bey.
Turgut... Turgut is on his way back to the tribe.
My God.
What the hell are you saying?
Sancar.
Wait here.
-Where are the others? -Where are the other alps?
Alps!
Where are our brothers?
What's happened to them?
What happened, Chief Alp Turgut? Did you find Kırca Alp?
What's happened to our brothers? Who did this, Chief Alp Turgut?
They ambushed us.
They hid their faces. But... they each got what they deserved.
Take him to the healing tent.
Sancar... Sancar!
-Kayatekin! -Yes, my Bey?
-Find out where Sancar is, right away. -Yes, my Bey.
Turgut!
Turgut! If you've done anything to my son,
I swear to God, I'll rain hell upon you
and take your head in front of everyone.
What happened Turgut? Where are the alps?
We were ambushed.
Good God.
Who? Who did this?
I don't know.
They looked like bandits.
They hid their faces.
First Kırca, and now this ambush. For God's sake, what's going on, Turgut?
Whoever ambushed us...
knew I'd be there.
I suspect Bahadir.
It might not have been Bahadir Bey.
I got news from the Kayi Tribe today.
Ertuğrul Bey's son, Gündüz...
What about Gündüz?
Gündüz has been kidnapped.
Who?
Who kidnapped him?
I can think of only one person.
Governor Ares.
He might also be the one who had you ambushed.
Go to Ertuğrul Bey if you like. Don't leave him alone.
Don't worry about us here.
I've taken more precautions and increased the guards. Nothing bad will happen.
I feel like I'm drowning in rage.
But... it's still dangerous here.
If I leave here, they'll look to take advantage of my absence.
This is where I must be.
God willing, Ertuğrul Bey will save his son without my help.
I hope so.
Gündüz is alive and in the castle. I'll locate him as soon as possible.
Wait for me in the empty shop, Ertuğrul Bey.
Gündüz is in the castle.
Where is the empty shop?
-Let me take you there, my Bey. -Not now.
They must see us leave the castle.
We'll come back in disguise.
Come on.
Come.
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.
My brave son was going to go hunting on wild horses.
He was to ride horses and win battles.
He will still do those things, Halime Hatun. Try not to worry.
I'd give my life to hold you in my arms one more time, son.
There are signs of him everywhere, Hafsa.
Wherever I look, I see him.
I'm dying inside.
Halime Hatun, be patient, for God's sake.
You'll see, Ertuğrul Bey will come back with Gündüz.
I hope so. I hope so, Hafsa.
Subtitle translation by Ediz Faruk Gulfirat