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Mother, all the women are at their posts.
They keep patrolling day and night.
Great.
Dear.
You couldn't sleep a wink last night.
Come, rest for a while.
Mother.
There's still no news from Ertuğrul.
I can't help but worry about them.
Dear.
Our duty is to protect the camp,
and pray for their victory.
God will surely help them.
I hope so.
May I enter, Hayme Hatun?
I hope to God that it's good news.
Come in, Artuk Bey.
There's news from Ertuğrul Bey.
Thank God. They raised our flag at the castle.
-The adhan has been pronounced. -O God, blessed be.
Thank God.
-Thank God. -Blessed be.
Thank God for granting us victory.
This is what you get for capturing me.
My father showed them and took their fortress.
Next time, I'll go there as Gündüz,
son of Ertuğrul Bey, and not as a captive.
God bless!
Ertuğrul Bey expects me at the fortress.
You give this good news to our people
and come to the fortress with our men.
Artuk Bey.
Is Marya all right? I'm worried about her.
Who is Marya, Gündüz?
Artuk Bey.
Marya is a woman from the fortress.
Apparently, she helped Gündüz when he was captured.
All right, Gündüz. I'll find out when I'm there.
Come on.
Take them away.
You are forgetting that this land still belongs to us, Ertuğrul Bey.
I know that you're paying taxes to our Sultan to hold this fortress.
I'm still the ruler of this land, Ertuğrul Bey.
This fortress was home to a great deal
of treachery, traps, and evil.
Their cruelty could only be redeemed with their blood.
Thank God, the light of justice will shine
now that we have defeated their evil darkness.
With this blow to Karacahisar, not only will you shake Nicaea,
but even Constantinople.
You said this conquest would lead to bigger conquests, sir.
Now I see what you meant.
I always said no borders could contain you, sir.
Now, the whole world will see that.
Thank you, brothers.
Make sure our soldiers are alert.
We need to be careful until things settle down.
Search around the fortress.
Let's see what's here.
-You got it. -Right on.
Sir.
There's a locked chest here.
Bring it here, Bamsı.
All right, sir.
Turgut!
Let me help, brother.
Here we go!
There it is, sir.
Is this that one-eyed governor's treasure or something?
Turgut.
Here we go!
It's my azure sword!
So, that one-eyed governor's been holding onto it.
It was that very azure sword that welcomed you here, Ertuğrul Bey.
That bastard must have even been afraid of your sword.
That's why he locked it in a chest.
God bless.
It seems that...
he dreamed about killing me with my own sword.
However, I turned those dreams into a nightmare.
Now, as traditions dictates,
I'll saber the throne.
The cruel will eventually pay their sins. Justice will prevail.
God is here, and the heathens are gone.
This won't end here. I'll come back.
I'll take both your life and your fortress, Ertuğrul.
How is the situation out there, Dumrul?
We sent the bodies of Ares' soldiers to be buried, sir.
And we'll gather our martyrs to send them to the camp.
We fought long and hard for this.
If we have a home now,
it's thanks to the martyrs.
God bless their souls.
-Amen. -Amen.
Amen.
We conquered the fortress.
But we must be cautious.
The emperor could have sent an army.
Bamsı.
Tell the soldiers outside the fortress
that they shall stay put and wait for my orders.
The Governor of Bilecik may send a unit.
Have some men stationed at the roads from Bilecik.
As you wish, sir.
Did you find Ares?
Not yet, sir.
Our men are still looking for him.
Dumrul, warn the soldiers burying Ares' soldiers.
Atsız.
Take some men with you.
It's possible that Ares got out of the fortress.
If he managed to get away,
he'll make for the Governor of Bilecik.
Be on the lookout, now.
Leave it to me, sir.
I know all the ways Ares can take.
I'll breathe down his neck and bring him to you.
Thank you.
Günkut, send for the priests.
They should take their paintings and crosses to their church.
As you wish, sir.
Go on.
Ho!
Give me a hand here.
Ho!
-What happened here? -Ares...
He got away. He was hidden among the bodies.
Let Ertuğrul Bey know. We'll go after Ares. Hurry!
Ho!
Ertuğrul Bey, the Christian people are worried about their faith.
We'd like to know how you'll proceed with it.
We won't meddle in anyone's faith, priest.
We rule our subjects with justice.
You are my people now.
God says in his holy book that
there'll be no forcing in religion.
That's why as long as you don't disturb others,
you may live and pray as you like.
Now, toll the bells, and gather everyone in the courtyard.
I have things to tell them.
Thank you, Ertuğrul Bey.
Let's go.
Take everything.
Come on.
Ho!
Get down, check his tracks.
-They went this way. -That road lets to Bilecik.
Ertuğrul Bey was right.
He'll seek help from the Governor of Bilecik and gather an army.
We must catch him. On your horses! Come on!
Sir.
Thank God for letting us see this day.
May our victory be everlasting.
Amen, Artuk Bey.
Thank God for letting us see this day.
Turgut Alp.
May God give strength to your arm.
Thank you, Artuk Bey.
Bamsı.
May your sword never dull.
Thank you, Artuk Bey.
We found these in the cellar, sir.
Thank you.
There might be confidential reports there, sir.
Read each and every one of them, Artuk Bey.
I need a connection between Ares and Emir Sadettin.
I need strong evidence when I go to see our Sultan.
As you wish, sir.
I'll check all of them and report back to you.
Thank you, Artuk Bey.
I'll take one-fifth of all the spoils to our Sultan.
Use some of it to set up an almshouse.
Also, we need a small mosque.
Share the rest equally between the tribes.
As you wish, sir.
What happened, Dumrul?
There's news from Atsız, sir.
He found Ares' tracks.
He went after him.
Atsız will surely find Ares.
Tell everyone to spread out.
As you wish, sir.
Welcome, Mother Hayme.
Thank you.
Good god.
Look at this!
What was a nest of Byzantine evil until recently
has been honored with Islam.
Thank God, mother.
We got to see these days.
Hopefully, we will prosper and revive this fortress.
I hope so, dear.
We can't thank God enough for granting us with such a victory.
My dear.
What happened?
Hafsa?
Are you all right?
I suffered so much in this castle...
that I was born and brought up in.
They killed my father.
I was all alone.
What would I do without you, Mother Hayme?
As I came here, together with you,
I'm both happy and sad at the same time.
My sweetie.
We'll live to see many great days together.
-Hopefully. -I hope so.
-Welcome, Mother Hayme. -Thank you, Günkut.
Let me take you to Ertuğrul Bey.
Okay.
Why is the bell ringing?
Ertuğrul Bey will give a speech to the residents.
It's to gather everyone around, Mother Hayme.
I know this fortress, Mother. Let me show you around.
-Sure, why not? -So be it.
Come on, take us to your dad.
Come along then, Grandmother.
When you told me that I couldn't lay a hand on this castle,
I said I'd show you all whether I could do it or not.
I trampled on your rule.
I destroyed your armies.
And now, both Karacahisar Castle and your throne are under my rule.
Soon, the emperor of Nicaea shall see this as well.
Write this down, Artuk Bey.
"Emperor Dukas.
We ruined all the traps and plots
of your Governor Ares.
I made that coward who broke our peace pay for it.
Now, Karacahisar Castle is under my rule.
I'll send you Ares' head soon, as well.
If the Governor of Bilecik makes
the same treacherous mistake...
he will share Ares' fate.
Let it be known that...
the might of our armies is enough to take even Nicaea.
Ruler of Karacahisar,
Margrave of the Seljuks,
Son of Suleyman Shah, Ertuğrul."
Go now.
Let everyone in Nicaea know about my victory.
And if they don't behave,
tell them that we'll come knocking on their doors.
-Artuk Bey. -Yes, sir.
Gather some men.
Have them scribble notices of our victory and send them everywhere.
As you wish, sir.
Ho!
This way. Come along.
I know my way around here.
Welcome, everyone.
Welcome, Mother Hayme.
-Halime Hatun, Aslıhan Hatun. -Bamsı...
Hafsa.
Welcome.
Bamsı, God bless you.
We're so happy for this victory.
Thank you, Mother Hayme.
Marya!
Gündüz.
You are alive.
I was worried about you.
Is your wound okay?
I'm all right, Gündüz.
Now that I see you, I feel great.
I'm all better now.
God bless you, Marya.
I hear you helped Gündüz.
Thank you.
Dear, Gündüz wouldn't stop talking about you.
I heard you protected him.
God knows what would have happened to him if you weren't around.
Thank you.
Gündüz is a clever boy.
He'd have taken care of himself even without me.
Good. Come on now, let's go.
Come on.
Have our men do what's necessary, Turgut.
Yes, sir.
Daddy! Congratulations on your victory!
Come here, big guy.
You too will fight many wars like me and conquer many other fortresses.
God bless.
Son.
God bless your victory.
I pray that God helps you take many others,
so that you may gain more lands and fortresses.
Thank you, Mother.
God bless you, dear.
Now that you took this fortress,
we can never be proud enough of you.
What's important is not a castle, or a throne, Halime.
What's important is for our flag to ripple in God's name.
As long as I'm alive, I'll raise our flag wherever we need to.
Ertuğrul Bey.
God bless your conquest.
May this be the beginning of many other victories.
Amen, Aslıhan Hatun.
Amen.
I have no doubt that you'll bring justice to this castle
where my father was once its governor.
I wish you all the best.
Thanks, Hafsa Hatun.
I'm happy to see you alive and well, Marya.
Thank you, Ertuğrul Bey.
You avenged my brother. What more could I ask for?
Do you have a family other than your brother?
No.
I have nowhere else to go.
We can't leave you alone now.
If you don't have anywhere to go,
then come live with us if that's okay with you.
I'd be honored.
But is that all right?
I don't want to trouble you.
Our tribe is home to those who are brave, and trustworthy.
Anyone may live with us if they are trustworthy.
You too may live with us. Rest at ease.
Artuk Bey.
-Yes, sir. -Treat Marya's wounds.
Do your best so that she heals fast.
As you wish, sir. Leave it to me.
May God protect you, Ertuğrul Bey.
-May God give you strength. -Thank you, Marya.
I'm so happy that you let Marya live with us, Dad.
God bless.
My boy.
Brothers.
Let's surrender to Ertuğrul Bey.
We can't surrender to the man that killed Bahadir Bey.
He killed Bahadir Bey.
It's all over now.
We'll deal with him.
So, you killed Bahadir, huh? God damn you, Ertuğrul.
Commander Ares.
This isn't over, Ertuğrul.
It's just begun, in fact.
In the name of God
who wills things into existence and fills our hearts with faith.
I'm Ertuğrul, son of Suleyman Shah.
Let it be known
that Justice replaces cruelty and fear in these lands.
We will treat everyone as equals.
From now on,
we shall all live in peace and harmony.
We'll strengthen our home and trade with justice.
You may practice your religion in peace on these lands.
Justice, freedom, peace, and unity.
That's our law.
Long live Ertuğrul Bey!
It's possible to conquer everything by the sword.
But what matters is to be able to call it home.
We must make this place our home and ensure peace for the Christians.
You're absolutely right, sir.
First, we must build a mosque as the symbol of being owned by Islam.
Get it done, Bamsı.
Have the best artisans do it. Buy whatever we need.
As you wish, sir.
Sir, from now on, scholars will be visiting our home.
We need to build a place for them, a madrasah.
Good thinking, Artuk Bey.
Education is the basis for a prosperous home.
We must attract scholars,
and make sure they stay here, if need be.
Sir, we can use the artisans we brought
to build an almshouse for the poor and infirmaries for the sick.
The biggest concern of the Christians is tax.
They've been crushed under the harsh Byzantine tax for a while.
And now they are afraid of what taxes we'll ask of them.
What do you think about this, Artuk Bey?
Sir, our tradition dictates
that a bey is the one who gives, and the brave are those who are strong.
Based on this, their bellies must be full and their sacks filled with coins,
to live in peace.
If the people live in peace,
then they will be loyal to their ruler and comply with him.
I thought so, Artuk Bey.
That's why we must keep
the taxes we'll be taking from the Christian tradesmen to a minimum.
Abdur Rahman.
Go out and gather the Greek.
Let them know that the taxes are going to be minimal.
As you wish, sir.
Artuk Bey.
Before all else, check the documents we found here.
Surely, something that connects Emir Sadettin and Ares will show up.
Check everything in detail.
This is important.
As you wish, sir.
I shall go to the cellar now. Ares' confidential documents are there.
All right.
Take Marya with you.
She'll help you read the documents in Greek.
As you wish, sir.
Subtitle translation by Tuğçe Erteki