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What if there's something behind this, Aziz?
I'll start an investigation in the palace right away.
Find Nizamettin, wherever he is,
and bring him here!
Until we find the ones who did this,
everyone is a suspect.
Everyone should know.
Yes, my sultan.
I'll find whoever stabbed the Great Sultan of the Seljuks in the back...
in his own palace...
and bring him here for his punishment.
I'll hang him by Konya's door...
so anyone with betrayal on their minds will see him and give up.
Brother, come on! With the strength of your faith.
God is one!
Alps, check if he's dead.
He's alive, Bey.
My brave man.
May you rest in peace.
Atsız...
He was such a brave man who sacrificed so much for our state.
And he carried out so many duties for us.
As long as we have such brave men, our state will go on forever.
May God send more of them.
Amen.
Atsız's funeral will be held with our other martyrs in our village.
I'll visit his grave when I'm done with the scumbag Ares.
The smoke still hasn't risen from Hanlı Bazaar.
There must be something wrong.
I'll go check what's going on.
Obviously, Ares couldn't manage to kill Ertuğrul.
If this is the case, we can't help him.
We don't have many men.
To attack while Ertuğrul is still alive
-would be suicide. -I can't let Ares die there.
And I can't let someone like you die.
We all need a warrior like you.
If he can't make it, they'll either kill him or take him hostage.
And they know you.
If they see you, they'd never let you live.
Titan, it's all over. Just understand that.
Ares couldn't make it.
You'll replace him.
Don't worry, we'll soon find out about what happened to Ares.
How?
There's someone in the castle that's very close to Ertuğrul.
He's our eyes and ears in the castle.
He'll let me know what's going on soon.
Who is this person so close to Ertuğrul?
I'll tell you when the time comes.
Now, let's go to the cellar and wait for the news.
If Ertuğrul takes Ares to the castle, he'll let us know.
You can grin to the demon you'll befriend in the place you're going.
You cruel scumbag!
It's time for you to pay for everything, Tekfur Ares.
Now either tell me everything you know one by one,
or I'll separate your head from your body.
I won't surrender to you, Ertuğrul.
I'd rather die.
But I won't surrender.
Why are you still talking when you're in this pathetic position?
My bey, if you'll excuse us, we'll decapitate this degenerate.
Not now, my Turgut.
Not now.
Keep your swords away for a while.
I know you've been playing games
with that traitor Emir Sadettin to take over Hanlı Bazaar.
You'll tell me all about it.
So, Bey, we're getting rid of these two degenerates.
You won't die peacefully, Ares.
You won't die peacefully.
Take this degenerate away.
Once again, poison.
Once again, an ambush.
If it was the enemy, we'd be finished with them nobly on the battlefield.
When will we see the end of the traitors who are worse than my enemies?
Can I come in, my sultan?
Come in, Aziz.
We brought Emir Nizamettin, my sultan.
Bring him in right away!
My sultan, we looked everywhere in his mansion.
We questioned his wives, slaves and servants.
We found these in his mansion.
These are the letters written
for the emperor and the tekfur of Bilecik.
They are new. The ink has just dried.
He gave them information...
about my army and my battle route.
Seems like he didn't have a chance to send them yet, my sultan.
What does it say, my sultan?
The tekfur of Bilecik wrote...
to Emir Nizamettin about where to find the poison...
that he'd give me.
From the former priest that Ertuğrul killed.
He made him do everything.
Let Emir Sadettin know right away. I want him in my presence.
Bring that traitor in as well! Quick!
-Quick! -Your wish is my command, my sultan.
Little time left.
Soon Sadettin's palace will be built.
-Can I come in, Majesty Emir? -Come in.
They brought Emir Nizamettin, Majesty Emir.
Did they find the letters that I placed in his palace?
We placed it with the help of the slave you gifted him.
-They must have. -Good.
When the sultan reads those letters, he'll go mad.
He won't believe that Nizamettin is innocent
even if everyone he knows says he is.
Can I come in, Majesty Emir?
Come in.
Our sultan is waiting for you, Majesty Emir.
The sultan's wish is my command.
Let's go and watch with joy how Nizamettin gets punished.
From now on, you'll be the emir that our sultan trusts the most, Majesty Emir.
In the name of God.
Grandmother!
Grandmother would die for you.
-What's this? -Tell me, Gündüz,
why are you so excited?
I brought molasses, Mother!
-So Grandmother can recover quickly. -So nice of you, son.
Oh, my brave boy.
You've got such a good heart.
As long as you are such a brave Alp, nothing will happen to me.
Nothing will happen, Grandmother.
I am Gündüz Alp, the son of Great Ertuğrul Bey,
-Of course. -Can I come in, Mother Hayme?
Come on, Mother.
Go ahead.
Ertuğrul Bey caught Ares and he's bringing him to the castle.
See, I told you
my father would get him and make him pay for it.
And now my father will cut his other eye out!
Of course he will, son!
Your brave father would never let the enemy get away.
Thank God, Mother.
Finally, Ares's head is in the hands of my bey.
Let's go.
Mother Hayme.
Thank God you're okay.
But you should rest more.
Mother.
You should stay. Don't exhaust yourself.
I can't sit still, daughter.
I want to see how pathetic that degenerate is.
And I'm good.
I'm so good.
Alçiçek, take care of Savcı.
Yes, Halime Sultan.
Alas!
The kind of business the Great Seljuk Emir was after is unbelievable.
Turns out he served the enemy.
My sultan, Sul...
My sultan.
The soldiers raided my mansion.
They brought me here without giving me any information.
You don't even let me kiss your skirt.
I see a rage
in your eyes bigger than the rage you have for your enemies.
What did I do to deserve this treatment, my sultan?
Because you've been...
even worse than my enemies, Nizamettin.
-My sultan... -Your betrayal came out of the chest!
The poisonous arrow that came out of it missed me
but it killed a soldier of mine and my trust for you.
I swear to God that I didn't put those things in the chest, my sultan.
How would I know about those devils’ inventions?
I sent you the manuscripts of your favorite poets.
The chest was received right in front of me.
It was placed in the room right in front of me.
And it was moved out of the room right in front me.
I'm not a traitor, my sultan.
If you're not a traitor, explain these.
They found these in your mansion!
Letters to the emperor and the tekfur of Bilecik.
You wrote about the army's condition, the number of soldiers,
the route of the campaign and everything!
Moreover, they told you where to get the poison to kill me!
This is an ambush, my sultan.
The letters are an ambush! The chest is an ambush!
Shame on you, Nizamettin!
I dedicated my life to serve you, my sultan.
My father served your father,
my grandfather served your grandfather.
When your brother İzzettin...
got you arrested and put you in prison,
I served eight years in prison so I wouldn't leave you on your own.
I was there with you...
at the Battle of Alaiye,
the Battle of Yassıçemen and many more.
My body is full of the scars of arrow and sword blows...
I took for you.
This is the doings of the snakes that hide in the state, my sultan.
I'm not the one who wanted to poison you,
they are.
The state's traditions can forgive anything...
except betrayal.
For this cause, fathers disregard their sons,
and brothers disregard each other.
You took advantage of the exceptions I provided you,
and imagined yourself in the sultan's position.
But two swords do not fit in one sheath.
I am the only sword in this state!
The reign and the power are mine!
You'll pay for it!
Take him to the dungeon!
He'll rot in the dungeon until...
he gives up the names of his allies.
My sultan, your sword is about to take the head of the wrong person.
You're throwing your state into the fire!
Every cloud has a silver lining, my sultan.
Luckily, you exposed the traitors before they could...
harm you or the state.
Now, if you'll excuse me.
Degenerate scumbag.
Finally, you fell into the trap that you set up.
You got what you deserved.
You have been so evil that...
even if I tore your head off with my bare hands,
I wouldn't feel better.
I put my feet on...
your head in the castle that you took shelter in
once upon a time.
All evil people like you will end up the same.
Kill me, Ertuğrul!
Kill me!
Don't waste your breath!
We've got more stuff to do.
You'll tell me everything you know.
If you resist,
I'll make you talk until you start bleeding from your mouth.
Take him away.
Maybe the reign will go on with ingratitude, however,
it'll never go on with cruelty.
Such wise words, Great Vizier Nizamülmülk.
May God protect us from cruelty and from being cruel.
Can I come in, my sultan?
Come in.
What's going on Aziz? Is something wrong?
Speak!
I'm coming from the dungeon.
Emir Nizamettin.
Emir Nizamettin killed himself, my sultan.
What do you mean he killed himself? How could this happen?
I'm one of the dungeon guards, my sultan.
He drank poison and killed himself.
The doctor is examining the emir's body.
Tell the doctor and Emir Sadettin to come here right away!
Now!
Kill me, Ertuğrul. Finish this.
Don't rush it.
I'll give you an opportunity to escape your death.
I'll take you to Konya.
You'll tell Sultan Alaeddin
about your alliance with Emir Sadettin.
Explain to me, how did this happen?
He had poison in his ring, my sultan.
He mixed the poison with water and killed himself.
This is the same kind of poison that killed
your soldier, my sultan.
Traitor!
He must have realized that he was exposed
and there was no way for him to save himself.
So he killed himself.
There's more, my sultan.
This is the same poison they used when they wanted to kill you in Hanlı Bazaar.
Nizamettin.
Why would he want to kill me?
Ambition for power blinded him, my sultan.
He wanted to take over the reign by killing you
and causing a fit between your children.
There's no other explanation.
Traitor!
You worked with Emir Sadettin on the trap you set up for me and my Alps
while we were on our sultan’s campaign,
and on the sale of Hanlı Bazaar.
If you confess this in the sultan's presence, I'll let you live.
I am...
a knight that took an oath for my empire,
and our holy cause, Ertuğrul.
I would never do something that serves you or your state.
I will not say a word.
Neither your empire nor your cause can save you.
I walked all over your knighthood.
You're nothing now. You only have your worthless life left.
And if you have some intelligence left,
you'll do as I say and save yourself.
Otherwise, tomorrow morning I'll execute you in front of your people
and announce the kind of degenerate that you are.
Your people will spit in your face.
You'll die with the curse of your people.
You can't do that to me, Ertuğrul! I don't deserve that!
You don't deserve that?
Think about it until sunrise.
If you can't save yourself by morning, you never will.
I'd die for you.
Karacahisar is conquered.
And the degenerate Ares is captured.
My mother's health is okay.
We'll have much better days, Mother.
God willing, Daughter.
Don't get up, Mother.
How are you? Is everything okay?
I'm fine, Son. You look tired.
I'm okay, Mother.
I was just with the degenerate Ares.
I'm done with him.
But the future of our state is ambiguous.
Why do you say that?
Sit down, Mother. I've got things to tell you.
It's time for you to hear about them.
The worms of a tree come from within.
And our glorious state is weakened by traitors within.
Not only is our state under threat,
but also our villages.
When have we lacked traitors?
They either deceive the sultan or set the Şehzades against each other.
Thank God, the roots of our tree are solid, my bey.
After today, no one can cause us harm.
This time it's worse, Halime.
Our sultan got poisoned,
my Alps and I were trapped,
Turgut and Aslıhan were poisoned,
and same people were behind all of these:
the emir of our state, Emir Sadettin Köpek.
Emir Sadettin?
We all know how sinister he is.
However, how could a great emir...
be this corrupt, son?
My bey, you're talking about the poisoning of our sultan.
That kind of evil is irredeemable.
Do you have a proof?
I have proof, my Halime.
But it's not enough.
The degenerate Ares knows everything.
If he confesses to the sultan what he knows,
everything will come out.
Our state will get rid of the traitor Köpek.
But Ares says he won't confess anything.
So what are you going to do, Son?
I gave him time to think until the morning.
If he doesn't confess,
I'll give him the necessary punishment in front of his people.
And then I'll go to Konya to talk to the sultan about what I know.
Oh, for God's sake, Ertuğrul.
How will you prove it to him if Ares won't talk?
You know that as much as I do.
The palace is a lion's den.
God knows how many more Emir Sadettins are there.
If you can't prove it, God forbid,
they will harm you badly.
We will do whatever we can to prevent Emir Sadettin from succeeding, my Halime.
If we submit to Sadettin's games,
then our state will fail.
If we can't be as brave as the traitors, shame on us.
To take care of the state is more important than our own lives.
You'll come to Konya with me, Halime.
Whatever you want, my bey.
Son, you're on a tough journey again.
May God give you the strength...
to pass the deep waters and cross the grand mountains.
Amen, Mother. Amen.
If we lose the state, traditions will go astray.
It's time to clean the state of those who disregard tradition.
If you'll excuse me,
I'll go see Muhyiddin Ibn Al Arabi, Mother.
Peace be with you.
Peace be upon you. Go ahead, son.
With the help of God, you defeated the ambushers.
Thank God.
But you couldn't get rid of the ambushers in your mind.
Sing your heart out so you can feel peace.
The mad horses in my mind are taking me to faraway lands.
What do you see in those lands?
Giant plane trees, mad stallions.
Sails that tame the waves.
Keys to many cities.
So what worries you?
Those mad stallions whisper in my ear.
What do they say?
They say...
"Plant a seed so it can become a plane tree when it grows.
And that plane's shade can cover all over the world.
So your state can exist."
May God grant these kinds of stallions to everyone.
How can we establish this state?
What kind of qualities does that person have to have?
Do I have those qualities?
First of all, a state is not a post,
a position, a sultan, a king
nor a khan.
A state is about the mind and the heart.
A clear mind and heart are what makes a body human,
and what makes a state is the qualities of its people.
The more qualities people have,
the better the state will be.
That's why they say to keep your people alive so the state can live.
Brave people and quality people make powerful nations.
Among them, good viziers, commanders, scholars and students will come out...
and altogether, you'll have a grand state.
So what kind of qualities should...
their leader have?
The head is the commander that moves the body.
The head has the eyes, the ears and the mouth.
For a body to be healthy, the head should be intact.
He should be merciful.
He should be fair.
He should be decisive and determined.
He'll think about the welfare of the people before himself.
He'll make his people have new dreams.
His people's problems will be his.
So what destroys a state?
Almighty God commands, in the Quran,
"People! God’s promise is true,
so do not let the present life deceive you.
Do not let the Deceiver deceive you about God."
The Devil plays lots of tricks to destroy a state.
The blind Devil instils unfairness into the people.
He makes the bribery seem sweet.
He whispers that the inadequacy is the reality.
Everyone cares only about themselves...
and forgets about the problems of their people.
By then, the people get so unruly that...
they don't listen to their sultans, they don't follow traditions...
and they stop following God's orders.
God forbid.
Subtitle translation by Irem Ozarslan