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My God...
My God!
My God, don't make us endure this pain.
My God, don't make my child live without a father.
Bamsı! Bamsı! Bamsı!
My Hafsa!
Bamsı, Bamsı! Bamsı!
-Let me go! -Bamsı!
No!
Aslıhan!
Turgut!
-Turgut! -Move! Let me go! Bamsı!
-Bamsı, Bamsı!
Bamsı, they can't take you away from me!
My Hafsa...
Raise our child as an alp.
Seal your love, our love, in your heart, my Hafsa.
Turgut!
Aslıhan,
your husband is walking to his death with his pride intact, without submitting.
Not under any circumstances did we rebel against our state!
You must always keep your head up.
Give me your blessings, my Aslıhan.
The enemies of our state are the people who are doing this to you.
I give you all my blessings, my Turgut.
-I give my blessings, my brave man. -My Aslıhan...
My Bey... Let him go!
Release him! Tyrants! Tyrants! Release him!
Let me go!
You'll pay for this! You'll pay for what you're doing!
You won't get away with this barbarity! I swear you won't!
Günalp Bey!
Sooner or later, you'll pay for what you're doing.
You're signing your own death sentence by breaking the hearts of innocents,
and hanging them in the castle they conquered.
We're here today...
to punish the traitors responsible for taking our sultan's life.
Their punishment won't stop here.
They will turn in their graves with the guilt of killing our sultan...
while he was on his way to war.
As for the tribes they leave behind,
if they rebel against our state...
I won't hesitate to mete out the same punishment.
You'll pay for this,
you and the one who pulls your strings, Sadettin.
With God's help.
Günalp Bey, if one of us dies, a thousand of us will rise up in his stead.
You'll never succeed in what you're doing.
I won't allow anyone to rebel against our state.
Go to hell.
-Sungur Bey! -Sungur Bey!
Who did that?
Suleyman Shah's son, Ertuğrul.
-Our Ertuğrul Bey! -Ertuğrul Bey!
My Bey.
Ertuğrul.
Despite the palace being taken over by snakes and rats,
my innocence was proven to all.
Sultan Giyaseddin Keyhusrev's verdict is that
my brothers and I are innocent.
Now...
remove the rope you've put around the necks of my brave men, Günalp Bey.
I've got a score to settle with you and the cowards who ordered
the deaths of my brave men.
It was Sultan Alaeddin's orders
that Günalp Bey should be sent to Karacahisar
to ensure the duties of his margrave were carried out properly.
Günalp Bey is a valued servant
who fought many battles by your late father's side.
When we leave for Amid, you can rely upon him
to keep our western borders secure.
Ertuğrul Bey is innocent, you know that as well as I.
My father died of old age.
That is what everyone will be told.
Fine.
Ertuğrul Bey will continue to be the margrave of our western borders,
in line with my father's final order.
My Sultan!
I'm glad to hear Ertuğrul has been judged innocent, of course I am.
But we obviously run the risk
of him swimming against the current and causing problems while you are away.
Sehzade Kilicarslan is still alive.
Given those circumstances, we can't be sure what Ertuğrul Bey might do.
-You should be cautious, my Sultan. -Enough!
None of you have the authority to have my father's orders withdrawn.
I trust Ertuğrul completely.
He keeps his position.
Günalp Bey will swear loyalty to Ertuğrul Bey and serve him.
Those are my orders.
Understood?
As for my brother, Kilicarslan.
He and his mother will be allowed to live in peace in Ankara Castle.
I don't want anything to happen to them.
If it does, you'll be the first to pay for it.
They'll kill us just like they killed my father, Mother.
You are Alaeddin Keykubat's son, Kilicarslan.
You will not allow anyone to trample over your father's will or our pride.
We must escape first, Mother.
There are still soldiers loyal to their state
who are ready to lay down their lives for you and for your father's will.
When the time comes,
they'll fight that demon Altun Aba and his soldiers while you escape.
-They'll have a horse ready for you. -What about you?
My son, my Kilicarslan.
It was your father's wish
that you took the throne to ensure the Turk tribes and Islam survive.
Never forget that the future of the state depends on you.
Run and fight for your rights.
Your father's soul cannot rest until you do.
You went too far, Günalp Bey.
You know you'll have to pay for it.
I was ordered to kill you
and the other Beys in your council, Ertuğrul Bey.
Insidiously...
you stole into the castle I conquered.
Worse still, you took my position here.
Why did you dare do that, Günalp Bey? Answer me.
I was doing as I should, I was carrying out my duty.
And what of Artuk Bey, Turgut Bey,
Bamsı Alp, and my brother Sungurtekin?
Why did you try to have them hanged?
Your brother Sungurtekin broke into the castle
and attempted to free the convicted prisoners.
And were my Beys convicted of a crime?
What else could Sungurtekin Bey have done to prevent you killing innocent people?
How dare you attempt,
on the word of the Emir, to kill heroic men serving their state.
Is Emir Sadettin our sultan?
Who is he to order the deaths of men loyal to their state?
Is Altun Aba the judge?
He acts like the spokesman of sharia law, with you as his executioner.
Don't you understand that I was only carrying out my orders, Ertuğrul Bey?
You're either a traitor who rented his weapon to Emir Sadettin
or you're a pathetic person who's blinded by loyalty to his state.
Tell me...
which is it, Günalp Bey?
Enough, Ertuğrul Bey. Know your limits.
You have been forgiven by our sultan
on the basis of İbn-i Arabi's guarantee.
For my part, this matter is at an end.
The ones who accused me of taking our sultan's life
know now that I'm innocent.
Good.
The loyalty my Beys and I have for our state is obvious,
as is our innocence.
So...
your presence here is no longer required, Günalp Bey.
Now... leave my castle immediately, and take your soldiers with you.
It's not in your power
to dismiss me and my soldiers
from our roles at Karacahisar Castle, Ertuğrul Bey.
Are you asking me to hand the castle I conquered over to you?
Not at all.
I neither have the right nor would I dare to ask that.
Emir Sadettin and Atabey Altun Aba's order
became obsolete the moment you were proven innocent.
However...
the final orders of our late Sultan Alaeddin must be followed...
by you and I both.
What are you saying, Günalp Bey?
Our late Sultan Alaeddin sent these orders to me...
when I was at Ahlat Castle.
He ordered me and my soldiers to Karacahisar Castle
to serve under your command.
If you are as loyal to our late sultan as you say you are...
you have no choice but to obey that order.
I'll gladly follow... our sultan's order.
I'll agree to you remaining here, Günalp Bey.
However...
if I see any sign of disloyalty or if you fail to obey my orders,
know that I will destroy you.
Allahu Akbar.
Semi Allahu limen hamideh.
Allahu Akbar.
Esselamu aleykum ve rahmetullah.
Sir...
what a beautiful state of being this is.
I've never...
felt this level of true peace and ease...
in my life before.
When I'm praying...
it feels like...
my soul is cleansed.
I couldn't stop the tears falling from my eyes.
The clear water that flows from the springs...
is the representation of cleanliness.
It cleans people of dirt, cleans the flowers and meadows of dust.
The tears which fall from our eyes waters the garden in our hearts.
It nurtures the flowers in our hearts.
You should be happy to shed tears for God.
Your tears show the peace you have achieved in your soul.
Sir...
you opened a door for me.
I'm so grateful for that.
But...
I'm curious about the doors that will follow.
God is the one who opens doors, son.
We are only the cause.
If you hadn't asked for our help...
we couldn't have given it to you.
Holy God orders in the Qur'an...
"If a community won't change their morals, God won't change them."
If God wishes evil on a community...
there's no way to escape it.
There's no one to help them, except God.
You should be happy to have come to this realization.
That is God's gift to you, son.
God...
has given me great gifts even though I don't deserve it.
I feel guilty.
I'd like to give my all.
I want to...
know our religion and the Qur'an much better.
-Please help me. -Of course, son.
If you want to learn about our religion and the Qur'an...
first you have to get to know our Prophet, Muhammad.
One day, our Mother Ayse was asked about our Prophet's morals.
And she replied, "His morals are the Qur'an."
Our Prophet set us an example by living the Qur'an.
God states in the Qur'an,
"The Messenger of God is an excellent model
for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day
and remember Him often."
Ahmet, my son,
it is our duty to get to know that graceful messenger...
and apply what we learn from him to our lives.
He's such a precious guide that...
in every moment of his life...
there are treasures that we can adapt to our own lives.
Sir...
I'd like to know this blessed person more,
understand him,
-and follow where he leads. -Amen.
Sir...
your words warm my heart and I want to hear more of them.
But...
if I am to carry out the duty Ertuğrul Bey gave to me, I must begin my journey.
May God let our paths cross soon so that I may listen to your warm words again.
We are on the same road, son.
Always follow God's path.
Your journey will be hard.
But don't forget that the reward for this journey is enormous.
Now go on your way to fight your case.
We are on your side with an army of prayers.
Thank you, sir. May God bless you.
-May God bless you, sir. -Godspeed, son.
Thank you, sir.
-Brother. -My brother.
Praise be!
Brother Gundogdu will go on the Amid expedition with Dündar Bey.
But he said it'd be me facing the real battle, not him.
He said being by Ertuğrul's side is more difficult than challenging the Crusaders.
He was right.
There won't be a mountain top without smoke and a brave man without thunder.
We came into this world to run towards trouble with our swords unsheathed.
-Welcome. -Thank you.
-Good to see you. -And you, my Bey.
Thank you.
Good to see you as well!
-Thank you, my Bey. -Praise be!
Good to see you.
My Bey, you got there just in time.
-Just in time. -Praise be!
You put Günalp Bey in his place.
I believe Günalp Bey's intentions were honorable.
But... his loyalty to that dog Sadettin
might cause problems for us in the future.
-Artuk Bey. -Yes, my Bey.
I entrust the castle first to God and then to you.
Sadettin thrust Günalp Bey in here like a rusty dagger.
We'll make sure Günalp Bey acts according to our commands
not Sadettin's provocations.
My Bey, if this man is all about the survival of the state,
it could make things more difficult for us.
I haven't come here only to kiss my mother's hand, Ertuğrul Bey.
I'll stay by your side until we can free our state from Sadettin's grip.
If we can't find some way of overcoming that scoundrel...
he'll destroy the Kayis and the rest of the Turk tribes.
-Know that I'm at your service. -Thank you, brother.
I want to know everything Günalp Bey does.
Make sure he doesn't step out of line.
If he does, you know what to do.
-As you command, my Bey. -As you command, my Bey.
My Bey, where is Ahmet Alp?
So, he's following God's path and is our brother now.
That's right. That's right, Bamsı.
He's following us with İbn-i Arabi.
When Arabi gets to the tribe...
Ahmet will be with Bilecik's governor.
He'll infiltrate them and send us intelligence.
-May God help him, my Bey. -Amen, Artuk Bey. Amen.
Amen.
-Bamsı! -My Hafsa!
My Hafsa! My Hafsa!
Aslıhan.
Thank God.
Thank heaven.
Come in.
My Bey.
Ertuğrul Bey, thank you.
May God bless you, my Bey.
Thank you, Hatuns. Thank you.
Now, let's get back to the tribe.
There are things I want to tell you there.
Ertuğrul is a warrior.
-He's loyal to his state. -We can't be sure of that, Bey.
I believe he has good intentions, Aydogmus.
But he's stubborn.
He doesn't know that Emir Sadettin is like a father to me.
He doesn't know his limits and that bothers me.
The real problem is that his obstinacy might prove a disaster for our state.
There's no doubt Ertuğrul Bey is loyal
to our sultan's brother, Sehzade Kilicarslan.
It isn't only the Emir who’s worried by that.
The whole palace is.
If that's the case...
I'll kill Ertuğrul Bey with my own hands.
I lost my mother, my father
and my brothers in Sehzade's wars.
I won't lose my state too.
I want to know every step Ertuğrul Bey takes.
I hear of it first...
then Emir Sadettin does.
Yes, my Bey.
Hell Warriors.
I've finally found you.
My God, help me in this difficult duty.
Hell Warriors!
That's Ares.
What are you doing here?
Pack up.
We're going to see Bilecik's governor.
What are you going to do with Bilecik's governor?
I'm going to ask for his support to get my revenge on Ertuğrul.
You went to Konya and ratted us out to the Turk's sultan.
The great warrior Titan died because of you.
You think a pathetic loser like you could get his revenge on Ertuğrul?
I never sold out.
I was defeated but I didn't die.
Now, you follow me.
We'll get our revenge on those barbaric Turks with the help of Bilecik's governor.
Did you hear him? We're supposed to follow his orders.
First you must pay for what you've done, Ares.
Hell Warriors... Attack.
What do you think you're doing? I'm the governor!
A defeated, pathetic, miserable former governor.
Let's take him to the cave. I'm not finished with him.
We cannot allow Ertuğrul to get stronger like he did under Sultan Alaeddin.
Günalp Bey is loyal to me. He won't let that happen.
You tell me that he's an honest man.
What if he takes Ertuğrul Bey's side?
His aide Aydogmus is a dependable man.
I'll be the first one to hear of it if Günalp makes a mistake.
I'll punish him myself.
Very good.
Giyaseddin knows everything but pretends that he doesn't.
He wants everyone to believe that his father died of natural causes.
He obviously knows us better than we thought.
Don't you dare push his buttons, Sadettin.
Don't worry.
Ertuğrul's next target will be Söğüt.
If he takes Söğüt over too, he'll be one step closer to a state of his own.
Do you think the letter of peace you sent to Bilecik's Governor, Kritos
will resolve the matter?
I'll use the governor as a hammer, and Günalp as the anvil.
Bilecik's governor is full of hate
because his son Angelos was killed by Ertuğrul's alps.
We'll use that hate to our full advantage.
This truce must put a stop to Ertuğrul.
This absolutely must end here.
BILECIK CASTLE
My God!
Help me get my revenge on the Turks
who sent my son's head to me and fed his body to wild animals.
I'll avenge you eventually, son.
Enter!
Governor Kritos, a letter has come for you from Emir Sadettin.
My prayers have been answered, Leo. My prayers have been answered.
What does it say, sir?
Emir Sadettin...
wants to make a peace treaty with me just like he did with Vasilius and Ares.
But what he really wants is Ertuğrul's head.
And I'll give it to him.
It says they're prepared to give Söğüt to us as a mark of their good will,
on the condition we keep paying the taxes we paid to Alaeddin.
It makes sense for him to want to cooperate with us
when Sultan Giyaseddin is getting ready for the Amid war.
What about Ertuğrul? What's going to happen to him?
I heard that he was found innocent and got his position back.
Ertuğrul will never sit at the same table as us.
It says I will be discussing the peace treaty with Günalp Bey.
Ertuğrul won't let that happen.
He knows that too.
His intention is to let me deal with Ertuğrul.
Neither the sultan nor the state will support Ertuğrul.
Ertuğrul is a lone wolf and has been disowned by his state.
We all know what happens to the lone wolf, Leo.
I'll take Söğüt first and Ertuğrul's head second.
Subtitle translation by Irem Ozarslan