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"This is a death warrant for Altun Aba...
who defied Sultan Gıyaseddin's orders....
and killed Prince Kılıçarslan and his mother."
Emir Sadettin Köpek.
Why would he do that?
That bastard wants to save himself from the consequences of his crimes.
Not only that, Turgut.
He kills his enemies one by one.
Now, it is...
Sultan Gıyaseddin and his mother's turn.
Bey, what does this bastard want?
What is he planning by killing the state's sultans and princes one by one?
It looks like...
he wants to be...
the new sultan.
If we can't stop this, no one can, Bamsi.
Mother.
I am worrying about Aslıhan.
I hope her being anxious about migrating to Söğüt
won't cause any dispute between the tribes.
My dear.
Aslıhan has made a lot of sacrifices for her tribe.
She didn't let anybody take her tribe from her.
Now she worries for us to get in a quandary
at Söğüt, because of Emir Sadettin.
And she is right about that. But she is exaggerating.
Mother, I know she has been through a lot.
That traitor Emir Sadettin did very bad things to her.
They have been poisoned, and Turgut almost got hanged.
Aslıhan has every right to worry.
You are right, my dear.
But we are not here just to sleep in the tent.
We have a duty.
We have a mission.
And there is no place for fear on this road.
We have strengthened our tribes by uniting them.
We can't give up now because of Emir Sadettin.
You should talk to her.
You should relieve her.
She should know that
this road is not for those who fear new starts.
This road...
is for those...
who can run through fire with a sword.
Shahzade.
Shahzade, wake up.
Hang on. How is he?
-The prince is badly hurt, Bey. -Ertuğrul Bey.
Hang on, Prince.
You will live.
You will become Sultan.
This...
is an heirloom from my ancestor Alaeddin Kayqubad.
It is a state ring.
They've killed my father, and me.
All the Turk tribes should gather around someone worthy.
Someone worthy should wear the state ring.
Prince!
Send the prince's body to the palace, Turgut.
Let Sultan Gıyaseddin see what they did to his brother.
Many princes...
have been tragically killed in the struggle for power.
How could they do this?
They have killed this young prince, Bey.
What kind of state is this?
They also broke our millennia-old traditions.
They've killed a member of the dynasty.
This means bad luck for the state.
For me,
the state...
is over now.
Come on.
Lift the prince.
This is not only a prince's body,
but also the massacred future of a mighty state.
-Artuk Bey. -What is it?
The governor of Bilecik is here to visit.
He is talking to Günalp Bey.
The governor of Bilecik?
What is he doing here?
What is he talking to Günalp Bey about?
What are they planning to do?
Bismillahirahmanirahim.
Bey.
You look so tired.
I made some ayran for you.
Drink.
Thank you, Aslıhan.
Bismillahirahmanirahim.
Turgut.
We've just settled with the Kayi.
It took us a very long time to organize things here.
I say let's discuss it with the bey,
and talk him out of the migration.
Aslıhan.
We have talked about this.
Do not try anymore.
Let's drop the subject.
I am considering what's best for our tribe.
Why don't you understand?
Now that the sultan is dead, Ertuğrul Bey is all alone.
Emir Sadettin has power now.
How can we deal with him?
And do you think it is over when you say let's drop the subject?
Aslıhan!
Know your place.
How many more times will I explain it to you?
Turgut.
We have peace here, in our tribe.
Everything in the garden is rosy here.
We will always be sitting on a powder keg in Söğüt.
Why don't you understand?
I have also discussed it with our beys.
They are not leaning toward migrating to Söğüt.
Aslıhan, haven't I told you...
that you are not to discuss tribe politics with the beys?
Why are not listening to me?
It is not your job to discuss it with the beys.
Turgut.
I was the bey of this tribe once.
I respect you because you are my husband, however, there is a line here.
And you've crossed the line.
Enough is enough, Aslıhan.
Enough is enough.
Turgut.
Why don't you understand?
Emir Sadettin will not stop bothering you and Ertuğrul Bey.
I am trying to protect you.
You are saying it's your tribe.
It is my tribe too.
I would be the one who protects it, if necessary!
It is not your duty
to protect us from that bastard Emir Sadettin's attacks!
You are the one who needs to know her place.
This conversation is over.
Thank you for your gifts, Governor Kritos.
You are welcome. This is just a small token for the peace treaty.
Now, let's talk about the treaty.
What is this impertinence, Artuk Bey?
-You should ask for permission first. -No, you should ask for permission first.
You are not Ertuğrul Bey.
What is it with you negotiating with the governor of Bilecik?
What is this?
This is the peace treaty we will sign by the order of the state.
They wanted me to discuss the peace and sign the treaty.
What peace is this?
To stop this uncertainty about Söğüt between the two states.
-So? -So...
Söğüt will be left to us,
and there will be peace in this land.
Is that right?
-Right. -Wrong.
Söğüt and Domaniç were given to Ertuğrul Bey by decree
of the late Sultan Alaeddin Kayqubad.
You cannot defy the decree.
That's our state's new order, Artuk Bey.
With this new order, Sultan Alaeddin's decree is repealed.
-It can't be. -Artuk Bey!
Ertuğrul Bey has the last word on this.
You can only sign this treaty with his permission.
Without Ertuğrul Bey's permission, it is null and void.
Has Ertuğrul Bey become the new Seljuk Sultan, Günalp Bey?
Rest assured.
We will do our state's orders.
Provided that you pay your taxes,
Söğüt will be in your possession.
Look, Günalp Bey.
We know that you are giving us Söğüt
for the safety of your western borders when you are on a crusade.
I trusted your word and came here with good intentions.
I want to sign this treaty, too.
But if this will cause problems...
We cannot have that peace at your borders.
Are you threatening us, Governor?
Who are you to talk to me like that?
Günalp Bey, who is in charge here?
The treaty will be signed.
What about Ertuğrul Bey?
Since his man is speaking like this,
he will do whatever he can to break the treaty.
Do you guarantee that Ertuğrul Bey will stand idle?
Rest assured.
Our state guarantees you everything.
His Eminence Emir Sadettin places importance on this treaty.
He gave the order himself.
This treaty will be signed.
And no one will break this.
It won't be signed!
No one can do that,
let alone Emir Sadettin.
Söğüt was given to Ertuğrul Bey.
The sultan's decree is still valid, even though he is dead.
But if you still want to sign that treaty,
then you need to kill all of us first.
Now, I am giving you an order.
Your Eminence Sultan Gıyaseddin, may I come in?
Come in.
Who did this?
Sultan, we don't know.
But his body was brought by Ertuğrul Bey's alps.
What are you saying?
Ertuğrul Bey also sent you a letter with one of his alps.
"First, our state was betrayed.
And now, it is stained with the blood of the prince.
Everything is rotting, Sultan.
You should stop all of this."
Mother.
It was the best for our state, Sultan.
May God forgive his sins.
May he rest in peace.
Soldiers.
Take my mother to her room.
She will not leave without my permission. She will be secluded.
Do you hear what you are saying, Sultan?
I hear it, Mother. I hear it very well.
Let's go, Mahperi Hatun.
Do you think being a sultan at such a young age
will save you from your enemy, Sultan?
Don't do this.
Take her!
-Ertuğrul Bey. -What is happening, Günalp Bey?
You are signing a peace treaty without letting me know.
And...
with the bastard that you said you would trample down.
How dare you insult me, Ertuğrul Bey?
We will sign the peace treaty with our state's order.
Provided that they pay their taxes,
Söğüt will be in the possession of Kritos, the governor of Bilecik.
This conversation is over, Ertuğrul Bey.
Söğüt was given to me by decree of Sultan Alaeddin.
No one can take it from me...
without shedding my blood and that of the Kayi.
Who is the state, Günalp Bey?
Is it Sultan Gıyaseddin or Ertuğrul Bey?
If the margrave doesn't follow the state's orders,
it is my duty to solve this.
Ertuğrul Bey.
Hereafter, your words don't have any power.
Now,
this treaty will be signed.
I am... the state here!
If you want to take Söğüt,
come and take it from me.
That's enough, Günalp Bey.
I came here with your invitation, to reach an agreement.
But I can see that you can't even reach an agreement between yourselves.
You are not going anywhere!
What do you think you are doing?
Did you invite me to trap me?
Are you going to kill me
like you killed my son, Ertuğrul Bey?
Our emperor will make you pay for this.
What do you think you are doing, Ertuğrul Bey?
The governor came here with the invitation of our state.
The governor is our guest.
This man set a trap for us with Ares.
He put his soldiers under Titan's orders and killed my alps.
He aided and abetted the kidnappers of my child.
And...
he kidnapped our women and tried to set a trap for us.
And now, he is trying to take Söğüt...
with the help of the palace crew.
I will cut his body in half...
in the middle of the village.
And then,
I will go to Söğüt with my alps...
and find a location.
And then,
the Cavdar and Kayi tribes will migrate to Söğüt.
I won't let you do that, Ertuğrul Bey!
I said that if you tried to break me,
I would crush you.
How dare you?
You had me followed secretly.
And then,
you tried to sign a peace treaty without letting me know.
You and the palace crew made a gift of the lands
that Sultan Alaeddin gave me.
Until you learn to obey me,
you will be locked in the dungeon.
I... promised you that I would obey you.
And now, I will obey you and willingly go to the dungeon.
However,
I was here to sign the treaty under the state's orders.
The state will make you pay for this.
You have started a war.
Söğüt will be stained with your blood.
Lucky me.
I can clearly see that my enemies are united against me.
Now,
it is time for war.
Great God!
Get him out of my castle.
You can't do that to me!
I came here as a guest.
You are taking me to be publicly executed!
The emperor will make you pay for this.
Shut up and move.
What do you think you are doing?
How could you put a state official in dungeon?
Hereafter, you will obey only Ertuğrul Bey.
Or you will suffer the consequences.
Never mind, Aydoğmus.
Our state will do what is necessary.
Sadettin Köpek.
He tried to betray us again by using Günalp.
His plan has backfired, brother.
Hereafter, we will take more precautions.
We will show no mercy to anybody.
Why are you not talking, Artuk Bey?
Tell me.
I have something to tell you.
But I don't know how.
Tell me, Artuk Bey.
Your words are precious.
Bey,
I can't tell you what to do.
However, I disapprove of what you did to the governor of Bilecik.
He might have come here to sign a treaty that is disadvantageous for us.
And he might be our enemy.
However, Bey, he was invited here.
He came with a white flag.
It doesn't matter who invited him;
it isn't right to execute a man
who came with a white flag, Bey.
You are the bey.
We are under attack! Go, alps!
It is an ambush, Leon.
Did you think I would let you go with the governor of Bilecik?
You will die this time, bastard.
Attack, brothers.
Great God!
You're just in time, Ares.
These barbarians were going to kill us.
I am grateful to you.
I told you...
I was defeated, but I am alive,
Kritos.
Hereafter,
you will be at my side with the title you deserve, Ares. I promise you.
I don't care about the titles.
What matters is our holy mission.
Ertuğrul is important.
Tomorrow, he'll go to Söğüt to locate a new settlement.
I will make him pay heavily for this.
I will put his head in the center of Söğüt.
We should go before more alps arrive.
-We need to return to the castle. -Let's go.
Ertuğrul shouldn't come back alive from Söğüt.
Is everybody okay?
We are fine.
Brother Ahmet fooled that heathen well.
Yes.
Ertuğrul Bey's plan is in motion now.
They cruelly killed the young prince.
I can't stop thinking about it.
Emir Sadettin and his crew won't stop until they take over the state, Ertuğrul.
Sadettin Köpek.
He will want to kill the sultan, too.
You are right, Ertuğrul Bey.
But he wants to deal with you first.
A peace messenger came from Konya for Governor Kritos.
What peace?
I don't know the details, but...
Governor Kritos went to Karacahisar for peace talks.
Köpek.
That bastard must be behind this.
By taking advantage of my absence,
he will have Günalp Bey sign a peace treaty.
What treaty is this, Ertuğrul?
A treaty that will hurt me, brother.
Otherwise, Emir Sadettin wouldn't be behind this.
If you are right, then Günalp Bey represents the state, Bey.
And he is Köpek's puppet, doing as he says.
Ertuğrul Bey.
Just say the word.
I will kill Governor Kritos for you right away.
Thank you, Ahmet.
Thank you.
However, we need him alive, not dead.
And you will gain his respect and trust.
How?
It is a difficult mission for you.
-Are you ready? -Always, Ertuğrul Bey.
Then, listen to me very carefully.
You see, I apprehended the governor of Bilecik intentionally,
so Ahmet would save him, and gain his trust.
I swear to God, Bey,
I thought that Ertuğrul Bey might have a secret plan.
But I just couldn't stop myself.
Thank God, Bey.
I hope everything goes as you planned, Bey.
Thank you, Artuk Bey.
Subtitle translation by Reşat Bir