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Son.
My dearest son.
The pearl of my tent.
When you were hurt, I felt it.
When you grew cold,
I grew cold, son.
If I don't take revenge on those who did this to you,
may I never know peace again.
Bring it here.
These mountains,
this forest, these animals to hunt,
are bestowed upon us by Gök Tengri.
After we've killed Ertuğrul,
let's hunt all along the road to Tabriz, Subutay.
You won't hunt more valuable prey than Ertuğrul, Commander Alıncak.
I like to hunt birds of prey.
They hide in the day and come out at night.
Those feathers make for excellent camouflage.
Its eyes can see what is behind it.
They know when to hunt,
they see everywhere and everything.
They attack out of a clear sky. Just like us.
Any news from the shaman?
How is Ertuğrul's son? Did he get his soul?
The shaman knows his stuff. He has already done what was necessary.
Our men have gone to fetch him.
Have them bring him tomorrow.
Ertuğrul will get his son.
But his son will not recognize his father.
What happened here?
Who killed them?
What will we tell Alıncak?
For Allah!
Allah!
You know, brother, I'm tired of hitting them, but...
they never get tired of dying.
In a swamp like this, they multiply like flies.
We'll stay until morning.
-Come on. -We'll stay until morning.
-Look, Hayme Hatun. -What are they going to do?
Entry is forbidden, Hayme Hatun.
What do you mean, forbidden?
I don't have time for this. Out of my way.
Beybolat Bey has left strict orders, Hayme Hatun.
The Kayıs are not to enter the tent.
We don't need to get your permission to enter our own tent!
Stand aside!
You have no bey and no land.
As for the tent,
It no longer belongs to the Kayıs,
but to the tribe of the margrave, the Umuroğulları.
Know your place!
My Süleyman Shah left this place to us. Stand aside.
Stop wasting our time!
The rugs that Commander Alıncak wants for Hulagu Khan are not ready,
yet still you stand here and talk.
Get back to work right now.
To hell with Alıncak and Hulagu. To hell with them!
Daughter!
Daughter.
She's only speaking this way to tempt you into anger, don't rise to it.
Our day will come.
Come on, dear.
The Holy Allah, who hides great oaks in tiny acorns.
You see and know everything.
My heart aches for my son.
O Allah.
You protected Isaac from the knife,
Abraham from the fire,
Yusuf inside bottomless wells.
You are mighty.
Surely...
you will not overburden a servant of yours.
Don't test me through my son, O Allah.
It seems cooperation between us has begun early.
Does you commander want something?
He does. Commander Alıncak wants to see you tomorrow.
He must have liked our wine. He may come.
Not here, at the inn.
At the inn? Why there?
Commander Alıncak said it is very important and that you must come.
I hope there isn't a problem.
My only duty is to deliver his invitation to you.
That is all I know.
All right, I'll be there.
It's good that Süleyman was able to escape but where has he gone, Mother?
Gündüz.
Did he say anything to you?
Did he tell you something we don't know?
He said he wanted to get away from here and join his father.
But how he escaped the dungeon and where exactly he's gone, I do not know.
He'd said the same thing to me. I only just managed to stop him.
Mother, what if he really has gone to find his father?
What will we do then?
Nowhere is safe, the Mongols are everywhere.
Artuk Bey.
Tell our alps, but make sure they know to keep it secret.
Our men may be able to find him before the Umur do.
Very good, Hayme Hatun.
We'll do what's necessary, but there is a more important issue to deal with.
What?
The deadline expires tomorrow.
Even if Ertuğrul Bey gives Alıncak what he wants,
there's every likelihood Alıncak will go back on his word.
What do you think he'll do, Artuk Bey?
Alıncak will want to kill Ertuğrul Bey, Gündüz.
Then we make preparations in Söğüt.
We'll be ready to attack if he tries anything.
That's not a solution.
Making a move in the open like that won't work to our advantage.
We'll walk on the snow without leaving any tracks.
How do we do that?
When Ertuğrul Bey arrives, he will not be there alone.
Our alps will already be there, deployed in covert positions.
We'll be as close to him as his shadow.
We'll see everything, every breath they take, every step they take.
I will be there too. You all should stay here.
My Osman!
Water.
-Water. -Water.
Here, son. Drink it, my brave son.
Drink it.
My bey.
Come.
Look, I'm here Osman.
Look, your father is here. Osman?
Say something, my son.
Osman, look. I'm Chief Alp Bamsı.
Say something, Osman. Say something.
Come on, son.
-Understood? -Yes, my bey!
Go.
Welcome, Commander Alıncak.
Spending time in the mountains was good for me, Beybolat.
I purified my body in the soil and my soul in the sky.
But now I'm among these cursed stones again.
If Ertuğrul doesn't give us what we want,
we'll destroy this place and erect out tents instead.
Let's see if Ertuğrul honors his word.
Everyone will see what I am capable of if he does not.
You were quick to create a new order here.
Your rule is beginning to be felt everywhere.
I have no intention of wasting the trust you have placed in me.
The people were fearful.
But as time passes, they'll grow accustomed to your might.
The people here are productive, just like the soil.
But might alone won't be enough to secure their loyalty.
If that were true, they'd side with whoever held power.
We need to conquer their souls.
How will we do that?
We'll convert them.
They must believe in Gök Tengri.
Our conquest of them must be total
and for that to be true they must have the same faith as us.
They will think of themselves as part of us.
What do you say? Will that be difficult?
Not difficult.
Impossible.
You have fought Muslims for years,
but you have never understood them, Commander.
What don't I know?
How will you convert those
who would rather give up their lives than allow themselves to be captured?
How could you introduce a new religion
to a people who would fight until the last of their blood was spilled
for the Qur'an and the call to prayer?
This people's faith is strong, Commander Alıncak.
How will you pierce that shield?
You speak as if you're our enemy, Beybolat!
Don't forget that you are allied to us.
Since you know them so well, tell me what we should do.
True. I am your ally.
But thank Allah I am also a Muslim!
I would deny my own father if my duty demanded it.
But my religion comes before all, even my duty.
And I will never serve anyone who seeks to damage it, never!
Son. Osman.
Come on, say something for me.
I'm Osman, son of Ertuğrul Bey.
I'll never be swayed by Mongol games.
I'm proud of you.
How does our tribe fare, Father?
How is my grandmother and my brothers?
They're fine, my son.
Don't you worry. You'll be with them again soon.
Come here, hunchback!
Yes, Bey.
I'm starving. Tell them to prepare me some meat.
Make sure your cursed fingers don't touch my food.
Or I'll feed you to my dogs.
Right away, Bey.
You've made your presence felt everywhere. How did you do it so quickly?
It seems you were ready and waiting for your new title.
I hope to show those who considered me worthy that they were right to think so.
Keep it up.
You saw what happened to those who didn't impress us.
All that was bestowed upon them was blood and death.
Who is this? Why doesn't he get to his feet?
He's the imam of Söğüt.
He's the imam of Söğüt, is he?
Commander!
Do you know who I am?
I do.
Killer of innocents, destroyer of cities. Alıncak.
So, you know my glorious reputation!
So why are you just sitting there?
Our religion dictates that...
we maintain our honor before infidels and tyrants.
A believer obeys no one other than the Holy Allah.
We show respect to one another only for Allah.
We do not move so much as a muscle...
for an infidel.
You have nothing but scorn for our might, authority and reputation?
Are you not afraid of our wrath?
The might and authority I know...
is the might of Allah
and the authority of the Prophet.
As for your wrath,
we are only afraid of the wrath of Allah, creator of the world.
My sword is at your throat.
Now, tell me. Who is going to save you?
Allah, who is even closer to me than the blood which flows through my veins.
This world is home to you.
But for us, it's nothing more than a place to visit before the afterlife.
As much as you are fond of debauchery,
so we esteem martyrdom.
Today, with your army and your weapons, you may pillage any land you choose,
and take any head you want.
But...
we will be venerated
in this world and the next, as a people who obeyed no one...
but the Holy Allah.
What kind of submissiveness...
and devotion...
is this?
Our guide is the verse that says...
"God will be enough for those who put their trust in Him."
Who can do something that Allah doesn't want?
You are not fighting a war against the innocent.
You have set yourselves against the wrath of the Holy Allah.
You'll soon realize who you're fighting against and what kind of war it is.
You don't even realize what you're doing now.
You opened the gates of hell...
when you attacked Muslims.
Do you understand now what I meant, Commander Alıncak?
Unless we can shake their devotion to their religion,
we cannot rule this land.
I'll tell Hulagu Khan this myself.
That demon Alıncak is waiting, my bey.
Should we go?
You won't be coming with me, Bamsı. You will stay here.
I'm going alone.
My bey, you will be walking into a trap.
Let us come with you. We can't let you go there by yourself.
Take care of Osman here until my work there is done.
Don't leave him alone.
Why are you so worried about me?
Did you ever know me go anywhere
without already knowing exactly how I would leave it?
All right.
Bey, what are we going to do when this is over?
We still need to save Söğüt from the Mongols and get our land back, Bey.
The sky is our tent, the sun our banner.
Our objectives are not limited to Söğüt.
When the rebellion in Anatolia begins,
we'll drive the Mongols beyond Tabriz.
Once we have secured our eastern border,
our target becomes...
the west.
We'll launch raids between the two seas...
and keep the Byzantines out of Anatolia.
Our next move will be to capture Constantinople.
That is when we will crush the heart of the infidel.
Bey, it is a worthy plan,
but it won't be easy to pursue while we are beset by our current troubles.
Yes, Bey, the Mongol infidels are all over us like sand.
How can we do it without first defeating them?
-What is victory? -Tell us, Father.
Once, a mighty khagan stood high on a hill.
He was watching an enemy army advance.
The enemy army was so big that...
the khagan's army looked as insignificant as ants next to them.
The khagan's vizier was standing behind him, worrying.
He thought they should retreat and asked the khagan,
"What are you thinking about, my khagan?"
Khagan watched the enemy army for a long time.
Eventually he said, "I'm wondering where we are going to bury so many enemies."
Wars are not won by wondering how you will defeat your enemy,
but by wondering where you'll bury them.
Only those with big dreams can achieve victory.
The bigger your dream, the greater your achievements will be.
If you dream only of Söğüt, that is where you'll remain.
If you dream of the world, even if the whole world comes at you,
they cannot make you give up on your dream.
And even if you don't achieve your dreams,
you'll leave them to your children to chase.
And so, in turn, they'll leave them to their children...
generation after generation, until the banner of victory is raised.
Why has Alıncak invited me here?
I don't know. They're waiting for Ertuğrul to bring the chest.
Do you think he'll bring it, sir?
Ertuğrul will come. It's going to be chaotic. Be careful.
Don't do anything to threaten our alliance with him.
Understood, sir.
Bey, their men are everywhere. They are going to kill you.
Fate protects a man from his death.
Ertuğrul Bey.
Give me your sword.
Study it well.
You won't get a chance when it's next unsheathed.
You kept your word.
You finally brought us what we wanted, Ertuğrul.
Open it and make sure what you want is within.
If you were always going to hand it over,
why did you have to put us through so much trouble?
And now you want your son in exchange, isn't that right?
Ertuğrul!
Who are they? Who are you?
I have my son, Alıncak.
You killed my shaman.
You took your son with blood.
You'll pay for this, Ertuğrul.
You made me a promise. But you intended to kill me here.
Who do you think will pay the price now?
Subtitle translation by Berk Meydanlı