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INSPIRED BY REAL PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN HISTORY.

BARBAROSSA: SWORD OF THE MEDITERRANEAN

According to the legends...

...this realm called Mediterranean by Turks...

...and Bahri Sefid by Arabians...

...is a monster that devoured the crowns of such great kings...

...and so many thrones of mighty sultans.

Even Rome's Great Kaiser Cesar had fallen into pirate hands...

...and was imprisoned as a galley slave.

Even the cavalrymen who came from the far end of the Ancient World...

...on horseback riding high in the saddle had to face...

...with the relentless surges.

However, they never accepted this place as the root of evil...

...but a bosom of a mother.

One by one, they conquered the fortresses in this place...

...which they would call "The Aegean Sea" later on.

Lesvos was one of those conquered fortresses.

One of the soldiers who fought for the cause, settled there.

He had four sons.

The ones who couldn't see the truth said that...

..."How can four sons deal with this sea...

...which devoured thousand kingdoms?"

They shouldn’t have.

Four brothers who sailed through the storm of evil...

...calmed the cataclysms chained the thunderstorms...

...and left their marks to the seas.

The sea which defeated many, kneeled before them.

They shed their blood to the sea.

They became blood-brothers with high tides.

The one who sailed first into the Mediterranean was called Baba Oruç.

Years later, two brothers were known by the name...

...Barbarossas.

Yet, there was still time for them to become pirates...

...and sultans in this sea.

The uncharted story of the famous legend had just begun.

Reef the sails in!

Captain has been suffering in pain since we set sail.

I told him thousand times. Oleaster is the remedy.

He never listens.

He wanted me, I said okay.

Now, it has become my duty to be the captain...

...on top of guarding the cargo.

Valiant levents.

I have never lied to you.

Never sent you to any trouble that I didn't lead.

I will be honest today as well.

The waters are calm but shallow.

Our duty is heavy, so is our cargo.

Our goal is to survive the pass.

But there may be a battle ahead of us in our fate, too.

Mankind is of three types. First, are the kings.

Second, the ones who tremble before the kings.

And those whom the kings fear.

Thank Allah that we've never been afraid.

My hearties...

...those who'll stand in our way may they be thugs or may they be kings...

...I swore I'll make them fear.

May our oath be our fate?

May our oath be our fate! May my life end serving you!

May our oath be our fate! May my life end serving you!

May our oath be our fate! May my life end serving you!

May our oath be our fate! May my life end serving you!

May our oath be our fate! May my life end serving you!

Hey! Heyamol!

Ya mol, heyamol, mola heyamol!

Ya mol, heyamol, heya heyamol!

Let's start with Allah's name!

Hele sayalesa, hele sayalesa

Let's get down to work and get this done!

Hele sayalesa, hele sayalesa

Hard to starboard!

Hard to starboard!

The gifts of the Ottoman Sultan to the Mamluks will cross here.

That ship has such a crew that we don't want them...

...to be ready after seeing us.

He said Sultan of Ottomans.

It seems like these villains will sink a Muslim ship.

Let's be on our guards.

Skipper, if they smell a rat, blood will be shed.

So be it. We have lost our ship.

Moreover, our freedom is gone.

Does it matter if we lose our lives, too?

You talk too much Captain Vefa. Too much.

It is time for you to rest.

See what happens to anyone who tries to be a hero.

Muffle the lot of them.

Considering the echoes coming from the rocks...

...the pass is too narrow.

I'm not worried about the pass anymore.

But we are yet to see the end of it.

Heya, heyamol! Hey!

Bismillah.

You know much about the birds, Birdman.

Isn't that a seagull? -It is, Baba Oruç.

As far as I know, seagulls flock over the ships...

...to find some food once they see it.

Isn't that so? -It is. It is, Baba Oruç.

The sea is full of fish, yet, they come for your food.

'Cuz it's easier.

Since when seagulls have stopped being greedy?

We got the signal. They entered the narrow pass.

They must be seen around the rocks soon.

-İlyas. -I'm here. Your orders?

The deck should be dry. We don't want to slip.

Looks like the swords will be unsheathed.

Ambassador Hayrabay.

Go back to your cabin. Keep your guards close to you.

The cannons will fire as soon as we see their ship.

It's best if they stop. If they don't...

Everyone, take cover.

Silence.

Shush!

Ship ahoy!

The ship is on the bow! The ship is on the bow!

Ağa Captain! They also carry a cargo.

Looks like a cargo ship but Allah knows what villains it carries.

They made the seagull sounds.

They have sent the word for others to be ready.

Let's be on guard.

Baba Oruç, it looks like we will get abreast.

They'll corner us in the pass if we turn back.

There is no place for us to slip out.

The battle is inevitable now.

Ya Allah, ya bismillah!

Alesta!

Alesta!

Cannoneer, to the cannons.

Hard to starboard!

Hard to starboard!

Reef the sails in!

Get ready the brails!

Fire!

Hold on!

Hold on!

Helmsman, center!

Hold on!

We are centered!

Bismillah, fire!

Bismillah, fire!

Bring the bows, it's time to clash!

They're attacking back!

Shoot your arrows!

Now!

Get ready to collide!

Fire!

Throw the hooks! Throw 'em!

Pull the ropes! Pull 'em!

Cut the ropes!

Attack!

Give us the Ambassador and the gifts of the Ottomans...

...and save your lives!

They're gifts of the Sultan of the Land.

Not suitable for a cutthroat pirate like you!

I'm the Sultan of the Seas! Come and get your gift from me!

Sultan of the Seas, you say.

I can be the Sultan a thousand times in these waters that you pollute!

Die then!

Attack!

Run, come on! Run! Run, run!

Getting ambushed in such a place...

...must be a great treachery.

It's not treachery, great Ambassador.

It's trade.

Go check on Hayrabay.

This is treason! The worst kind of treason!

Curse your fate, Master Hayrabay.

You rats!

Cold steel is the price to pay for treason in our ship.

Go on! Go!

Come here, you infidel!

I will avenge your past and future victims with one blow.

You'll pay for shedding innocent blood.

I'm gonna hang you like a flag on this ship...

...so that you and your kind won't shed innocent blood again.

-Get up, get up! -All right, okay!

Why do you lay among the corpses?

Spare my life. I never harmed anyone.

It doesn't suit a man to cry off in hardships.

Forgive me. Besides, I didn't kill anyone!

It takes ages for you to put in gunpowder and kill him, Cannoneer.

Leave him, Birdman.

Never mind. He is injured. He can't survive the sea.

He should thank İlyas' mercy.

It's up to the mercy of the sea from now on.

Brother İlyas, your kind heart is going to...

...bring us trouble one day. We'll see...

We fooled around a lot. Come on, let's go!

LESVOS

Kalimera, İshak Bey. Who are you waiting for?

My brother will be back today.

Good for you, sir. Which one will be back?

Who do you think, man? Hızır will be back. Hızır.

Are you treading on his toes on purpose by asking that?

What did I say?

Baba Oruç and İlyas obviously won't return to Lesvos!

-Are you here too, Niko? -Take this seat.

I'm here too, İshak Ağa. I'm here too.

Well, it is your brother but also my brother at heart.

Why not! Bring in all Lesvos.

We should make a welcome ceremony with cannon fires, too!

Keep off the edge, come here!

Come.

You jaw at us when you can't find anyone to do so.

So what? We have been waiting for so long.

Yes, dad. I was a baby when my uncle went to Thessaloniki.

And you think you're a grown up now? You little rascal!

Well, he will come home anyway.

You don't have to be here. -Then you should have waited at home.

You were frantic, saying that Hızır is coming.

But you're very happy that your brother is back though.

You don't say it but your face gives you away.

Come on! You're ear bashing me. You wore my joy thin.

Just remain silent if you want to wait.

Okay. I’m fine. Get this off here.

Come on man. It was just a joke.

I was about to be crushed under my own stuff.

I'm sorry, Captain Kostas.

They say the sea is infested...

...with pickpocketing rats these days.

Thought you were one of them.

Hızır, you have become a good tradesman...

...but your strength and your intelligence shows that...

...you're the descendant of Yakup Ağa.

Tradesmen don't have the agility you have.

What's up with it?

Tell me, how am I like?

Just like Baba Oruç, the mighty lions of the seas.

You said it yourself.

My name is Hızır. It literally means "Godsend".

I have no business with sword. I mean I'm not like Baba Oruç.

If you say so...

What is it? It looks like you got valuable things in your pouch.

You guard them for your life. And you don't let the crew carry it.

It bears the weight of science.

I'm the only one who can carry it. -Bless you, Hızır.

Your tongue is sharper than any pirate's sword.

You don't have to reach for your sword.

Ship ahead! İshak Ağa, Hızır is coming.

-Hızır. -İshak Ağa, Hızır is coming!

The ship is ahead! -My uncle is back!

-Hızır is coming! -Okay, okay, I'm not blind.

Stop wriggling like fish fresh out of the water.

My uncle is back!

Did you miss here?

Of course, I did.

It's homesickness.

It breaks the heart when you’re away...

...but it warms the heart when you’re close by.

Hard aport!

-Selamünaleyküm, Captain Oruç. -Aleykümselam.

But no need to call me captain. I don't even have a small galley.

I wanted to call you so when I heard your brother İlyas said it.

He says so because a three masted galleon...

...is our childhood dream.

He keeps saying Ağa Captain since then.

Everyone else calls me Baba Oruç. -All right, Baba Oruç.

I came here to thank you.

-Why? -I didn't know...

...I nursed vipers to be ambassadors one day.

You saved me from their treason...

...and Mamluk State's pride to be trampled on by the Mediterranean.

You drew sword for us.

I got my money from Unita to guard you.

I'll gladly face death for that cause if necessary.

Do you thank the baker after buying a bread from him?

Actually, I do.

I like you Hayrabay.

Thank you.

Let me check around.

What's up, Birdman?

Did you reserve the cut of our martyred brothers for their families?

That was the first thing I did, but we don't have much left.

Three gold coins and this copper wrist guard.

It is okay. That's meant for them.

Everyone got their share, Baba Oruç. Only you left.

How about him?

Yeah. Him and you.

Here.

Thank you.

This is meant for me. Thank you.

LESVOS

Uncle!

You grew up so fast!

Uncle, we missed you! Glad you're here!

I missed you too, lad. I missed you too.

Come on, rascals! Let's see what I got for you.

Here are your candies.

Thank you, uncle.

Don't eat all of it. Give your friends some.

Brother.

Welcome, Hızır. Welcome.

Thank you, brother.

-Welcome, Hızır. -Sister-in-law.

Well-received.

My brother! -Welcome.

Well-received.

What is it? You carried books again the whole way?

You can't get enough of Master Süleyman's complex books...

...ever since you were a boy.

A tradesman's business should always be...

...with the accounting book only.

I really can't understand how come you love reading...

...all of them like philosophers! That's beyond me.

They are entrusted to me. I safeguard them.

You will be undone if you can't delve into...

...the mysteries of the world with Master Süleyman!

If you'd excuse me...

Go, Hızır.

I welcome the man who knows where his home is.

Go.

Master Süleyman is our dad's friend. I respect him but...

...you're my real master.

My place is by your side. Our father's home.

I knew it.

I always knew that you wouldn't turn out like Oruç or İlyas.

Go. -All right.

ALEXANDRIA

Get lost!

Go bark in your own yard!

Who do you think you are to kick us out?

-Hey! -Golem!

I don't want to see them anymore. -Leave!

Where were we?

Yes, listen.

A ship will depart soon. It will go near Sicilly.

Olive harvest was good this year there.

You have money, but if you want more I say invest in this ship.

I'm up for 100 Venetian ducas, Isabel.

And 50 Spanish reales from me.

One of the 100 shares of the Basca for you.

And half a share for you.

You can claim your share once the goods arrive and are sold.

Don't you know how much a real is worth, Isabel?

What's half a share?

Its worth varies. Different here as well.

We get to decide what money is worth what around here.

Wheat from the villages near the shore.

Got 'em on the harbour.

-How many sacks? -So many.

I'm not smart enough to count all.

Good. It'll be worth much during famine.

I'll make the calculations and strike a bargain.

You just bring the men here.

We got valuable goods, Isabel.

We want the guard duties from men of your choosing...

...before we depart from Alexandria.

I will assign my most trusted guards to you.

They should be back in a day or two. You can leave at once then.

You got a deal, Isabel.

Your most trusted guards you say?

I was your most trusted once.

Everyone makes mistakes.

Yes. It was a mistake too. Don't I deserve forgiveness?

I don't mean you, Cafer.

It was my mistake to trust you.

I still can't forgive myself at times.

Direna! Tell the cook that I want a good tajin of lamb...

...with plums and almonds. Oruç will be back soon.

They must have missed a good feast.

I'm pregnant, right?

Come on, tell me, Asiye Teyze.

I'm pregnant, I'm not making it up, right?

I'm Asiye of many years and you're pregnant, Despina.

-Thank God! -With a son, in fact.

May God bless you, Asiye Teyze!

You gave the world to me!

You'll give Baba Oruç good news when he is back.

I better tidy up.

What is it? Won't you tell him?

Let's wait a few more weeks. Just to be sure.

Allah Allah.

Well, we tried before but God tested us every time...

...and didn't grant us one.

I wouldn't want to get Oruç's hopes up for nothing.

I think you should tell him.

Seamen are hard to domesticate. They may wander about.

Even if this is wrong news it will keep his mind on you.

Don't you worry.

Don't tarnish my house with other people's lies.

One word of Oruç was enough for me to leave behind my father's home.

If he up and leaves me, I'll say that he wasn't mine.

Say that it was a dream and then leave.