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Come in.

This is the last room.

This room has the best scenery in the fortress.

So, it was used mostly to rest or to host our guests overnight.

This great fortress belongs to you now.

You can arrange everything to your liking.

Oh, Suleyman Shah.

I wish you were alive

to see this great day.

Oh my God!

Oh my God!

-Mother? -Mother Hayme?

What's wrong?

-Help her! -Give us a hand.

Mother, are you okay?

Hafsa Hatun, call Artuk Bey.

Come, my dear.

Wait. Don't go.

I'm okay.

It's passed.

What do you mean you are okay?

You were out of breath. Let Artuk Bey check on you.

There's no need, dear.

See, I'm okay.

It's just old age.

This much is normal.

-Halime. -Yes, Mother?

This is an ephemeral world.

If something happens to me

make sure that Dündar comes back to your brother.

Keep your brothers together.

Don't let them be hostile to each other.

Look out for them.

Don't say that, Mother.

You will stay with us. Don't speak like that.

Dear.

Fate will knock on my door as well.

Tomorrow, if not today.

Marya Hatun.

Ertuğrul Bey wants you to check documents in the cellar with Artuk Bey.

Excuse me.

Take care of yourself, Mother Hayme.

Thanks, dear.

God bless you.

Come on.

We have much to do.

Let's go.

Here, Mother.

It's okay.

I'm all right.

Ares.

Titan.

Ertuğrul appeared as I was waiting for you.

We lost the fortress due to your foolishness.

If your men holding the secret passage had been alert,

we wouldn’t have ended up like this.

Don't you try to blame others for your mistake.

We ended up like this because of you.

You are wounded.

My wound is unimportant.

To hell with my wound.

I was betrayed by the woman I love.

My fortress fell!

The war is not over just yet.

Let's treat your wound.

The war is not over.

The war is not over just yet.

Not yet.

It's not over yet.

What's wrong, Abdur Rahman?

Ertuğrul Bey told me not to allow anyone in.

Not even me? Let me pass.

Halime Sultan, his orders are absolute.

Don't put me in a difficult position.

I'd lay my life down for you, but I can't let you inside.

What's going on in there?

I can't say.

O almighty God.

You are just and merciful.

I'm forlorn.

I'm helpless.

I'm poor.

Don't leave me alone in this mortal life, God.

Look out for me.

Grace me with your mercy.

Help me.

Don't let my heart be a slave to this throne.

Don't let me be one of your subjects, whose heart is stricken with ambition.

I only ask for your mercy and bow down only to you.

Don't let me lose to the trickeries of evil.

Don't let me be blinded by this world and forget about the afterlife.

I know.

Only you grant victory.

I know.

Only you grant power.

I know that only you grant glory.

Don't let me be one of those who don't know.

Don't let me be an ungrateful believer.

Don't let me fall prey to gracelessness.

I lay down my life for you.

My people fight for your cause.

All I ask is for you never to leave us alone.

Amen.

Al-Haqq.

What happened, Marya Hatun?

Did you find an important document?

Sorry, not yet. They are just ordinary scribbles.

Artuk Bey.

You're looking at them very intently.

Are you looking for something specific?

If so, I'll be on the lookout for it.

We are not looking for a specific document, Marya Hatun.

Just keep looking.

Read it to me if you find an important document.

Of course.

Men!

Question.

Is this fortress of stone safer than our tents?

Of course, the stone is safer, Commander Bamsı.

What's a tent, anyway?

What about you, everybody?

-Günkut is right. -Yes.

Then

Then, pity me.

Pity.

I'll have to break a sweat to nail maturity in you.

Men!

First of all, an alp's safehouse is his heart.

His sword is his mind.

Mere stone won't keep you safe without your heart.

And what good is a sword for a fool?

You asked if stone was sturdier than a tent, Commander Bamsı.

Your question and your explanation have nothing in common.

We already know what you mean.

Of course, stone is sturdier than some rags.

However, those living in those tents made of rags

prevailed over those hiding behind this fortress.

Then, the might of stone blew up in their face.

And you said stone was stronger than rags?

Everyone!

It all depends on the situation.

An alp must be able to read between the lines.

He must feel it.

He must see the intent hidden behind faces.

Why do you think we went through all this trouble?

Why was our bey's son Gündüz kidnapped?

Why did we lose Doğan Alp?

And Samsa Alp

Why was he killed?

It's because we couldn't read the enemy.

We couldn't realize the schemes of the traitors.

That's why you mustn't shake things off as being just questions.

Try to understand the hidden meaning underneath.

I need soldiers that can see through what is hidden.

And read the enemy.

Men!

If we show weakness,

we will just be a burden for Ertuğrul Bey.

We know how to take orders, but we also need to know how to think.

Now, every morning and evening

I'll teach you how to shake off the dust on your minds.

-Have I made myself clear? -Yes, Commander Bamsı.

Good.

What's your plan?

We need to take the fortress back first.

I sent a message to the Governor of Bilecik.

He'll send a messenger.

He'll make a generous offer.

Do you still think you can fool Ertuğrul with your offers?

Of course, not.

But I'll corner him so badly that he might be tempted

to take the offer during our bargain.

Are you ready?

Sir, we couldn't find Ares, unfortunately.

So, it's not his time to die yet, Atsız Bey.

It seems so.

This is amazing.

We were once slaves.

And now, we own this fortress, Atsız.

May God give you abundance.

May you conquer many others.

May you might be everlasting, Ertuğrul Bey.

-Amen. -Thank you.

May you live a long life.

We couldn't have done this without your help, Atsız.

Our country wouldn't support you without your persistence, passion, and dreams.

God bless you.

God bless us all.

Thank you.

Open the gate!

Commander Bamsı. There's a Byzantine messenger.

Good, good.

Take away his weapons.

-They shall wait. -As you wish, Commander.

Take off your weapons.

Welcome to the fortress of Ertuğrul Bey, bey of the Kayis.

I came to tell Ertuğrul Bey about the Governor of Bilecik's offer.

Who are you?

-Angelos, Governor of Bilecik's commander. -I see.

Well, then.

You shall wait here.

When Ertuğrul Bey is available,

and would like to see you,

I'll let you see him.

Dumrul.

Help our guests with some sherbet.

As you wish, Commander.

Come on, then.

Ertuğrul Bey, with this, my mission is over. I'll excuse myself.

Ilbey is waiting for me.

All right, Atsız.

Sir.

What is it Bamsı?

There's a messenger from Bilecik.

Here comes our new enemy, sir.

All right.

Let him in at once.

We shall see his stature and sharpen our blades accordingly.

As you wish, sir.

What kind of enemy would you like to have, Turgut?

I just hope they don't take me captive.

That's all I want.

I'm tired of being captured and rescued.

What about you, Bamsı?

Honestly, sir,

I don't want an enemy that sows discord among us, anymore.

-Right. -Ertuğrul Bey.

What about you?

What kind of enemy do you want?

We've had many enemies,

and many traitors.

This is my verdict on the nature of our enemies after all this struggle.

Some enemies back-stabbed us disguised as friends.

Emir Sadettin, for one.

Such people are usually very destructive.

It has proved hard to defend against their schemes.

Some enemies are the heathens.

You know what to expect from them.

Their schemes show up in time.

The most dangerous kind of enemy is

the one that allies with the heathens disguised as a friend.

It's tricky to deal with them.

It's painful.

Thank God we got rid of such enemies.

However, we lost many men.

Now, we'll learn from all this pain.

We'll face our weaknesses.

-Am I clear? -Yes, sir.

Now, let him in, Bamsı.

Right on, sir.

That barbaric Turk called Ertuğrul

fights with not his mind but his faith, Titan.

We must fight with our faith, as well.

If we really want to take revenge, we must finish Ertuğrul in one fell swoop.

Yes.

With just one move, but how?

We must get him to think we retreated and disappeared.

And we'll prepare to hit him when he's vulnerable.

We can't sneak into the fortress.

Ertuğrul must have taken all kinds of measures against our attack.

There's only one place we can use to sneak in and ambush Ertuğrul.

The Hanlı Bazaar.

The Hanlı Bazaar.

I'm Commander Angelos.

I brought you greetings from the Governor of Bilecik.

As the token of his good will, he sent you this white flag.

Why would he send you when the war has just ended?

This is a great victory for you, no doubt, Ertuğrul Bey.

You are a great warrior.

But I came here to talk about peace, and not war.

The governors here said the same thing.

-I hope yours doesn't end up like them. -I'll get straight to the point.

I want you to hand over Karacahisar Fortress to us.

In return, we're offering you something more valuable.

I'll give you the taxes from Karacahisar and Bilecik,

as well as Governor Ares' head.

This fortress you're in,

and all the lands up to the Bilecik border,

have been taken with the blood of our people.

If you want to take what's ours,

you must risk taking up arms against us,

and shed blood.

Ertuğrul Bey.

I came here with good intentions.

We can find a middle ground.

Consider it well.

You don't know me, so I'll forgive such an insolent offer.

Do you think I'd trust men that would sell out

the governor that sought refuge with them?

I'll take Ares' head sooner or later.

You just need to stop supporting Ares, if you want your head intact.

Now, go back.

Tell your governor to think long and hard.

Make him realize he is playing with fire by protecting Ares.

I'll pretend you didn't make this offer.

Your attitude will cause yet another war.

The honest war I fight is more honorable than your treacherous peace.

I came to these lands to collapse the nest of evil around you.

You may go now.

Ertuğrul Bey.

I said the man that'll take us to Ares would come to our doorstep.

I'll track Ares down, if I may.

That shall be my last mission.

Thank you.

Take some men with you, Atsız. Follow that commander.

See where they are hiding Ares.

Let me know.

Yes, Ertuğrul Bey.

Sir. Atsız went after him. What should we do?

They'll do their best to wear us out until an army from Nicaea arrives, Bamsı.

We must all take measure to destroy their schemes.

Tomorrow, I'll explain what measures to the Oghuz beys at the meeting.

We'll deal with our own problems.

Did you tell the merchants at the Hanlı Bazaar

that we'd come after the meeting?

We did, sir.

Good.

They should know what they must do in this new order.

How are things in your tribe, Turgut?

Bahadir's tribe has come and they want to see me, sir.

Well then.

Go back to your tribe.

Invite them to your marquee and tell them the state of things.

If they comply with you, they may live in your tribe.

If they don't comply, and want to be left alone,

then they should know what will happen to them.

As you wish, sir.

Thank you.

He won't leave me be.

What is it now, Göktuğ?

Why did he send for me?

I spoke to the men close to him.

There's no sign of anything, sir.

It's just

Just what?

They say a messenger from Karacahisar has arrived.

Is it from Ertuğrul?

Emir, sir.

His Highness is waiting for you.

The well-being of Turkmen tribes

means the well-being of our country.

Is that why you ordered an attack on the east, Your Highness?

Yes.

I want them to see that we are strong and agile enough to fight

against the Mongols with the Turkmen tribes at all times.

Make preparations at once.

As you wish, Your Highness.

You sent for me, Your Highness?

Sadettin, Ertuğrul Bey sent a messenger.

Is that so?

And what does he say?

Ertuğrul Bey conquered the Karacahisar Fortress.

Are you so surprised?

It's happiness, Your Highness.

I'm tongue-tied with happiness.

I hope that Ertuğrul Bey managed

to hang the head of that dog Ares on the gates.

That dog Ares managed to escape.

Artuk Bey.

I found an important letter.

What does it say?

It says that they gave Bahadir Bey money to buy the Hanlı Bazaar

upon a request from an emir of the Seljuks.

Are you sure, Marya?

I'm sure.

You keep looking. I need to see Ertuğrul Bey.

Sadettin, I want you to write a letter to Ertuğrul Bey, saying that

I shall award him the Karacahisar Fortress,

plus Söğüt and Domaniç.

Your Highness.

Ertuğrul Bey deserves the best of everything

for his loyalty and bravery.

That's for sure.

However, I'd like to remind you

that you haven't given such a privilege to any other beys.

I'm afraid it may cause a falling out between the beys.

No.

On the contrary.

They will all learn to be unflinching just like Ertuğrul Bey.

Not just the beys that are subject to me,

but also the servants at my palace.

When our country is fighting on both sides, trying to survive,

what we need the most is courage and loyalty.

Just like Ertuğrul Bey.

Ertuğrul Bey says

he wants to see me and come to Konya personally to give me

one fifth of the spoils from the conquest.

Your Highness.

I thought you were going to make for Erzurum and Ahlat with our armies

to check our borders, and then spend the summer at Alaiye

with your wife Hunat Hatun.

I'll postpone the attack for a while to see Ertuğrul.

Do you have any evidence on the traps that were set

for me and Ertuğrul Bey, Sadettin?

Soon, Your Highness.

There is not much time left.

You'll find out about everything soon.

Same for you, Sadettin.

There's not much time left for you.

I was just talking about you, Artuk Bey.

Right, sir.

We found something important.

What is it?

Sir, it'd be in our best interest to talk about this alone when you're available.

All right.

Let the Greek people know what I said.

You may leave.

God bless you.

Sir, Marya found an important letter.

She said it says Bahadir Bey received some money to buy the Hanlı Bazaar

on the orders of an emir of the Seljuks.

On the orders of an emir of the Seljuks, huh?

Emir Sadettin.

Your schemes are over.

The jackals that have spread in our country showed themselves.

What will you do now, sir?

I'll take this letter with me when I go to see the Sultan.

This letter will be a death sentence for Emir Sadettin.

Ondertiteling: Rob.G (2024)