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IN MEMORY OF MERAL OKAY...

Father, father, save me!

My son!

So what? Did you finish your lessons with Ibrahim?

He says he's going to be a Sultan and why he does his lessons.

Prince Mustafa,...

...maybe you will not become a sultan, it's not certain.

You should be educated.

I will, I will become a sultan!

Guards!

Take this Prince away! He must be punished immediately!

Behead him!

You will not kill me,...

...will you, father?

Mustafa?

What did His Majesty write, Your Excellency?

He summons me, Atmaca.

He commands me to arrive at the military camp in Konya right away.

-Bayezid. -Mother.

Welcome, you've brought joy.

-Thank you. -It is very nice to see you here.

It is nice and strange.

It is surprising that His Majesty has assigned me as the Royal Regent...

...instead of Selim.

I had my words stuck in my throat when I received the news.

What is strange about it, Bayezid?

In my opinion His Majesty wanted to show that he did not give up...

...on you and Selim by making this decision..

Do you mean that His Majesty has given up on brother Mustafa, mother?

After what Prince Mustafa did last, this is normal.

What does it mean?

What did brother Mustafa do?

You can see how this is serious.

I can't

I can never let you go to the military camp!

You know I have no other choice, mother.

Her Highness may be right, Your Excellency.

Think about it please.

Nisa,...

...this is a command.

If I do not fulfill what His Majesty wants,...

...it will be considered as revolt.

Your Excellency,...

These accusations are serious and ugly.

We're not in a situation to prove the opposite except your claims.

-Therefore, if-- -No!

Forget it! Never!

Never.

You can't trust His Majesty in this situation.

Obviously, he sees you as a threat to his power.

Rustem and Hurrem poisoned him against you!

He won't show mercy on you, he will command for your death without blinking an eye!

They have been trying...

...to drive a wedge between His Majesty and me for years.

They couldn't achieve it so far,...

...and they will fail again!

I fully trust my father!

We gave each other our word.

I swear to God Almighty, son.

I won't kill you.

I will never...

...kill you.

If I...

...didn't come here,...

...if I buried...

...the caftan like you did,...

...I would never be able to learn the truth.

And this sorrow...

...would prey on me and destroy my soul.

Today, I give you and myself a word, Your Majesty.

I will never...

...let you go through this again.

And I swear to God Almighty that...

I will never revolt against you, Your Majesty!

Never!

I will keep my word.

And I believe that His Majesty will also be faithful to his own.

I hope, Your Excellency.

I should set off beforehand if you allow me.

I should analyze the situation there.

Caution will not hurt anyone.

You should at least let them do that.

Your Excellency.

We can not risk His Excellency's life.

His love for His Majesty blinded his eyes and drowned his ears!

You’re right, Atmaca!

His Excellency is walking towards his death.

With eyes open.

We must prevent this...

...and there is only one way.

-Revolt? -Revolt.

It is the time.

His Excellency must accede to the throne.

We will do everything necessary. The janissaries are already on his side.

And the new Sultan...

...will decide about Sultan Suleyman.

Is that why you want to go to the military camp beforehand?

To prepare.

We must do that His Excellency refuses.

Are you with me?

To the very end.

Brother Mustafa did nothing wrong.

He was clearly framed.

And unfortunately, those who framed him...

...live under this dome.

Do you listen to yourself?

How do you dare? What a disrespect!

Just accept the truth!

Your brother Mustafa is not as innocent as you think!

Mother,...

...let's say you're right.

What price will brother Mustafa pay for this?

His life?

His Majesty will decide about it.

I can't know that.

But that's what you want, isn't it?

Enough!

This is a matter between His Majesty and brother Mustafa, we can't interfere.

This isn't a matter between His Majesty and brother Mustafa,...

...this is between good and bad, Mihrimah.

And I will be on the good and...

...the right one's side.

And it will never change until I die.

Mihrimah!

They will not listen to you no matter what you say.

They are still unaware of what is good and bad for them.

Cihangir!

Cihangir, wait!

We can't get anywhere by doing this, brother.

A bad temper harms its possessor most.

I can not stand it, Bayezid!

What they do to brother Mustafa boils my blood!

I know and you are right.

We're on the same page.

I am sure brother Mustafa is innocent.

But we can not act like that.

We must be wise.

His Majesty...

His Majesty may doubt brother Mustafa.

But this is temporary.

The problem will be solved when brother Mustafa explains himself to His Majesty.

Do you think it's that simple?

He won't kill him, will he?

Why did His Majesty summoned Prince Selim for the campaign?

Wasn't he supposed to assign him as the royal regent?

I am also very surprised, Your Highness.

Did he hear about one of his mistakes?

-That woman Eftelya and her husband-- -You should calm down, Your Highness.

That is now in the past.

There must be some other things about it.

But it is impossible to foresee it.

Attention! Her Highness Sultana Nurbanu!

Mother, I am practicing with my father.

My lion of a prince!

I wondered about you since you were gone for a long time.

I wanted him to stay.

Did something happen?

-When will you set off? -Soon.

-This is the first time we will part. -I hope it won't take long.

I hope so.

Prince Mustafa...

Do you think he has really made an alliance with the Persian Shah?

I do not know the truth in that, Nurbanu,...

...but the matter is not what my brother has done, but what His Majesty believes.

And what will happen if he believes it?

Will he...

Can a father do this to his son?

There was already a silent war between them going on for many years.

Now, the bow is so stretched that...

...either the arrow will be loosen or the bow will break.

And what will you do? I mean if he is executed?

What I will have to do.

I will not oppose His Majesty's will.

It is also my biggest wish that Sultan Suleyman to be dethroned.

However,...

...I do not agree with you on exiling...

...Sultan Suleyman to Didymoteicho.

As long as Sultan Suleyman is alive, he will be a danger to us.

Your arrogance has already deafened you! It blinded your eyes!

You regard even apologizing as burdensome!

Remember,...

...pride and arrogance serve devil.

If you can not control them, they will control you!

Come in.

Your Majesty,...

...Prince Bayezid and Prince Cihangir are here.

-They seek for an audience. -Let them in.

Your Majesty.

You made me very happy by assigning me as the Royal Regent

I hope I will be worthy of your grace.

I hope, Bayezid.

Your Majesty,...

As soon as I arrived at the palace, I heard the things about my brother Mustafa.

In this matter, I agree with Cihangir.

Brother Mustafa has my full confidence.

He is not the person who could betray you.

He has never been.

If you have nothing more to say you may leave.

Your Majesty,...

...I would like to attend the campaign to Persia, as well.

You must have forgotten what you had been through during the last campaign, Cihangir.

That campaign was an experience for me, Your Majesty.

It was four years ago.

I am now more prepared to go on the campaign with you.

Please let me be with you.

You've seen it yourself. His Majesty is still very angry with brother Mustafa.

You have a big task during the campaign, brother.

No matter what you do, you must protect our brother from His Majesty's wrath.

I trust you, Cihangir.

I will do everything in my power, Bayezid.

I assure you.

If necessary, I will be a shield to brother Mustafa.

It is very grieving that you set out on a campaign when we've just got married.

I wouldn't like it to be this way either, Your Highness.

I hope...

...we will make up for the days we will be parted.

I also hope for that, Pasha.

The tension...

...between His Majesty and Prince Mustafa is at its peak.

It isn't a good sign.

Mustafa is very precious to me.

-You know that, don't you? -Prince Mustafa...

...is the apple of eye of everyone.

You will devote yourself to him, won't you?

I incline toward him,...

...but...

...I have devoted myself only to His Majesty.

I admire your loyalty...

...to His Majesty.

But I will ask you to make me a promise.

During the campaign,...

...if things gets out of control,...

...you must do everything in your power...

...to protect Prince Mustafa.

Will you promise me?

If I can do anything, I will do it.

Why do not you take me with you?

Because your duty is to provide security in the palace.

Come on, bring me the bag.

Atmaca,...

This is our last trip. You must be very careful.

Especially when Rustem Pasha and Zal Mahmut are around.

A slightest mistake will cost the Prince's life.

It's not that easy.

Because they have to kill me first.

Your Highness.

Are you alright?

How could I be, Taslicali?

His Excellency is walking towards death, and I have to sit down doing nothing.

His loyalty will be the end of him. We must do something.

That's also what we want, Your Highness. We will never leave His Excellency alone.

What is in your mind? You must be planing something, right?

We will talk to the heads of the janissaries about what we can do.

-And we'll decide on the path we'll follow. -We have only one path, Atmaca.

We actually should have taken that path long ago.

And...

It is dethroning Sultan Suleyman Khan.

My late father had a saying, there won't be waves without wind.

If they started the wind, let them drown in our waves...

Let the waves destroy them.

We can not know how it will happen and what the fate bring us.

But you're right. We must strike while the iron is hot.

It is time for the Prince to ascend to the throne!

You must...

You must inform me about everything, so that I can move the fleet right on time.

It will be enough if you send messages about Turgut Reis.

He must be ready.

Atmaca.

-Your Highness, Yusuf-- -Don't worry.

Yusuf is our responsibility.

I'll treat him as I treat Mehmed.

Your Highness.

There is a famous fortune teller in Uskudar.

Everyone praises her.

Would you like me to summon her?

It is now useless...

...to read sand, bones, water and ashes to be able to see the future.

Now, only...

...eyes and faces can tell the future.

Birds of passage has already set off to south.

Apparently, winter will come earlier this year.

Your Highness, you should go to the palace, and not to catch cold.

Carry a second weapon with you, Mustafa.

Seeing you grow up and become a strong man makes me very happy.

But sometimes, I look at you...

...and sorrow haunts me.

As you grow up, we lose innocence, Mustafa.

It is so sad, isn't it?

You carry a great burden in your heart.

If you scream it out in a well, withes will grow around it.

And they will tell that to everyone.

But I won't.

Tell me.

What is it making your heart grieve?

Your Highness.

Your Highness, what is wrong?

I saw everything in His Majesty's eyes, Sumbul.

I felt like they were not the eyes of a man who was in love with me.

What did you see, Your Highness? What was it in His Majesty's eyes?

Death.

Prince Mustafa's death.

His Majesty will soon come to the camp soon, and then Prince Mustafa will.

And then, storm will break out.

I've taken all the security measures, Sir.

We don't let anyone around the camp.

We are ready for the storm, of course.

I hope we won't make a mistake. It's hard to know how destructive this storm will be.

If we make a mistake, we will be destroyed in the storm.

Atmaca!

-We don't have much time, Korkut Agha. -I'm all ears.

You must have heard the aspersions about Prince Mustafa.

Of course I did. The janissaries are uneasy.

Does His Majesty really believe that the Prince allies with the Persian Shah?

We must think of every possibility.

You mean His Majesty may believe the if traitors and kill the Prince?

Is that so

Only you can stop this. The jannissaries.

Revolt!

Whatever it takes to save Prince Mustafa!

We must meet with the head of jannissaries and talk about in detail right away.

It's not that easy, Atmaca.

The heads of the troops are being watched.

There must be a way, Korkut Agha.

Certainly, there must be a way.

Mother.

I will cut to the chase, Cihangir.

I do not want you to go to war. Please, think about your decision again.

I don't need to.

I do not want to annoy you with my presence anymore.

Cihangir...

Cihangir, my little lion...

When did your presence annoy me and you say this now?

Haven't I always loved you?

Was I not with you since you were born?

Have I ever neglected you?

I've never denied your efforts...

...for me.

And I will never

I have a great respect for you.

Because I know what you went through in this place to be able to stay alive...

...and against whom you had to fight.

But that does not mean that I consider your every action to be right.

What did I do?

What did I do but to protect my children?

What matters is who will do what from now on.

You know my brother is innocent, don't you?

If it is understood brother Mustafa is innocent and the truth is revealed,...

...then I won't have to go on the campaign.

I will stay right by your side here.

Everything is actually in your hands.

The truth is clear, Cihangir.

Mustafa betrayed.

I can not do anything about it.

Then no one can make me stay here. No one.

I will be in the camp with my brother Mustafa.

I will do everything in my power to protect him.

Why did you insist coming here, Your Highness?

We could have sent the aghas to pick it up.

It must be in the right way, Fidan.

She wanted me to come here personally, I have to do it for my son.

This will protect him as long as His Excellency wears.

No need, Your Highness. You should go now.

I am listening, Mustafa. What's the matter?

My mother.

Why does she cry all the time, father?

Why is she always upset?

I have told you this before, Mustafa, this is how women are.

They are very sensitive.

The only woman who cries in this palace is my mother!

Why don't other women cry? Why is only my mother upset?

What mistake did she make, father? What wrong did she do?

Do not worry, Mustafa. Your mother will stay here in the palace.

She won't, father. She won't stop crying as long she lives here.

I will not let that happen anymore.

No one can upset my mother!

Com in.

Mother.

No matter what I say, I can't change your mind, can I?

You won't listen to me and go there.

You are afraid in vain.

His Majesty is furious but he will listen to me.

He will understand that I did nothing wrong.

You must...

...have a pure heart to be able to understand what's wrong or right.

Do you think your father has a pure heart? Is there place for love?

Will he be able to hear you? Can he listen to the voice of his conscience?

Or has the noise of power already haunted him...

...and turned him into a tyrant?

I can't know what people have in their hearts.

I only know what I have in mine.

I love my father and I trust him.

You trust in his promise to you.

Just like late Ibrahim Pasha.

And it was not just promise.

He even protected Ibrahim from himself by the decree of the Council.

I am his son, mother.

He is my father.

You should keep what I say in mind anyway.

Be careful.

Take this and always keep it with you.

We've gone through many storms, We've crossed mountains and oceans.

-Don't be upset. -I hope so, son.

I hope so.

The prayers of people who hold you dear will protect you.

Your Grace, Ali Agha seeks for your audience.

Let him in.

I heard you summoned me, Sir.

-Have you increased the security measures? -Of course, Sir.

Extra three hundred guards and heberdiers...

...has been given under Chief Guard Mahmud's command.

Their only duty is to protect you.

When the Prince comes to the camp,...

...it will be difficult to control the janissaries.

In addition, his five thousand soldiers in his sanjak will also escort him.

Yes, Sir. So what are you going to do?

What awaits us?

Prince Mustafa will try to defend himself.

He'll try to persuade His Majesty that he's innocent.

The other possibility is that he won't deal with it and revolt.

Let's hope he chooses the first option. The rest depends only on us.

We will separate him from the soldiers and ambush him without anyone realizing.

What if he chooses to revolt?

You know,...

...Jannissaries will destroy everything with his single signal.

You know how they...

...enthroned his grandfather Selim Khan...

...even if he lost against his father Bayezid Khan.

If so...

Prince Mustafa will never give that signal.

We will prevent that.

Aghas.

You look good, Atmaca.

We should appoint you as a chief.

I'd be honored.

We should cut to the chance. I can't stay here long.

The day we've been waiting for is soon.

It is time.

His Majesty is old now.

-He can't make rational decisions. -You're right, Hikmet Agha.

As if it's not enough he's appointed Rustem Pasha a Grand Vizier.

...he appointed his incompetent brother as the Chief Admiral.

Yes.

Instead of a brave prince, he considers a drunk prince a heir!

And I don't even talk about what he's done for that Russian witch Sultana Hurrem.

And now, he believes that Prince Mustafa made an alliance with Shah Tahmasb.

Is it even possible?

Even a child would not believe it!

Or he chooses to believe so.

That's why we must take necessary measures.

Korkut Agha must have informed you.

Before they get a chance to kill His Excellency,...

...we must dethrone Sultan Suleyman.

This is the only way.

We just needed a spark, Atmaca,...

...but your words are fire to us!

Sir!

Speak.

I've heard some janissaries go to woods by ignoring the commands.

Is that so?

So, they don't listen the Pasha's order.

Why did you gather here? Where is Besir Agha?

They're inside. Did something happen?

What are you waiting for! Tell the him I'm here.

You should come here later, Sir. They don't want to be disturbed.

Zal Mahmud!

If we get caught, everything will end without even begins.

Rustem Pasha will realize what's happening.

What is it, Mahmut Agha? How could you enter here without permission?

Well, well...

You have gathered.

Do we need your permission?

What is it, why did you come here?

I've heard that some janissaries go to the woods.

Be careful, Aghas!

Bring janissaries to order!

If somebody gets caught, Rustem Pasha...

...will not show mercy, just so you know.

Mahmut Agha,

...if that's all, get back to your duty.

I said what I had to say.

Everyone must be careful until His Majesty arrives here.

Mustafa?

We talked this before.

Only a single word of yours...

...can comfort me.

Only a single thing will wipe away my tears.

Please, tell me you've changed your mind.

Tell me you are not going.

I have..

...followed only my heart so far.

If you ask me what I've got,...

...God Almighty gave you to me.

Isn't it something big?

My love is unimportant.

It is like a drop in an ocean.

The whole world loves you.

Don't you hear that?

The mountains, the stones and the trees...

They cry, so you won't leave. "Don't leave!"

"Don't leave..."

Only you can not hear it!

You don't want to--

Nothing will happen, Nisa.

I will...

...return here, to you and my son safe and sound.

This is not the time to think of bad things.

This is our last night.

What do you say? Bite your tongue!

This is our last night...

...before I leave.

I want you to promise me.

You have to promise me.

For what?

You will come back.

You won't leave us.

Promise me.

Promise me!

I promise.

Are the preparations done, Lokman?

Yes, Your Majesty. Everything is ready.

We can set off tomorrow.

Good.

I will give you another task.

-Yes, Your Majesty. -But no one should know about it.

Only you will know that, and you will complete it alone.

If you pull another one in this,...

...or...

...anyone hears about what I will tell you,...

...I will behead you first.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Approach.

Come back soon, father.

Nergis Shah...

My beautiful angel...

Farwell, may your sword be sharp, Your Excellency.

Amen.

Mother.

Mustafa...

My son...

Take care of yourself.

You are the most precious thing I have in this world.

I can't live if something happens to you.

You do not need to worry, mother.

You will see.

Father!

You told me you were going to meet His Majesty.

Yes.

Then why is everyone sad?

His Excellency is going on the campaign.

It may take long. That is why.

Mehmet.

My lion, the Sultanas are your responsibility.

You will take good care of them, won't you?

Do not worry, father. I will protect everyone.

I...

...curse everything I touch.

Nobody drinks water in a cup that I drink.

Even if they starve, they they won't share my food.

When I go to the market, rowdies spit on the ground.

Children scurry off mothers get afraid.

They don't even bury me under the same ground as the other subjects.

Our cemetery is separated.

Even our names are not written on our black tombstones.

So, those names wouldn't not be cursed.

Just as the blacksmith shods and carpenter swings his hammer,...

...I kill.

I don't hesitate for a moment, I don't show mercy on anyone.

I know that everyone has a duty in life.

Mine is this.

I am the executioner!

His Majesty, the shadow of God on Earth,...

...he commands,...

...and I take lives becoming an angel of death.

I have taken hundreds of lives so far.

I have strangled many necks.

Where are they taking us to?

I have seen eyes which cry and beg.

I don't know.

I do not know who they are what their fault is...

...if they are innocents or sinners.

But when I have my orders,...

...when I am sent to take lives,...

...I prey for only one thing,...

..."God, please don't let this be an innocent."

Mother, what do you think?

How do you think His Majesty will punish brother Mustafa?

He will be executed.

Execution?

What did you expect?

No! Impossible!

His Majesty will change his sanjak, or exile him to Kefe!

But he will never order him to be executed.

Calm down.

This is not what I wanted!

I don't want brother Mustafa to ascend to the throne, yes, that's right.

But I do not want him to die.

You can't have both.

It is impossible.

You also know that very well.

You knew that when you stole that seal, as well.

Everything has a price.

So, you are sure about this decision.

Will he be executed?

This is just a feeling,...

...but a strong feeling.

Only...

...God knows what will happen.

If Prince Mustafa realizes what will happen and revolt,...

...then everything will be upside down.

What do you mean?

The dead bodies coming from...

...the camp...

...will be Selim's, Cihangir's and His Majesty's.

God forbid!

If His Majesty orders His Excellency to be executed,...

...he would never do that in the camp.

He knows that janissaries won't allow that.

He can't kill him in his tent.

No one has done that.

No one would think that's possible.

But that is why the execution may take place in his tent.

That's why...

...we will not allow His Excellency to go to the tent.

Can't we convince His Excellency, Atmaca?

It will be a lot easier if he leads the revolt.

-We should talk to him. -It's impossible Korkut Agha.

It doesn't work even if the whole world bows to him.

He will stop us as we talk to him. We can't do anything.

So what are we going to do?

His Excellency will arrive at the camp.

...but we will start the revolt...

...before he goes in the tent.

We will act by my signal.

Good.

My soldiers and I will surround the Sultan's tent...

...and imprison Sultan Suleyman.

Give me Rustem Pasha and his retinue.

He should have already been beheaded.

I will take care Prince Selim and his soldiers.

They will not resist and join us.

Good, I will protect the Prince.

Taslicali Yahya and his soldiers from Amasya will support us.

Now, let's discuss our strategy again.

The janissaries are acting strange.

Who knows what they are talking and planning in their tents.

They are obviously up to something, Your Grace.

We must consider every possibility.

If they get lucky,...

...this camp will be our hell.

And we have to escape this hell with His Majesty. Do you understand?

You shouldn't worry, Your Grace.

We'll be ready for you His Majesty to leave the camp safe and sound.

I've heard that, Sokollu,...

...you are very close to His Majesty lately.

He wouldn't make you his adviser vizier if you were not.

His Majesty granted me that, Your Excellency.

You know how His Majesty will punish Prince Mustafa, don't you?

You do.

No, Your Excellency.

There is only thing I know...

...that this incident will be to your gain.

Like His Excellency Prince Selim.

Do not confuse me to Selim, Pasha!

I never hope to gain from such things.

I do not doubt your good intentions, Your Excellency,...

...but it's the truth.

This is a game of balance.

What's bad for a prince,...

...is good for another.

Do you believe in lies about my brother Mustafa?

That's not the point, Your Excellency.

This is just the final straw.

This is about the power behind His Excellency.

And that this power overshadows His Majesty's rulership.

Are you...

...saying that a father can see his son a rival?

He is not only a father,...

...he is the Sultan of the world.

What a pity that the princes usually forget that.

Your Excellency, Her Highness Sultana Mihrimah is here.

Let her in.

Your Highness.

Your Excellency.

-May I be excused? -You may leave, Sokollu.

It is a good decision that His Majesty assigned you as the Royal Regent.

You deserve this more than Selim.

I'm glad that His Majesty honored me by granting me this, Mihrimah.

But I would like it more to be in the camp during the campaign.

I just think of there,...

...I think of brother Mustafa.

Do not worry about that. You should only think of your duties.

I can not help it, Mihrimah.

Brother Mustafa never betrays!

He would never even when two Fridays come together.

But he did.

They obviously manipulated him.

We are about to arrive in Konya, Your Excellency.

You should rest a little more if you like.

No need. Why we haven't receive message from Atmaca yet?

It should arrive soon.

If the rosery heard that autumn was aproaching,...

...if the flying bird

..knew it would be hunted...

You used to read poems to me, Taslicali.

-Don't you write anymore? -I do, Your Excellency,...

...I do, but...

Has your heart gone cold?

I can't write good things these days.

As you say, my heart must have gone cold.

More like you withered away being with me.

Never, Your Excellency.

If I have any value, it's only because I am by your side.

Really, how was the beginning of the poem?

"If the eyes know what grief is,...

...If the sky suffered this longing,...

...If the Sultan knew--

From His Majesty.

From His Majesty.

Your Excellency?

His Majesty...

...commands me to set up my tent away from the army camp.

And I will be alone at his presence...

...when he summons me.

His Majesty...

...shows his intention by not letting you join the camp, Your Excellency.

-He has made his decision -Do you think it's easy?

Don't you think I am tired of standing strong and appear so?

You, Atmaca,...

...my mother, Nisa, evervone around me doubts His Majesty!

But I...

I always think of the other possibility.

Because he is my father, Taslicali.

He is my father.

Your Excellency.

...His Majesty once said, "A prince must think of every possibility."

-Remember? -I was ashamed...

...to think of that possibility that day. That's what I remember.

My father will not hurt me, Taslicali.

I will talk to him,...

...he will believe me.

He has always believed me.

I am also a father.

I know how precious the love of a child is.

Love is enough to defeat many evils.

5 OCTOBER 1553 KONYA EREGLI

You also made decisions about my brother, Pasha.

Never, I wouldn't dare, Your Excellency. I would never interfere.

It is proven by experience that you can't stay away from the throne matters.

I still remember the day you advised me to go to the Jannissary Guild.

I only wanted what's good for you.

How could I know that it would end with disaster?

Do you really think you can fool me by these words?

You can believe in what you want to, Your Excellency.

Those days are of the past, we should care about the present.

You're not the one whose life is at risk now.

Your Excellency.

-Speak. -His Majesty is about to arrive.

Bismishah! Allah Allah! Hu!

Hu!

Why are you here, Cihangir? You will fall sick again!

I came here to be in good use, Selim.

I did not come to sit by idly like you.

His Majesty and brother Mustafa are not in good terms.

I assume you know that.

I am here to stop His Majesty from making a mistake.

What do you think you can do?

It is impossible to stand between the two of them.

You're wrong,

I will shield him with my life if necessary...

...and stand between them.

As I explained in my letter, Your Majesty, nothing changed since then.

Janissaries are ready for a revolt.

Just a spark is enough to make a mess.

Fortunately, you arrived in time. They won't dare now.

What use are you?

Is there any news from Prince Mustafa?

He is on the way, Your Majesty, he will be at the camp in a day or two.

I ordered him to set up his tent away.

He won't enter my camp with his soldiers. Inform me as soon as he arrives.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I want to know how the soldiers are doing, who holds what position and all.

Never do this to me again.

Never.

You have to tell me everywhere you go.

Forgive me, father.

Get ready, Mustafa, you're going back to Edirne Palace!

And take these wings off.

You can't fly anywhere without my knowledge.

Your Majesty,...

Speak.

Prince Mustafa have set up his tent with his soldiers...

...away from the camp as you commanded.

He awaits for your recent command.

Your Excellency.

Atmaca.

Has His Majesty arrived at his camp? Do you have information?

He arrived before you did, Your Excellency.

It is being talked that he hasn't come out of his tent.

ls Selim here?

Both Prince Selim and Prince Cihangir are at the camp.

So Cihangir is here?

Inform me right away if you receive a note.

Yes, Your Excellency.

What is the situation?

Thank God, everything is well, Taslicali.

I am in constant contact with the Heads of Janissaries.

We're on the same page with them.

We will take action before His Excellency goes in His Majesty's tent.

How is Semiz Ali Agha?

Just as I guessed,...

...a wolf in sheep's clothing.

They say he's Rustem Pasha's man.

May God help us.

Tell His Majesty that I am here, Lokman Agha.

Yes, Your Excellency.

Your Grace.

What is it? Have you you found out anything?

As you ordered, I'm following it.

The guards brought food when it got dark.

One entered the wagon,...

...then left empty handed.

Your Majesty.

We traveled a long way, Cihangir.

Go back to your tent and rest.

I can see that...

...you doubt my brother Mustafa's loyalty for you, Your Majesty..

Because they presented you clear evidence.

I don't know how it happened,...

...but I'm sure he is an explanation

Give him a chance.

Please.

You will give brother Mustafa a chance, won't you, Your Majesty?

You will listen to him, won't you?

Stay away from this matter, Cihangir.

Is it so difficult, Your Majesty?

He is your son.

Your first born.

It does not matter what mistake he has done.

And I am totally sure he is innocent.

They say...

...you will kill him,...

...you will command him to be executed.

I said, "This is impossible."

I said, "My father will never do that."

I said, "He will never kill his son."

Isn't that right, Your Majesty?

You will not kill him, will you?

Could I ever do that?

Keep following them.

Inform me if you see anything.

Yes, Sir.

Your Grace.

What's happening here?

What do these executioners do in the wagon?

We have orders, Sir.

The rules about where the executioners should stay are clear.

Why do they hide here at this time?

We can not give information, Sir.

You must leave.

Mother Sultana,...

...my father will be back, right?

He will, Mehmed.

He will.

Your father is the future and pride of the dynasty.

No one can harm him.

Maybe he will not be back.

Maybe he will not come back here.

Maybe he will go to the capital...

...and we will go to him.

Guard the Prince!

To the forest, now!

Catch that archer and bring him here! Now!

Now!

It was pinned to the arrow.

Your Excellency, do not come.

Do not enter His Majesty's tent.

He will take your life.

You see, Your Excellency. Everyone says the same thing.

Do not go to the tent!

How do we know this was sent by someone who likes me with good intentions?

What if it's Rustem's new game?

What if it is a trap?

What if...

...their intention is to urge me to revolt by not going there?

What is it isn't a trap, Your Excellency?

What if it is a friend?

Get out!

Leave me alone!

But this is the last time, Mustafa.

I will not forgive another mistake and will give the order...

...without even thinking!

Sit down, Atmaca, sit down.

If what you...

...and everyone who love me are right,...

...this is my last night.

God forbid, Your Excellency.

You will have many good days with your wife and children and friends.

But it's true this night is a last.

Nothing will be the same beginning from tomorrow.

Atmaca,...

If something happens to me...

Listen.

You have been with me for years.

You've been a companion to me, I trust you

Your presence gives me strength.

You have made me feel safe.

It's not easy.

It's not.

Especially, when you are a prince who is casted out of His Majesty's garden.

I do not know what fate will bring us.

If...

...I leave this world,...

Do not leave me...

...and my cause unavenged.

-Your Excellency-- -There's only one way for this,...

Bayezid.

You will go to him...

...and make your loyalty vow.

And you will be with him until he ascends to the throne.

Promise me.

Atmaca.

Sermiz Agha?

Hikmet Agha.

I have heard some things.

They say...

...you prepare for a revolt against His Majetsy.

Never Agha.

Who could dare this?

This is a lie.

Do not deny in vain, Agha.

I know who you meet where and when.

If you do not want Rustem Pasha

...and His Majesty learns that...

It is the end for both of them, Agha.

It will be over tomorrow.

As a Head of the Janissaries,...

...you should be on Prince Mustafa's side, as well.

Join us.

Be with us.

Otherwise, you will be destroyed with them.

When the time comes,...

...you must ascend to that throne, Mustafa!

Otherwise, both the throne...

...and the rulership will be under Sultan Hurrem's control.

Do you accept this?

Your Excellency,...

...His Excellency Prince Cihangir is here.

Let him in.

Brother!

My beloved brother!

I was very happy to hear you joined the campaign.

I actually was not going to.

But the rumors about you frightened me.

I was worried that His Majesty...

...might make a mistake and punish you...

...severely.

But I was wrong.

Curse the devil whispering to my ears!

This world is not that evil, brother.

His Majesty doesn't want to believe in those accusations.

He just wants to listen to you.

He will not kill you.

Did he...

...tell you that himself or is it your opinion?

I've just talked to him.

I swear, he told me these himself.

He said, "Could I ever kill him?"

So, you should rest assured.

The love and respect between you two...

...will break this game, as well.

You made me relieve, brother.

I never believed His Majesty would execute me,...

...but...

...I felt suspicous.

Now, it's all gone.

I was informed you summoned me, Your Majesty.

Go on hunting with Cihangir tomorrow.

Do not return until you receive a message from me.

Won't you join us, Your Majesty?

Or my brother Mustafa?

You may leave.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I came here secretly, brother.

I have to return without anyone noticing.

We will be together tomorow.

And I hope we will go on to the campaign together.

I hope.

Atmaca,...

...escort him to the other side of the woods.

You may rest assured, Your Excellency.

Cihangir.

This is for you.

A small memory from me

Why are you giving this to me now?

Don't you believe what I've told you?

There are...

...only a few people whom I can turn my back to in this world.

You're the first of them, brother.

Whenever I turn away from people,...

...lose my hope...

...and burst into darkness,...

...you just come rushing.

With your pureness and innocence,...

...you remind me...

...that this world is worth living.

Go now.

Farewell.

I have never doubted the good intentions of His Excellency,...

...however,...

...you need to be careful--

Even if the possibility of my execution...

...is bright as the sun,...

...and the chance of my survival...

...is as weak as a candle light,...

I will go there anyway, Taslicali.

I prefer to be scorched in the sun,...

...instead of burning like a candle...

...for the rest of my life.

I was never rebellious.

I will never be.

His Excellency may trust in His Majesty,...

...but I do not think so.

Neither do I.

The die is cast now.

There's no turning back.

6 OCTOBER 1553

Your Majesty,...

You probably will never be able to read...

...this letter which I will carry on my heart.

Because I'm writing this letter

...for a future...

...that I never want to see.

This is my only wish, my only hope.

If my wish does not come true...

...and you receive this letter,...

...that means you killed me.

It's been a long time since he left.

My Mustafa will be at His Majesty's presence soon.

May God help him!

I wish I could do something.

Just sitting here by doing nothing is worse than death.

Take refuge in God, Mihrinnisa.

Say your prayers.

Your prayers will certainly be answered.

I hope we'll receive good news.

Atmaca will bring us the news His Excellency's ascending to the throne.

Then our grief will vanish.

We will...

...leave this palace with joy and laughter.

And we will set out to the capital.

After a happy journey, we will arrive in the capital.

We will breathe the beautiful smells of...

...a thousand of flowers in the imperial garden.

Then, we will be accepted in the Privy Chamber.

There His Majesty Sultan Mustafa will be waiting for us.

I hope so.

Mom, this palace is very big.

Is this my palace?

Yes, son, it's your palace.

Our palace.

I'll get lost here.

How will I find you?

I will always be with you.

Don't worry.

What is it, Selim? Why are you here?

I am here to take you, Cihangir.

We will go on hunting.

Why is that?

His Majesty's order.

He and brother Mustafa will join us later.

It will be soon, Taslicali.

We'll give the signal and the revolt will begin.

When the soldiers attack His Majesty's and Rustem Pasha's tents...

I'll inform you and...

...we will encircle them.

May God help us, Atmaca.

Amen.

You are leading my soldiers, aren't you?

Yes,...

...I am, Your Excellency.

May God bless you!

Your friendship means more than the whole world, Taslicali.

Your Excellency...

Your Grace.

The preparations are done, Your Grace.

If things get messy,...

...we will leave the camp with His Majesty.

Semiz Aga said he was going to deal with the jannissary.

But we don't know if he'll keep his word.

This will be a great test for him, as well.

His Excellency will soon arrive at the camp.

Where is Hikmet Agha?

I don't know.

Korkut Agha, Besir Agha!

Hikmet Agha is waiting for you in his tent.

Did something happen?

I do not know, Sir. He said it is important.

Your Excellency Prince Mustafa!

I am Sergeant Huseyin...

... from the first battalion which escorts to the Sultan.

What do you want, Sergeant Huseyin?

Why do you come in my way?

Like all subjects...

...who love you,...

...loyal to you and devoted their life on your path...

...we want you to stop, Your Excellency.

For the love of God,...

...for the love of Prophet Mohammed,...

...for the love of Ali,...

For the love of our shaikh Haji Bektash Veli, stop, Your Excellency!

Do not go!

Sergeant Huseyin,...

I greet you and your valiant men,...

...the ones who hold me dear,...

...who are committed to me with loyalty,...

...and those who devoted their lives on my path.

Your should remember that...

...you're not here to stop me,...

...but to walk by my side.

Do not do it, Your Excellency.

The end of this path is dark!

The will execute you!

Sergeant Huseyin,...

...I order you...

...to get off my way!

Make way.

What's happening, Hikmet Agha?

What is going on?

His Excellency is on his way to the camp.

Why are you here?

Aghas...

....forgive me.

Well done, Hikmet Agha.

You will certainly be rewarded for your loyalty.

I'm going back to the camp.

What's your purpose Cihangir?

Do you want to defy His Majesty and make him angry?

They're coming, aren't they?

Do not worry.

And didn't you tell me,...

...that you spoke to His Majesty and that he wouldn't hurt brother Mustafa?

-Long live Prince Mustafa! -Long live Prince Mustafa!

-Long live Prince Mustafa! -Long live Prince Mustafa!

-Long live Prince Mustafa! -Long live Prince Mustafa!

-Long live Prince Mustafa! -Long live Prince Mustafa!

-Long live Prince Mustafa! -Long live Prince Mustafa!

-Long live Prince Mustafa! -Long live Prince Mustafa!

Come on, Atmaca!

Come on!

Where are you?

Where are you?

You do not hide anything from me, do you?

You keep asking that, Cihangir.

You lied to me, didn't you?

Our father and brother will not join us!

Why would I lie to you?

This is His Majesty's order!

You brought me here,...

...because our father will kill brother Mustafa, right?

-Cihangir! -Get out of my way!

Let me go!

Brother! Brother!

Selim, let me go, please! Brother!

Cihangir!

Let me go, please!

Brother!

Selim, let me go!

Brother!

Let go!

Brother!

Will this bird die?

Your Excellency,...

...your weapons.

How far we will go, mom? I want to stop and play.

We're almost there, Mustafa.

Our galleys is waiting for us.

We'll set sail...

...and the wind will take us to Istanbul, to our palace.

I missed my father and Ibrahim.

Is Ibrahim waiting for us there, too?

He is.

Your father, your grandmother Sultana Hafsa,...

...your aunt Sultana Hatice... Everyone is waiting for us there!

Your Majesty.

You betrayed me, Mustafa.

You...

...betrayed me!

Your Majesty...

Your Majesty...

Your Majesty!

Let go!

Your Majesty!

Let go!

I did not betray you!

Let go!

Be quick!

Let go!

Catch him!

Father!

Let go!

Father!

Father!

Let go!

Stand back!

Mustafa!

Mustafa!

Mustafa!

Mustafa!

Mustafa!