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Whenever I looked at Süleyman...

I saw you, Brother.

He had the same crazy eyes as you.

Hot-headed, reckless, blunt.

Whenever I missed you...

I looked at...

Süleyman, my son.

Such is fate.

He died and is buried in the cold, black earth.

Allah.

Though it was long ago,

the things you said when we left still ring in my ears.

"It falls on us to remember the good old days, Brother."

That's what you said.

Brother.

-Give me your blessing. -You have it, Brother.

You too, brother. Give me your blessing.

You have it.

We know only too well how much it hurts to lose a loved one, Brother.

We watered their graves with our tears.

We remembered them with our prayers.

My father. Halime. Süleyman.

Many loved ones.

We've buried friends we considered brothers.

Brother...

in the face of all these troubles,

we managed to bear the pain.

Now we have one last duty to fulfill

for those we have entrusted to the cold, black earth.

For their sake, we will grow our brotherhood...

just as the tree we planted will grow.

Very good, Brother. Very good.

And then,

the memory of the ones we have buried in the earth

will shine like the stars in the heavens.

The wind in that dark blue sky will be our freedom.

We turned our backs on each other.

We all got hurt.

We all spilled blood.

But it's all over now.

Only our brotherhood remains.

Thank God for your strength.

You're always by my side in my darkest days, Brother.

I thank God that when I look at your face..

I can still see my Süleyman.

The branches of this tree have grown in different directions,

but our roots will always be the same, Brother.

Our roots take nourishment from those we have buried in the black earth.

Well said, Brother.

Well said.

Mergen. You, huh?

-Peace be upon you. -And upon you.

What would you share with this merchant from distant lands?

We can split my bread if you're hungry. Go ahead.

Thank you.

If your soul is hungry, you may share our cause.

Our table will always be plentiful for those brave young men with whom

we share our cause and our bread.

Allah bless you, Bey.

-Innkeeper! -Yes, my bey?

Bring this merchant here what we ordered.

-Right away, my bey. -Thank you.

Where is Ertuğrul Bey?

I'm here to take you to his secret location.

Thank you, innkeeper.

-Enjoy. -Thank you.

Once we have finished eating... I'll get up.

Follow me.

Enjoy your meal then.

May I come in, my bey?

Come in, Bamsı.

You asked for me, my bey.

Tie your sword to your belt...

and saddle your horse.

It's time you returned to your duties, Bamsı.

My bey, thanks to you, I will be able to wear my sword once again.

My bey.

Ertuğrul Bey.

I understand you, my bey.

You didn't punish me, you rewarded me.

My bey...

henceforth, if I make another mistake...

may I meet my end by this very same sword.

-This I swear to you, my bey. -Thank you, Bamsı.

My bey...

You forgave me! Allah bless you.

But...

there is also the matter of Günkut and the other alps you dismissed.

My bey, they are without purpose.

I'm responsible for them.

My bey, I ask that you give the command that they too are forgiven.

Tell them to take up their swords.

Very good, my bey.

Now, I'll give you your first mission.

Command me, my bey.

Go to the river and find Beybolat, Bamsı

Search all along the riverbanks, every reed bed.

Be sure to find him, Bamsı.

We can't be sure that Beybolat is dead until we find his corpse.

As you command, my bey. As you command.

I'll turn into a fish if necessary,

I'll jump into the water and find his body, my bey!

You can rely upon me, my bey. You can rely on me.

-Off you go, off you go. -All right, my bey.

Thank you.

So, you were Albastı, Brother, the man whose deeds I admired.

Ertuğrul Bey and İlbilge Hatun united and took your life!

Now, they're in control.

I'll show them.

Help me.

Give this poor man some water.

They expect me to believe...

that a warrior as brave as you you would die so easily.

If my brother jumped from there...

he knew what he was doing.

I know it, Brother... I feel it.

You're alive.

We won't die until we get our revenge.

My lady, you look like someone who would help me.

Please, help this poor beggar.

Be gone!

Or I'll have you hanged and skinned.

Sırma Hatun...

Stay calm.

Act normally.

I bring you good news.

What good news?

Your brother, Albastı...

we have him.

Where is my brother? Is he alive?

Thank Allah.

Who are you? Tell me, where is my brother?

Somewhere well hidden.

You'll learn who we are when the time comes.

Dear Sister, don't reveal anything to anyone.

Everyone must think your brother is dead.

Many changes are coming to this land. I will have missions for you.

Wait for news from me.

Brother.

I'm ready to do anything for you and for our vengeance.

Where is he? Where in hell is that man?

If he hasn't already given you his miserable life,

may Allah grant me the chance to kill him.

If he is still alive, let's make him regret that he is, Chief Alp Bamsı.

Come on, Günkut. Come on. Come on.

It deserves to be beneath the feet of a great lady.

We will be honored to see this rug in the best corner of our tent.

Please sit down, don't stand.

My dear...

the arrow has its quiver, the sword has its sheath, the bey has his seat.

You know where your place is now. It is what is right.

Sit down.

Thank you, my dear.

Thank you.

I'm sorry you have lost your brother.

My condolences, as well.

Thank you.

I know this is a difficult time for you.

But such trials bring out the best in us.

When you lost your brother, you became the bey.

Our ancestors say that, a hand may be raised in anger against a brother,

but it falls in an embrace.

As evil as he was, he was still your brother.

That shouldn't be forgotten.

And now you occupy the seat your brother left behind.

May your rule be a long and peaceful one, İlbilge Hatun.

May Allah grant you the wisdom to rule justly.

May the Umuroğulları be blessed by your rule.

Amen. Allah willing, Selcan Hatun. Thank you.

-Welcome. -Thank you, dear.

Come, Sırma. Sit.

I owe you a debt of gratitude, and wish to repay you.

I heard what you did for Süleyman.

When he escaped from that dungeon, you protected him

and took him to Ertuğrul Bey.

Ertuğrul Bey told me about it.

It's all in the past.

And he's gone.

But know that I'll always be grateful to you.

Thank you.

My sister not only saved Süleyman's life,

she preserved the honor and pride of the Umuroğulları.

Even though he was our brother,

Albastı's crimes have brought shame on us.

I don't know what to say.

One man's evil belongs to him alone, dear.

We know the Umuroğulları as honorable and dignified.

Just as one black sheep could never stain the whole herd,

what Albastı did will never stain the Umuroğulları name.

From now on, your sister rules the tribe.

There's much to be done, and a long road to travel.

The events which have affected both our families

mean that there were matters left unfinished which must be seen through.

Now that peace has returned to us,

I hope the two tribes will not seek to untie

that which was to bind us together.

God willing, Mother Hayme.

God willing.

Brothers!

These were our alps who were looking for Albastı.

We have been struck right in the heart.

Who did this, Chief Alp Bamsı? Who?

Albastı couldn't have survived the fall.

Obviously there are others who are also looking for Albastı.

They must have taken that bastard Albastı from our alps.

Günkut, this means that dog Albastı might still be alive.

These arrows...

to whom do these arrows belong?

Günkut...

I've never seen arrows like these before.

They're different.

The shaft is made differently to the arrows we use.

These feathers... aren't from anything I am familiar with.

Günkut, take the alps back to the village right now.

I must go and see Gündoğdu Bey. Go, brother.

Go, brother. Go on, alps.

Ertuğrul Bey will be here soon.

How long have you known Ertuğrul Bey?

I met him when I was serving under Noyan.

Yes, I'm a Mongol.

I converted to Islam like Berke Khan.

My fate became entwined with Ertuğrul Bey's,

the man who was once my enemy.

Ertuğrul Bey.

-Peace be upon you. -And upon you.

And upon you.

-Welcome. -Thank you, Ertuğrul Bey.

I'm Torumtay, Berke Khan's envoy.

-May Allah bless and protect you. -Amen.

Where do the merchants usually come from?

Some of them are Greek merchants from Nicaea,

and some are Muslims from the surrounding areas.

Thankfully, our bazaar is busy and plentiful.

It's enough for all of Söğüt's needs.

My brother has transformed Söğüt into a great bazaar,

attracting all sorts of merchants.

But that won't be enough.

Söğüt has Turkish villages behind it and Byzantine walls ahead.

Allah willing, we'll destroy those walls.

Once the Mongols are driven from these lands,

we can bring other trade routes through Söğüt.

Gündoğdu Bey!

What is it, Bamsı?

My bey, as we were looking for signs of Albastı along the river,

we came across the bodies of a number of our alps.

-What? -How?

Who killed them?

My bey, we found these arrows in our alps. I don't know whose arrows they are!

I've never seen these arrows before, my bey.

Sultan Baybars agreeing to enter the war on our side

will make Berke Khan very happy.

But there's one last thing our Khan wants to know.

I'm listening.

Your state has shown itself to be no less brutal towards

the tribes which share your blood than Hülagü's armies.

Our Khan wants to be reassured

that the Turkish tribes can unite to rebel against the Mongols.

Berke Khan must know that we never have, and never will, become slaves.

We will never surrender to those who attack our faith

and seek to destroy our way of life.

Our only promise is courage in the face of tyranny,

and never agreeing to slavery.

To fulfill that, we will meet every brave Turkish tribe in Anatolia, one by one.

We'll reach out to all statesmen loyal to their roots.

Well, that could take years.

Even if this war takes a thousand years, we'll never give up our cause.

Do you recognize these arrows?

I do. I do.

These are the arrows of the most deadly of the Mongol spies.

When they attacked our villages in the east, they used arrows like these.

The infidels killed many of our brothers with arrows just like these.

So, they saved Albastı from our alps and took him away, right, my bey?

They're not just here for Albastı.

What else, Uncle?

If they have come all the way here, they must also be after Ertuğrul.

Moreover, they might also know about the envoy.

Then, my father's life is in danger.

We can't lose any time, my bey. We must go to Ertuğrul Bey immediately.

Bamsı, prepare the alps. Nephew, come with me. Let's go.

In addition, I have in my possession the names of those men

who have, for the sake of freedom, signed their names in blood.

We heard Hülagü Khan was after the chest containing those names.

We thought he had it.

So, you have the chest.

I'll start negotiations with those men first.

Once I have spoken to them,

be sure that the number of men ready to fight will rise sharply.

Berke Khan will be pleased to hear this.

We have already set aside a great store of weapons and gold

to be used in the campaign against the Mongols.

They will soon be smuggled into Anatolia and handed over to you.

Thank you.

Come on, brothers.

Arıkbuka!

Mergen.

Who is this Arıkbuka?

Hülagü Khan's eyes and ears in Anatolia.

He's one of his most feared spies, my bey.

If Arıkbuka is here, he must have followed us.

There's no other explanation. He must know everything.

Torumtay! You and Ertuğrul Bey will listen to me now.

You'll surrender or you'll die!

Ertuğrul Bey, hidden in my clothes is a document which details how and where

you can get the weapons and gold sent by Berke Khan.

My patience has run out, Ertuğrul!

We won't take orders from you.

Subtitle translation by Berk Meydanlı