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What happened, Bey?

He agreed to my request.

He'll make Alıncak talk when he gets here.

This is our chance to find out where Osman is.

What is this predicament we have found ourselves in, Bey?

Here we are, in the castle of the heathens.

Here we are, having to cooperate,

when what I want to do is go at them with my sword.

It is always preferable to fight one’s enemy face to face, sword in hand.

But we'd be living for ourselves alone if we acted on everything we wanted to do.

Innocent people have placed their trust in us.

We carry the weight of a great cause on our backs.

That responsibility is the reason why we're standing here now.

If we are going to end up victorious and free,

I am ready to die on your command, Bey.

Better that than to live miserably.

Living a brave live is harder than dying a brave death, Turgut.

We'll follow the harder path, God willing.

We'll live to ensure we emerge victorious from this war.

Now everything is for Osman's sake.

We need to rescue him from their clutches first.

Then, it's the turn of our enemies.

First, the Mongols and then, Dragos.

-God willing, Bey. -God willing.

But how did it come to this, Bey?

He's right, Bey.

Why are we drifting away like leaves caught in fall winds?

We got caught up in our own interests,

when we should have pursued the glory of God.

Some became obsessed with power and position, while others were

consumed by their greed.

Great Allah says in Surah Al-i'Imran...

"Hold fast to God’s rope all together...

...do not split into factions."

We lost our way when we failed to follow the guidance of this surah.

The infidels were united and defeated the Islamic world.

However, it takes but a breath to light the embers.

-And we will be that breath, God willing. -God willing, Bey.

-God willing. -God willing.

Are you awake again, eagle of the worlds?

Do you really think you can make me become like you?

You will not be like us. You will be us!

Do you think I'm a bastard like you?

I know who I am. I am Osman, son of Ertuğrul Bey.

Ertuğrul Bey, huh?

The margrave of tiny Söğüt, Ertuğrul Bey.

You hold the world in your eyes.

How could you ever be satisfied with tiny Söğüt?

You have to become bigger.

You will rise to command the nökers who rule over the entire world!

From Karakoram to Anatolia, everyone will come to learn your name.

You will make people tremble with fear.

We have them trembling with fear already!

We'll be sure to send you back to where you came from.

You can tell them my name yourself!

Your father is dead! He perished along with his tribe.

But you shall not die.

Your soul will become one with the Mongolian spirit.

Your service will see Genghis Khan's greatest wish realized.

Forget that you were from Kayı.

The old Osman is dead, do you understand?

He's dead!

He's dead!

He's dead!

Where are you, Father?

Please, save me.

Living within these run-down walls, the Byzantine have become archaic as well.

Do you know why we live in tents and travel in every direction?

Because we don't want to wither like these crumbling walls.

Commander Dragos awaits you inside.

You must leave your weapons here.

Who are you to dare to try to take our swords?

My soldiers only surrender their swords

when they fall from their lifeless hands on the battlefield.

Take them by force, if you think you can.

What's the meaning of this?

Such insolence!

We came here to make peace

and you want to take our swords!

My soldiers were merely following the laws of this castle.

Then they have a new law to learn,

Mongol soldiers never give up their weapons.

We'll not take their swords.

Please, let's go inside.

You escaped our swords by the skin of your teeth, Dragos.

Be thankful to my khan. I've come to make a deal on his orders.

I'll just say my piece and leave.

I had my people prepare a feast for you.

There's no need to do this on our feet.

I don't have time to waste eating your flavorless food.

Don't be too hasty.

I had them prepare something special for you.

I also brought up some wine I suspect you will appreciate.

Fresh out of their casks after years in storage, just for you.

I'm sure you won't have tasted such fine wine since your arrival in Söğüt.

You Byzantines

know only too well how to lure and corrupt a man.

But after my long ride here,

I might as well quench my thirst with your wine while I talk.

What are you doing here?

Is there no other work for you to do?

I think you should calm down, Sırma. Has something happened?

It's these Kayı women, especially Selcan Hatun. They get under my skin.

-But why? -Can't you see?

She can't stomach the duty Commander Alıncak bestowed on us.

What did you expect?

They're angry the margrave is no longer one of their tribe.

I know how to deal with her.

She either does the work I give her,

or she packs her things and returns to that rebel of a husband of hers.

You won't leave me alone, will you, Sister?

Don't you show them any kindness.

You know, this duty of ours is important.

Don't worry, Sister. I'll always be by your side.

I didn't see you around this morning.

Apparently, nobody else did either. Where were you?

I had work to do, so I went to take care of it.

Don't be out of sight for long.

As you know, ours is a heavy responsibility.

There's nothing we cannot overcome together.

I'll always be by your side.

The truth is, a war between us would have shed a great deal of blood for nothing.

Your khan made the right choice.

Our cooperation will be useful to us both.

The best part of agreeing this deal was the wine.

I'm glad I didn't leave without tasting it.

We brought it all for you. Please, please. Go ahead.

And as the margrave,

I'll obviously play my part in this deal.

We came here to crush those rebels

who resent our power in these lands and sought to defy our authority.

We'll take what we want, punish the criminals, and then leave.

We want nothing more.

I know who it is you're talking about. Ertuğrul.

He got in our way, too. You're aware of what happened recently.

It was high time he was put on a leash,

and you did that.

I hear you also took his son hostage.

Of all the blows Ertuğrul has received, that will have been the most severe.

Ertuğrul should have thought about who he was dealing with.

But Ertuğrul knows Söğüt like the back of his hand.

What happens if he finds his son?

Even if he were to find him,

his son wouldn't recognize Ertuğrul. Wouldn't recognize his own father.

Not where we've taken him.

I find what you said intriguing. What kind of place could that be?

I'm curious as well.

You wouldn't know about such places.

It's where souls are closest to the Sky God Tengri,

and are reborn amongst the holy birch trees.

I miss the feeling.

I want to purify this corroded soul of mine.

So, Beybolat Bey.

Enough of this food and wine.

We have work to do.

It's where souls are closest to the Sky God Tengri,

and are reborn amongst the holy birch trees.

We allied with the Byzantine.

Ertuğrul and his tribe are surrounded on all fronts.

I'd have been content to remain alone.

But it was still good to strike an agreement with them.

We were about to attack them with your alps.

But now we'll be able to use them to attack Ertuğrul whenever we want.

I'll also handle the stolen gold when the time is right.

I'd be glad to welcome you to my tent tonight.

I am leaving Söğüt tonight.

Where will you go?

My soul has become rusty since I came here.

I'll climb a mountain peak and release my soul to the sky.

You should make preparations in the morning.

Make sure no trace of Ertuğrul remains in Söğüt.

I'll hold you responsible if any mishap occurs.

I'll return when Ertuğrul brings the chest.

Where is Ertuğrul Bey?

Who are they?

How dare they lower the Kayı banner?

Whoever rules raises his banner!

Umur Tribe has the margrave now.

That is why the banner of the Umur Tribe is raised!

Any objections?

Give me those banners!

I told you what's happening!

I have the banner! From now on

we follow the orders of Commander Alıncak and Beybolat Bey!

We follow the Turkish traditions,

not the Mongolian law!

Süleyman.

Now is not the time.

We can't keep silent while our flag is being lowered, Brother!

We won't allow anything outside our traditions!

Söğüt... rightfully belongs to the Kayı Tribe!

If this disobedience continues...

there will be consequences!

Such as?

Your death, for a start.

Then, I shall die!

But I will never follow any rule which goes against our traditions!

Süleyman Alp!

Cool your head!

Or I'll take it off your body!

Is it you who decides what goes against our traditions?

Even under oppression, the tradition lives on!

Where the bey fails to follow our traditions, it's up to me to do it!

Remember it is your margrave you’re talking to.

Remember that!

If you don't shut your mouth,

I'll cut out your tongue! Understand?

Or are you going to betray us like your father did, huh?

My father is a rebel,

he's not some traitor who sold his soul to the Mongols!

Let him go, Beybolat Bey.

Get your hands off him.

Don't involve yourself in this, Gündüz Alp, hear me?

Or you'll feel my wrath too.

Enough! Süleyman! No more.

Move!

Get up! Get up!

Traitor!

You'll regret calling me that!

That's enough, Beybolat Bey!

I told you to leave it.

Yınal.

Take him and throw him into the dungeons at the inn.

He can rot in there until he comes to his senses.

Move!

You will regret doing this.

You'll pay for the blood you've shed.

Because you are the son of Ertuğrul Bey, you have my respect, Gündüz Alp.

But if you overstep your boundaries again, I'll get rid of you, too.

Make way!

Where souls are closest to the Sky God Tengri,

and are reborn amongst the holy birch trees.

Close to the sky.

Bey, do you think Osman has been hidden somewhere on our lands?

The mountain peak is closest to the sky.

And the place where souls are reborn amongst birch trees...

They took Osman to the top of a mountain where birch trees grow.

Which one of these could it be, Bey?

This hill here.

Birch trees grow at the summit of this hill.

It's the only hill around here with birch trees.

You're right, Bey. You're right!

I rode past that hill when chasing some thugs who were attacking our caravans.

It's the only place where birch trees grow.

It's time for a fight, men.

We'll save Osman from those bastards

and reduce that hill to dust!

Let's do it.

We used our heads to find it.

But now it's time to unsheathe our swords.

Let's give them a taste of how bloody this battle is going to be.

For our children!

For our tribes!

Eye for an eye!

-Revenge! Revenge! -Revenge! Revenge!

-Revenge! -Revenge!

You should have heard the way she defended her sister, Mother.

İlbilge Hatun fooled us, Mother.

I don't know what I'm supposed to think, Daughter.

Her behavior has surprised even me.

What did you expect, Mother? Birds of a feather fly together.

It's fortunate the marriage never took place.

Look at the way they have taken advantage of the Mongols,

who knows what would have happened had it been formalized.

-May I enter, Mother Hayme? -Come in, Melikşah.

-What's wrong? -Süleyman.

What's happened to Süleyman?

Beybolat Bey has thrown him into a dungeon in Söğüt.

-What? -What did you just say?

-I can't believe it. -And he didn't stop there, Hayme Mother.

He beat him in front of everyone.

We tried to stop it, but they held us back.

Have the tax records arrived yet?

Get out. Leave me alone with Artuk Bey.

Artuk Bey?

I'm particularly concerned about the bazaar and matters of tax, Artuk Bey.

-Keep that in mind. -Very wise, Beybolat Bey.

The job of a margrave largely revolves around the bazaar and collecting taxes.

However,

my way of doing things will be different to that of Ertuğrul Bey.

How so?

I do not want any trouble in the bazaars established within the territory

and that especially goes for Söğüt.

I want the scales constantly working so that everyone can keep making money.

I don't care how you do it, just that you do.

Nor do I care

if the scales are tipped.

I only care about the tax I collect for our government.

However,

I'll break the necks of anyone who pays with adulterated gold.

And if the text on the coins is erased, I'll make sure to erase that merchant.

Beybolat Bey.

Ertuğrul Bey would never intimidate the merchants this way.

He wouldn't collect tax from those who couldn't sell.

Forget Ertuğrul, Artuk Bey.

His time is long gone.

You know what happened.

They stole our tax money in a vicious ambush.

That is all I will say on the matter.

If any merchants complain about the new regime,

they are free to pack up their stalls and take them to Alaiye or Konya.

Beybolat Bey, as you sow with cruelty, so shall you reap.

You'll push the merchants into doing

unlawful things which are contrary to our tradition.

The title of margrave is earned not only by strength, but with wisdom, too.

I have no use for wisdom, nor for righteousness, Artuk Bey.

Let everyone know.

If any merchant disobeys me,

I'll skin them alive and make a drum out of their skin.

My rule must be respected and my orders obeyed.

Make sure they know that!

-Is Beybolat Bey inside? -He is.

But he is with Artuk Bey, discussing an important matter.

-Come back later. -Did I ask for your permission to enter?

Get out of my way!

What have you done, Beybolat Bey?

How dare you barge in here?

Drop the act! How dare you dishonor our traditions?

You beat Süleyman in the public square.

-How could you do that? -Is that true, Beybolat Bey?

I demanded that my authority as margrave be obeyed and he refused.

And he was punished for it.

Obedience? My son is the son of a bey! He knows honor. He respects the bey.

Who knows what you did for him to disobey you.

Looking now at the mother the son's actions are not so surprising.

Süleyman overstepped the mark today.

He disobeyed the margrave.

Not just that, he insulted me.

How could I overlook an insult in front of all those people

and do nothing about it, Mother Hayme?

If I had not punished Süleyman, my authority would be in tatters.

You have acted on the behalf of the margrave for years.

What would Ertuğrul Bey have done if they'd insulted him? Done nothing?

Tell me.

Is this cruel? Or is it what being a bey really means?

Where is my grandson?

In a dungeon.

And until he comes to his senses and apologizes, he'll stay there.

He'd rather die than apologize.

In that case, so be it.

Only Allah decides who will die first, Beybolat Bey.

You'll pay for what you have done. Depend upon it.

This is not how a margrave behaves, Beybolat Bey.

Mercy is a leader's most admirable quality.

Where there is no obedience, there shall be no mercy, Artuk Bey.

You should know that.

I can't believe this is happening, Mother.

Beybolat, who once obeyed us, threatens us now that he has power.

A barking dog never bites, dear.

If he meant it, he would have done it already.

These imbeciles are spoilt by the Mongols.

Who knows what wretched things he's done for Alıncak

for the Mongol to give him the title of margrave.

Selcan Hatun.

Talk of the devil, and her horns appear.

Yes, Sırma... Hatun.

I told you to remove the felts and rugs, didn't I?

What are you dawdling at?

What are you talking about?

It's not like we're taking them to Tabriz or Baghdad, what's the hurry?

We don't wait for a caravan to arrive before we start to work, do we?

That's enough, ladies. Now is not the time.

We can't have you two arguing when we have other problems to deal with.

What problems? Tell me.

Didn't you hear?

That bastard of a brother of yours

beat my son in public and had him thrown into the dungeons.

If he has been punished it must be because he wronged my brother.

My brother does not tolerate disobedience.

If I were you, I'd get out of my sight.

Or I will crush you under my foot!

Bare your teeth at me if you want,

I wonder if you did so much when they took your tribe from you.

Close the door!

You evil shrew!

You snake! You fork-tongued witch!

Stay back.

Listen to me carefully, Sırma.

If you ever speak to me like that again,

I swear that not even Genghis Khan would be able to save you,

let alone that bastard Alıncak!

Selcan.

Take them away.

Cover their heads with camel skin.

Subtitle translation by Tuğçe Erteki