Alparslan Büyük Selçuklu (2021–…): Season 2, Episode 2 - Episode #2.2 - full transcript
ALPARSLAN
THE GREAT SELJUKS
EPISODE 29
Isn't that Seferiye Hatun?
Yes it is.
What is it?
Why did you block my way?
So that no one else could.
What are you doing here on your own?
Can't you see? I came out to wander.
I'm tired of staying in that castle.
How can you be so reckless
after what happened?
Return to the castle. Quick.
I'm not going anywhere.
Seferiye Hatun.
Don't test my patience,
get on that horse.
You can't give me orders.
Your name and reputation
mean nothing to me.
You can be their Bey but
you're nothing to me.
I will not go back to that cursed
place because you say so.
If you do not listen,
I will make you.
Don't you dare...
don't even try.
As ordered, we're striving to turn Vaspurakan
into a homeland for Islam and Turks.
We are turning the big church into
a mosque in honour of our victory...
and besides that, we are building mosques
in different areas of the city.
Surely, when we strengthen
the walls of the castle...
- ...the building...
- When complete, it will be harder to breach...
and impossible to destroy,
respected Biruni.
Eyvallah.
Water is our lifeblood.
There must be fountains everywhere
in the city for the people.
Don't worry, Akınay Hatun, some of
the fountains are already complete.
We will build more.
Ma Sha Allah.
With your permission.
Don.
- What happened? Are you okay?
- I'm fine, mother. I'm fine.
I need some rest.
Hasan Bey, Alparslan Bey
doesn't seem fine at all.
There's nothing wrong, I hope?
There isn't, Akınay Hatun.
Don't worry.
Something is up, but...
It will come to light sooner or later,
Selcan Hatun.
Let's see.
You should show your wound
to a healer, my Bey.
Let them put on some ointment.
- There's no need, Atabey.
- What do you mean, brother?
What if it gets worse and
we can't heal it?
I said no, Süleyman.
I said no one should know of this.
Then call for Mother Akınay,
let her tend to it.
She won't tell anyone.
No need to worry.
I'll handle it.
Bring us some ointment and some
clean cloths then, Süleyman Bey.
My Bey.
I don't know if should
say this or not, but...
I feel uneasy in my heart.
Tell me, Atabey, what
makes you uneasy?
We said it's for the Seljuk State,
for our target, the West...
we said may it be blessed, but...
this Hatun tried to kill you
at her first opportunity.
Where will this end up?
Seferiye, what did you do?
What do you mean
you stabbed Alparslan?
Give me that.
Seferiye, give me,
let me do it.
Give me.
Seferiye!
What are you going to
tell your father now?
Come in, father.
What happened, my daughter?
This is blood.
It's not my blood.
It's Alparslan's. I stabbed him.
- What are you saying?
- You heard right, father?
I stabbed him.
My Bey...
She didn't want to kill me.
For now.
What about later?
The one who dares this today,
what can't they do tomorrow?
The traders came.
They want to see you.
Let's heal this wound
and see them.
- My Bey isn't available, Yınal Bey.
- Move out of my way, Avar!
Yınal Bey, we'll let our Bey know you're here.
We can't let you in now.
The Alps don't have respect like their Bey!
- Get out of my way!
- Yınal Bey!
Enough!
Alparslan!
Can't you hear me?
The whole of Vaspurakan
heard you, Yınal Bey.
What do you want?
I want my steel that you stole
from me like a bandit.
If we didn't draw our swords in order
not to escalate the situation...
that doesn't mean we doanted
our goods to you!
Nobody wants your goods.
You know your mistake, that's
why you're making a scene...
I know.
You've become so arrogant that
you rule a tiny piece of land...
that you can't distinguish between
your elders and youngers.
But know this, I won't let my
authority be trampled, Alparslan.
If your authority is to give steel
to the infidels to make swords...
which will shed the blood
of many Turk soldiers...
I will trample it.
Alparslan must understand by
now that he shouldn't marry me.
Is this how you'll stop Alparslan
from this marriage?
By getting us both killed?
- I would rather die than marry him.
- Quiet!
Enough! If you don't marry him,
I will be the one that dies.
- Is that what you want?
- Father.
Alparslan will hate me after this.
He will never marry a woman
who tried to kill him.
Alparslan will break the agreement.
You will be free.
We will go back to our home,
Bukhara, back to Gülce.
We're in the Byzantine lands.
The soldiers are coming.
Where are you coming from
and where are you going?
We're traders from Mosul delivering
our goods to Surmari Market.
Where are your permits
and trade documents?
I said where are they?
I have them!
Come on! Clear the way!
Alparslan Bey, as you ordered, we
ended our trade with Surmari Market.
But there is an issue.
They have our goods
and some of our money.
We talked to Captain Alexander, but...
he said he will not give it.
He did what suits him.
He thinks he can prevent you from
trading in Vaspurakan by doing so.
What they're doing is not trade...
rather oppression.
Don't worry, we'll take both your money
and your goods back, with Allah's will.
We have an important request
to make from you.
Tell the other traders at Surmari Market
about our guarantee...
and convince them to bring
their caravans to Vaspurakan.
How did Alparslan know
about the plan...
that no one else knew that
he managed to stop us?
How did he manage to seize my goods?
Tell me! How?
My Bey.
My Bey, huh?
If Yınal Bey can't get one thing done
properly even with his best Alps...
do you think he deserves to be a Bey?
Which of you told him?
Who betrayed their Bey?
I clothe you!
I feed you!
Either you tell me who the traitor is...
or I'll feed your corpses
to the hungry wolves!
Brother.
Will the traitor ever reveal himself?
Why are you roaring?
Leave it, whoever told him...
will be exposed sooner or later.
Do we have time to wait, Erbaskan?
Obviously, one of them feels his
head too heavy for his shoulders!
My Bey, Byzantine soldiers
near Ani stopped Öke Hatun.
You're weaving ten rugs
at ten stalls, but...
very few people know this, my Bey.
If you're the one who set up that stall,
we can weave twenty, Atabey.
Not at all.
Trading will start in Vaspurakan,
In Sha Allah.
I don't think you'll have to wait
much to take Surmari Market.
But this Yabgu issue...
Alparslan Bey...
These Yabgus didn't settle down
after the death of Arslan Yabgu.
And it doesn't seem like they will.
They've never stopped
claiming the throne.
Whichever way my father
and my uncle went...
they went the opposite.
You're right.
Whereas our Sultan considers Kutalmış Bey,
son of Arslan Yabgu a cousin...
praises him and keeps
him by his side.
But the Yabgu Beys aren't
happy with that either.
There are many who want to confuse
Kutalmış Bey and get him killed.
Yağmur Bey, Boğa Bey, Göktaş Bey...
his mother and son.
It is such that amongst them, only
the Kızıl Beys obey our Sultan.
That's why we'll send Afşin to
Anatolia, to Kızıl Bey, Atabey.
He will bring the Yabgu Beys and other unruly ones
under the command of Kızıl Bey, In Sha Allah.
I wonder, are we making
a move too early? But...
No, on the contrary...
in my mind and my heart,
I feel this is the right time.
There, they will seem rebellious
towards the Seljuks...
and they will carry out raids beyond Ani,
in the lands they call Cappadocia...
all the way to Sebaste.
With the raids they carry out...
the walls that support Ani,
will break down, In Sha Allah.
I know very well why you chose
Afşin Bey for this task, my Bey.
Because even though his very loyal,
he is your most headstrong Alp.
Nobody will doubt he's an unruly
Turkmen Bey who rebelled against you.
And we don't doubt his
loyalty to his state and laws.
Let's go and pay the governor a visit.
What do you think?
Do you think he'll give the
rest of the traders' goods?
I don't know, Atabey.
Bit I will take it.
SURMARI TRADING MARKET
So you are İbrahim Yınal
Bey's wife, Öke hatun?
Are you here to take
payment for the fabrics...
I brought the steel
Yınal Bey promised.
- But Alparslan Bey said...
- What Alparslan Bey said...
doesn't bother me, what Yınal Bey
promised you is my concern.
What I know and want you to know is...
Yınal Bey's promises are never broken.
We won't let that happen.
The steel is in the cart.
Not in that one.
What is the meaning of this?
When your soldiers stopped me,
I had no choice.
Calm down, Batius.
If we are to make this deal,
warn your soldiers, captain.
They shouldn't stop me again.
Check the steel in the
other cart, Batius.
We will go inside with Öke Hatun...
and discuss the details of the trade
that will continue between us.
This way.
Seferiye...
you're making preparations to go,
but what if something goes wrong?
What could go wrong, Zeren?
Alparslan will never be with someone
who tried to kill him.
He will send us away from here
by morning at the latest.
Thank god...
we will be free from this Seljuk Hell.
We stayed here long enough.
I miss Bukhara.
Who knows how much
Gülce misses me?
Get ready to leave, Zeren.
I had to do this, Alparslan Bey.
I had no choice.
ANI CASTLE
Flawless.
Magnificent.
We did everything as you ordered,
honourable governor.
Nice.
I can't wait to see this giant cross...
in Surmari Market.
Emir of Vaspurakan,
Prince Alparslan has come.
He wants to see you, sir.
- Let him in and bring him here.
- As you command.
Let him also see the cross that will
bless Surmari with its shadow.
Still no news from Alpagut,
right, my Bey?
The Honourable Governor
is waiting for you.
Only you.
Welcome, Alparslan Bey.
To be honest, you're quite lucky.
If you hadn't seen this
magnificent work now...
you never would have
been able to see it.
Because it will set off for
Surmari Market today.
And since you wouldn't trade with us,
you wouldn't come to the market...
and you'd be deprived.
So you can continue your injustice,
theft and oppression...
under the shadow of this
cross you revere, is it?
These are very serious accusations.
Not accusations.
I'm telling you what you do.
I am your enemy. Not them.
We offered a good deal,
the traders accepted it.
But since you're not strong enough
for me, you want to punish them.
You seized the goods that were
left with you by the traders...
and you did not pay them their due.
Now if this isn't theft,
if it isn't oppression...
what is it?
Don't you think every step we take,
every word we say...
has a price, Alparslan Bey?
Your traders broke their
agreement with us...
and made an agreement with you,
this is the price of that.
Is this what your Holy Book
tells you?
Is that what it orders you to do?
How do you come up with
the price of actions?
Some things aren't in the Bible.
But it's in the Holy Qur'an, Governor.
We take every step and gauge the
price of actions according to it.
I will not allow you to take
the rights of the traders.
You can't come here,
to Ani, to my lands...
and tell me what to do.
I told you that you shouldn't
confuse me for Kekavmenos.
But I see that you didn't pay
attention to what I said.
Now you listen to me carefully...
because I won't say it again.
Give the traders their goods
and pay them their dues nicely.
Or else...
Or else?
Or else what, Prince Alparslan?
Or else I will come and take it.
Then we'll see...
how you'll take it.
I said open the door,
didnt you hear?
Open the door.
Or else I won't leave a single door
unbroken here!
The captain has strict orders.
No one besides traders can come in.
My wife was seen going in.
Your guards attacked her on the way!
Inform Captain Alexander. Now!
Öke.
We completed our unfinished deal
thanks to Öke Hatun...
Yınal Bey.
If it's thanks to anyone,
it's to Yınal Bey.
My presence is his.
Know that.
Don't consider me another individual.
I did not complete the deal,
Yınal Bey did.
When Vaspurakan fell,
hundreds of soldiers died.
Except the four of you.
This makes you quite lucky.
Of course, if you manage
to convince me...
how you managed to survive.
We acted dead.
I swear.
We are Roman soldiers who
are loyal to Kaiser.
Did you fool Alparslan
by acting dead?
Come on, tell me the truth.
Are you a spy?
No, sir.
No.
I'm not a spy.
No.
No, sir.
And you?
What was your name?
Alpagut.
Kekavmenos' right hand, Alpagut.
If your Governor is dead,
why are you still alive?
For the Holy Roman Empire.
Lie.
VASPURAKAN
It was clear that Governor Grigor
wouldnt give back those goods.
In order to prevent your
planned trade agreement...
he will do his best.
This is not good at all.
Even these traders on our side...
may change their side
to avoid these losses.
If we do not support them,
what you say is true, brother.
But if we take their goods from the
Governor and protect their rights...
their trust in us will increase.
Surmari Market is better
protected than before.
Since we rejected Grigor's trade offer...
they don't let a single Seljuk inside.
I don't know how we'll
enter and take them.
Atabey is right, we can enter
and take the goods, but...
many of our Alps will be martyred.
I know a way to enter without
being martyred. Don't worry.
My Bey, Arslan Yusuf Bey wants
to appear before you.
Alparslan Bey, I heard what happened.
My daughter, Seferiye...
Nothing has happened,
Arslan Yusuf Bey.
Now, we are discussing an
important matter.
You may leave.
I'm sorry for interrupting.
By your leave.
What about Seferiye Hatun?
Nothing, father.
We have a more important matter right now.
Let's discuss how we'll
enter Surmari Market...
and how we will take
the traders' goods out.
When I went to see Grigor in Ani...
I saw the way into Surmari Market.
Öke Hatun, the things that you do...
why don't you tell me first?
Why am I the last to hear?
Whatever I do, isn't it for you,
Yınal Bey?
Aren't you the beginning
and end of all I do?
And you, Yınal Bey?
When were you going to tell me
that they would take the daughter...
of the killer of my father-in-law
as their bride?
Fortunately, Alparslan didn't tell anyone
you wounded him.
He hides the incident from everyone.
I'm not surprised.
That arrogant Alparslan can't
accept the fact that...
he was stabbed by a Hatun.
But Alparslan won't give up
on this marriage.
Just so you know.
He told me nothing happened.
It's obvious he's hiding the matter.
What kind of person is he?
I stabbed him,
what else does he expect?
- Take his life?
- Enough!
Stop being stubborn.
You will do as I say.
You have to obey the decree
and consent to this marriage.
If you make a wrong move now...
I won't wait for Alparslan to punish you.
I'll punish you myself,
just so you know.
What will we do now?
Alparslan is hiding the matter from
everyone because he can't take it.
That's right, the great Alparslan Bey...
wouldn't say he lost to a Hatun.
He must've told them
the infidels wounded him.
But the infidels didn't, the woman
he wants to marry wounded him.
Arslan Yusuf killed his uncle.
And now his daughter, Seferiye,
tried to kill Alparslan.
If his mother, father or the people hear of this,
things will get out of control, Zeren.
Seriously.
This time Alparslan will be taken by
pride and have to break the agreement.
The soup kitchen will look
over the main square.
The fountain will be right
in the center of the square.
Where will the students' dormitories be,
Respected Biruni?
I consulted Hasan Bey on this.
The dorms will be connected
from that point...
to the main hall of the school.
I want a room too.
I will be a student at the school too.
You will be, surely.
As long as you have this passion...
you can even be a tutor at the
school you studied at, Serdar Alp.
Come on.
What's the matter?
You seem bothered by something.
Is something wrong?
I'm thinking about Alpagut,
Selcen Hatun.
There's still no news of where
he is and how he is.
Alparslan Bey went to Ani,
but over there...
he didn't hear his name
or find his trace.
Keep your heart at ease, Akınay Hatun.
Keep it at ease so you may
receive good news.
Why has she come now?
The rope Yınal Bey can't cut,
Öke Hatun tears it.
Don't you know?
It seems she heard Seferiye Hatun
will be the bride.
Won't you say welcome?
Welcome, Öke Hatun.
Welcome.
You haven't changed at all,
Selcen Hatun.
Likewise, Öke Hatun...
you haven't changed at all.
Come in.
Sir.
What is going on, Batius? Speak.
Those traders who made
a deal with Alparslan...
sent a message to other traders...
at this market to meet near
Güzelsu River tomorrow.
He is drawing them from Ani to
Vaspurakan.
What is your order, captain?
When Öke Hatun heard that you were rebuilding
the city, she made her preparations...
and came here.
Let us take part.
If it is destined, I would like to
build a workshop in Vaspurakan.
Good intentions certainly
bring about good results.
You can consult Respected Biruni
and Hasan Bey...
and find out what is needed
and where, Öke Hatun.
I would like to take part in
everything myself.
For this reason, I will stay
here until it is complete.
Besides...
I'll have eased your burden.
If I heard right, you're making
wedding preparations.
You heard right.
I would like to say
may it be blessed, but...
I don't know if any good will
come from this marriage.
Only Allah knows where good
is hidden in evil, Öke Hatun.
If you have kind words, say it.
Leave the rest to Allah.
Seferiye Hatun has come, my Bey.
Let her in.
Let's not keep our bride waiting.
I was worried about
Alparslan Bey's wound.
I felt really bad after the incident.
I acted impulsively, forgive me.
What happened?
What wound?
What incident is Seferiye Hatun
talking about, Alparslan?
It seems something had happened
and we don't know about it.
It is not a matter that needs
to be discussed, father.
Be at ease, it's nothing.
It seems Alparslan Bey has
taken the high ground.
He told no-one that I stabbed
him out of anger.
But I know the gravity of my mistake.
Therefore, I agree with whatever
you decide about me.
We know the Hatun's father.
We know the father of the father too.
They want to spill the
blood of the Seljuks.
Now, you will take her as your wife...
is that right...
Alparslan Bey?
Seferiye.
What happened? Did you tell them?
This time it's done.
You would understand
if you saw his face.
Seferiye Hatun!
I told you.
He's come to say he's given
up on the marriage.
No one could stand this.
I am listening to you, Alparslan Bey.
I know very well what
you're trying to do.
You don't dare to break the agreement
out of fear for your father's life...
but you want me to break it, is it?
That's right.
Besides, if you break this agreement,
you won't be in a difficult position.
No one has the right to
hold you accountable.
You wouldn't marry a woman
who tried to kill you.
No on...
Enough.
As if what you did isn't enough...
are you trying to advise me now?
Listen very carefully.
The Sultan's decree and
the wellbeing of our states...
are bigger than you and me.
For that reason...
don't make the situation
harder for both of us.
Alparslan Bey.
I wanted to come woth you too,
but you know the situation.
If I am near you...
I know, Erbaskan, I know.
You know who you need to
be with for some time.
Your duty is as serious
as striking the infidels.
Stay by Yınal Bey's side
May your efforts be blessed.
Eyvallah.
May our Lord ease our difficulties.
- Aameen, Atabey.
- Aameen.
Come on.
ANI CASTLE
Be careful.
I don't even want a slight scratch.
Those who don't believe in you,
when they look at you...
they will never forget where they are.
Honourable Governor.
Complete your preparations right away...
and leave without wasting time.
As you command,
Honourable Governor.
Prepare the horses. Come on.
They ignored the blood of my father-in-law
and tried to arrange a wedding.
Now when Alparslan's blood is shed,
what will they do?
Let's see.
If Alparslan breaks the agreement
instead of her...
they will have to release
Arslan Yusuf without killing him.
Then no one can save him from me.
That's what Erbaskan
must've asked Alparslan.
I just saw them talking in the yard.
In this regard, Erbaskan, for the first time,
remembered whose brother he is.
He sided with me and
stood against them.
Erbaskan knew the route
your caravan would take...
as well as your Alps, didn't he?
He did.
If that's the case, why dont you ask
Erbaskan regarding this matter?
Don't you hear me, Öke Hatun?
I said Erbaskan is on my side.
I didn't say he did it, Yınal Bey.
I said why don't you ask him?
Even is your father is one,
your mother's are different.
Don't you know step-brothers
are strangers, not brothers?
Your brothers, Tuğrul Bey and Çağrı Bey,
who are from the same mother...
do they see you as
a stranger or a brother?
You tell me.
Wasn't Erbaskan doing as
they asked until yesterday?
Erbaskan's problem is different.
He loves Gevher Hatun.
That's why he's close to them.
But when it was about our father's blood,
he proved he is a son of Yusuf Yınal.
He said he wouldn't go
to the wedding like me.
He didn't give his blessings
or congratulations.
While this is the situation...
there's no need to suspect
Erbaskan of such treachery.
Let them continue to think...
they can show their strength against
Islam and those who don't follow them.
We won't plant that cross in the market,
we will pierce their hearts with it.
Come on.
Now.
The Seljuks!
Now it's time to enter Surmari Market.
Come on.
- Look at those you took as Alps, İbrahim Yınal!
- Brother!
Where are you going so flared up?
Don't bother me! If you're so curious,
follow me!
Brother, is something wrong?
What else will it be?
There are traitors among the Alps...
who we took support from
in the battlefield...
and trusted in many of our plans.
What else could it be?
Is there a shame bigger
than this for a Bey?
Stop blaming the Alps, brother.
They aren't at fault.
Is there something you know, Erbaskan?
Do you think this issue
bothers you alone?
I asked around, I found the truth.
I was just coming to you.
Who was it? Tell me!
The Alps on watch.
Alparslan found out from them
about your steel trade with Grigor.
Our nephew is spying on us
by putting Alps after us now.
I don't think Alparslan specifically
sent those Alps there, brother.
That night, the Alps on watch were
wandering around the steel warehouse.
I found out from the castle guards.
If the Alps on watch were
part of Alparslan's plan...
the castle guards wouldn't
have known about this.
I would've killed my innocent
Alps if you hadn't come.
Thank you.
Thank you, brother.
This girl won't listen to reason, mother.
Speak with my father and brother.
They should let the Sultan know.
Let this marriage be prevented.
Gevher!
Look what happened to Süleyman
because of that traitor Karaca.
Do you think I want Alparslan
to marry such a woman?
Then let's do what we can, mother.
Will we let a snake be with my brother?
First, we will rid the snake of its poison.
Seferiye Hatun.
Selcen Hatun.
Gevher Hatun.
You can leave.
If you don't have your dagger,
I'd like to say a few words.
You didn't lift your dagger
against Alparslan alone...
you raised it against me, Çağrı Bey,
Sultan Tuğrul and the Seljuks.
You raised it against Tamgaç Han İbrahim
and the Kara-Khanid state.
Raise your head...
and look at me, Seferiye.
Now you will not give a reason for
us or yourself to lower our heads...
due to any incident.
My son, Alparslan,
took the high ground.
He spared both yours
and your father's life.
But know, if you make
a single wrong move...
I will be the first one you face.
Seferiye.
Seferiye.
What happened?
What did they say?
I need to find another way, Zeren.
We need to get out of this hell.
You go to the carpenter
and you go to the kitchen.
And you come with me.
Let intolerable things happen
and just watch like this, brother.
What are you saying, İbrahim?
What are we tolerating?
Her father killed your uncle,
Yusuf Yınal.
Now she tries to kill your son,
Alparslan.
Do you think any good will
come from this marriage?
Don't you think this much
mercy may cause problems?
Çağrı Bey.
Yınal Bey.
Where are you coming from?
What news do you bring?
I'm coming from Baghdad, my Bey.
I went to Merv first, they
said you were at Vaspurakan.
It's Sultan Tuğrul's decree.
What does it say, brother?
May your new duty be blessed.
Our Sultan has appointed you as the
General Governor of Azerbaijan.
You know what this means,
don't you, brother?
The real intention of my brother,
the Sultan...
is to keep me away from Rey
in his absence.
He still doesn't trust me.
Our Sultan saw you worthy
of governorship of the Seljuks'...
most important places in the West.
Don't entertain other thoughts.
You see your real enemy, Arslan Yusuf, as
your family and you see me as the enemy.
I made a mistake in Vaspurakan
by leaving my post...
and suggesting Alparslan
to take my place.
It seems being a brother doesn't
suit you, being an enemy suits you.
İbrahim, don't say things
you'll regret, brother.
Don't you see you've been
assigned an important duty?
I can see that, Çağrı Bey.
I see only one goodness in this duty.
From now on, with this duty, along
with Gence, Karabağ, Şuşa...
Vaspurakan is also
under my command.
Alparslan must obey me...
and mustn't do anything
without my permission.
Come in.
The unit coming from Ani
have come near, captain.
The cross will be at the market soon.
Let's receive them, then.
We're quite close.
I can't hold on, my Bey.
I'm feeling suffocated.
There's no room for the
slightest error, Avar. Hold on.
We'll soon plant a bigger
one in Vaspurakan.
This cross is a symbol
that power and trade...
will forever belong to the
children of Jesus Christ.
So that everyone who
enter through this gate...
remembers this reality once again,
this cross will be placed right here.
This glorious cross that will
soon embrace the blue sky...
will be a harsh response...
to the Seljuks who think...
they can draw you to their side.
I would have very much loved...
for Alparslan to witness
this special moment.
Batius.
I don't want any problems.
Yes, sir.
You can return to the castle.
Soldiers!
You also miss Gülce, don't you, Gökkız?
But have a little patience.
We'll leave from here very soon.
What happened to you?
Don't touch Alparslan Bey's horse.
Or will you stab him too?
You don't deserve to be
my Bey's wife.
You're not like Akça Hatun.
Who is Akça Hatun?
Alparslan Bey's beloved.
Is she here?
She isn't.
But my Bey visits her every Friday.
He will never forget her.
He loves Akça Hatun very much.
I am Alparslan Bey's most special Alp.
His life is my life
If you ever act ignorantly and try to harm
my Bey again, I won't care if you're a Hatun.
Akça Hatun, huh?
Who sent you here?
Your wounds have healed.
Praise be to Allah.
It's time, Alpagut.
Sharpen your claws.
Now it's time to wound the
enemy from the inside again.
May my Lord increase your
faith like the burning love...
in my chest.
Aameen.
As it increases, my eyes will be sharp
and so will my sword, mother.
May Allah keep your heart alive
and strengthen your wrists, son.
Aameen.
We will long for each other again.
We will, but behind this separation,
many flags will rise.
We know that.
In those stranger lands where you
stay away from your mother...
as they become homelands for
the Turks one by one by one...
many mothers and children
will grow up there.
And they will all tell legends
of great men like you.
In Sha Allah, mother, In Sha Allah.
Alparslan Bey...
he told me the new Governor,
Grigor, is not like Kekavmenos.
He is very sharp minded.
No one can read his state or his
thoughts from his face or his eyes.
For this reason, it won't be easy
for you to convince him...
about your loyalty, Alparslan Bey said.
The One who eases difficulties...
will surely show us a way, mother.
Just don't deprive me of your prayers...
Mother.
Alpagut.
Isn't that commander Alpagut?
Yes. He didn't die.
- Inform your Governor.
- As you command.
I aksed you a question.
Who sent you here, Alpagut?
I did. I came myself...
to give my life for the Roman Empire.
They may be telling the truth, my lord.
Seljuk spies won't talk so easily, soldier.
They are the best.
Either you confess the truth...
or you'll continue to suffer.
Your choice.
I'm sure god will reward us.
What's going on? What is this?
Jesus Christ!
Oh man. The whole world is here.
There's a raid!
Get up!
They're attacking the castle!
Get up!
Get up!
My Bey, it seems our mission
will take some time.
Süleyman, Batur Bey, Artuk,
take the traders' goods.
Come on, quick!
Here, Süleyman Bey.
Tie the cart to the horses.
Come on, hurry!
Open the gates, quick!
Batius!
Batius!
Get up, you damned man!
There's an attack!
Wake everyone up. Now!
Damn it!
Don't let them escape!
Come on, my Bey.
You will pay for this!
So Alparslan has a beloved.
And everyone knows, do they?
That's right, Zeren.
Even the children.
If it wasn't fo this decree, Alparslan
would've married Akça Hatun surely.
Now he will marry you
and then marry her.
He will make Akça his favourite, and
who knows what he'll do with you?
What you said won't happen, Zeren.
The boy said...
Alparslan visits Akça Hatun every Friday.
Let's go too and pay her a visit.
What will you do when you go, Seferiye?
What will you say?
You saw your father.
He got mad.
You heard what Selcen Hatun said too.
You will cause trouble.
What do you want, Zeren?
Do you want me to obey the
Seljuks who orphaned you?
Of course I don't.
This marriage issue hurts
me as much as it hurts you.
But I see that there's nothing we can do.
There's one more thing we can do.
Since Alparslan and Akça Hatun
love each other so much...
tomorrow, I will convince that
Hatun to prevent this marriage.
Nobody wants to share their beloved.
Nobody.
Our Sultan doesn't want me
near the throne in his absence.
That's why he's done this!
And he tells Çağrı Bey about it. Whtly?
To warn me!
He say: "if you set your eyes on the throne,
I will put Çağrı Bey and his sons...
in your way."
He's teaching me my limits!
This is proof they fear you, Yınal Bey.
They are aware of your power.
You are the one who conquered the capital,
Rey, and gave it to Tuğrul Bey.
Could they have entered Neyshabur
if it wasn't for İbrahim Yınal?
Or Hamedan?
You are the sharp sword
of the Seljuks, Yınal Bey.
You are the sword of the state.
Instead of getting angry,
take a breath.
Calm down a moment.
As you said, if you are the
General Governor of Azerbaijan...
it means Vaspurakan is under
your command too.
From now on, Alparslan has
no choice but to listen to you.
First take control of the trade matters.
Don't let anyone bother you.
As you know, the more
you fill your treasure...
the louder your voice will be.
Öke Hatun, your presence...
and you standing behind me like
a mountain os my greatest treasure.
As long as you're with me, no one can
cut my voice off, with Allah's will.
Do you think I came here just
to give charity, Yınal Bey?
Their faces were covered,
I couldn't see who they were.
But they couldn't have gotten far.
The soldiers are after them.
- Even if the earth splits, I'll find those bandits...
- They weren't bandits!
It was Alparslan.
It must be him.
Alparslan?
He came today to ask for the goods
of the traders who chose his side.
I made a mistake not
taking him seriously.
This isn't possible.
It's impossible.
How did he sneak inside when there
were many guards at the door?
Of course.
To be honest, you're quite lucky.
If you hadn't seen this magnificent work now,
you never would have been able to see it.
Because it will set off for
Surmari Market today.
And since you wouldn't trade with us,
you wouldn't come to the market...
and you'd be deprived.
So you can continue your injustice,
theft and oppression...
under the shadow of this
cross you revere, is it?
They came in with the cross.
Damn it!
He was right in front of us.
Well, how are we going
to prove everything?
Prove what?
We will respond to their move.
In a much harsher manner.
I swear by Jesus Christ...
the traders who made a deal
with Alparslan, will all die.
Are you sure, father?
This may make others leave us.
That's exactly what Alparslan wants!
We won't kill the traders...
Alparslan will.
We can't repay your right,
Alparslan Bey.
Thank you.
You saved us from a great loss.
Almighty Allah is the One
who projects and saves.
We are only the sword of justice.
Now tell the other traders in Ani...
how we protected your goods...
and the trade guarantee we offer.
Tell them so they, too, aren't
deprived of this favour...
ruled by Allah's justice.
You will go with the traders too.
You will kill those five traders while
they are talking to other traders.
Doing this in front of others
eyes is dangerous.
They will all fight against us.
We must kill those five lowlifes before
they make it to the meeting point.
Alexander...
yes it's dangerous,
but not for us
It's dangerous Alparslan.
Because our soldiers will
kill them in Seljuk clothing...
and shoot them from far with arrows.
But one of them will
get caught deliberately.
And the traders in Ani...
will think Alparslan,
did this...
to put the blame on us.
Definitely.
Thus, we'll have stopped those five
lowlifes from confusing other traders...
and we will have broken the trust...
they'd have had in Alparslan.
You will manage this
whole plan, Batius.
Yes, my lord.
You know I won't tolerate
any mistakes, right?
You must've heard, my nephew.
I am now the General
Governor of Azerbaijan.
May your new duty lead to
many good things, Yınal Bey.
Surely you know what this means.
Now Vaspurakan, and its Emir,
Alparslan Bey, are under my command.
Because the closest central emirate
to these lands is Azerbaijan.
For this reason, you will not
trade without my permission...
nor will you swing your sword,
my nephew.
The borders of Azerbaijan
are known, but...
you have none, Yınal Bey.
I took Vaspurakan
from the Byzantines.
These lands I conquered with my sword
aren't connected to Azerbaijan's emirate.
I obey Allah first, then the Sultan
of the Great Seljuk State.
Go on, be on your way.
He's going to the stables.
He will leave the castle it seems.
I will talk to Akça Hatun and
end this cruelty, In Sha Allah.
So you listened to me and surrounded
yourself with books, Serdar Alp?
Well done.
Have you really read
all these books, Atabey?
I certainly have.
Then you must be a hundred years old.
Now why do you say that?
Reading this many books
would take a long time.
What is written here?
I don't know how to read.
You don't know how to read.
Eyvallah.
But do you know how to listen?
Now listen.
It says 'The Lives of the Elders' here.
Which elders?
Elders who lived in the past
and are now in Heaven.
Like my father and mother?
That's right.
Seeing they raised an Alp like you...
they must be in Heaven too.
Besides, do you know...
all these books...
Alparslan Bey has read and memorised
all of them one by one?
What did I tell you previously?
One does not becnme a Bey
with strength and swords.
I said knowledge and wisdom
are also necessary.
Is that why Alparslan Bey is so strong?
That's right.
For example, Alparslan Bey...
read and memorised this book.
Can't I memorise it too, Atabey?
Of course you can.
The guarantee Alparslan Bey
offered to us is valid for all of you.
Everyone who trades in Vaspurakan...
will pay half the taxes they pay in Ani.
Get ready.
Until your caravans reach Vaspurakan...
they will be under the
protection of the Seljuk state.
Take your positions!
Atsız.
You know what to do.
You will get caught.
The arrows came from that direction.
Come on, brothers.
Go after them quickly!
There.
Nice one, Avar.
Where are you going, degenerate?
Are you okay?
- Are you okay?
- I'm fine.
I'm fine.
I hit my head.
- Calm down!
- Who do you work for? Speak, traitor!
Calm down!
We will make him talk and and find out
his intentions and those behind him.
- Calm down.
- Leave us.
Let us question him!
Stop! I will speak.
This attack is Alparslan Bey's order.
What are you talking about?
Is it a lie, my Bey? Didn't
Alparslan Bey say we will tell...
the traders Governor Grigor is
responsible for this attack?
I will kill you!
Stop!
There must be a mistake!
Is this the Alparslan Bey you want us to
entrust our lives and goods to?
Is it?
What are you saying?
Don't you realise he's lying?
You did this!
No matter what we say,
it won't do any good!
They have ill intent. Let's inform
our Bey right away.
Come on!
Alparslan went too far just
to weaken Surmari...
and draw traders from
here to Vaspurakan...
and desecrated our Holy Cross...
Pope Stefanos.
And we couldn't protect our Holy Cross.
May god forgive me
and my son, Alexander.
God knows that you are
faithful Christians...
at heart, without a doubt.
He doesn't hold back his mercy
from those who glorify his name.
Indeed.
But I'm still in pain.
Be my witness, Pope Stefanos.
The price of this desecration of
our sacred cross will be harsh.
Honourable Governor, you know
that Alparslan's courage...
in fact the courage of every
Turk who crosses the limit...
comes from the high
capability of their armies.
The armour and helmets
of our soldiers...
compared to the uniforms
of the Turks...
are durable like a brick wall.
Our Scutum shields, that have
made the Romans prevail...
from the past until today, unlike the shield
of the Turks, covers them from head to toe.
Our army is like a formidable fortress
against the army of the Turks.
But all these qualities you mentioned
that make our army strong...
at the same time,
slow down our soldiers.
Am I wrong, Governor?
No.
Our soldiers are armoured but slow,
they aren't armoured but fast.
In fact, do you know the real
factor that makes them faster...
on the battlefield?
Those unparalleled horses they own.
I agree with you, Honourable Governor.
Those horses are God's
greatest gift to the Turks.
The Turks consider their
horses as their wings.
And they aren't wrong.
They literally fly through the battlefield.
And look at our horses.
We'd be lucky to be able to
withstand them with these horses.
And that is possible with the
high standard of our soldiers.
But think about it.
Imagine the unshakeable
Roman army on Turk horses.
How great would that be?
Then those daring Turks
won't stand a chance against us.
Alparslan can't be the
only Turk with these horses...
and the Seljuks can't be the only state,
we'll buy them from someone else.
You're mistaken, Alexander.
The Turks will give their lives
but they'll never give their horses.
The Governor's orders were
that all of them should die.
We have to find him too.
He's wounded, he can't go far.
He must be here somewhere.
Spread out!
VASPURAKAN HEADQUARTERS
Stop, Hatun. You cannot enter.
I am Seferiye Hatun.
Move out of my way.
Why are you following me?
I came to talk to Akça Hatun.
Since you and this Hatun
love each other...
why do you insist on this marriage?
Does Akça Hatun know about this?
She doesn't.
Just as I guessed.
But you won't be able to
hide it any longer.
Now I'll go and tell her the truth.
Let go of my arm.
What are you doing? Let go.
Why did you bring me here?
Since you wanted to speak to
Akça Hatun, you can speak.
VASPURAKAN
Take Razen to the healer quickly!
Come on!
Atsız, what happened?
Where are the traders?
The others were killed, my Bey.
What do you mean
they were killed, Atsız?
Who killed them?
And what were you doing at the time?
They shot arrows from
the forest, Süleyman Bey.
We caught one of them.
He was a Turkmen Alp.
A Turkmen Alp?
Who ordered him to kill the traders?
The degenerate we caught...
in front of all the traders from Ani,
said Alparslan Bey ordered him.
Atsız, what is this?
Alparslan has no regard for me!
He doesn't respect me as
his elder or as his uncle...
nor does he respect my position.
Yınal Bey.
When you get the position you deserve,
time will show who will respect who.
Yınal Bey, your place is
on the Seljuk throne.
It's time to make them pay...
for all your rights they took from you.
We'll take back everything
they stole from you.
Yınal Bey.
The throne in Rey will be yours soon.
My Bey, the traders from
Ani were really angry.
We couldn't bring the
degenerate who said...
Alparslan Bey gave the order.
Governor Grigor.
This was Grigor's plan.
He wants to pit the traders against
us and keep them in Ani that way.
We have to take that slanderer
from the traders somehow.
Come on.
My Bey, trader Wang isn't dead.
Thanks to Allah, you're still alive.
Alparslan Bey, I have things to tell you.
I heard everything.
What did you hear? Tell us.
The attack was Governor Grigor's order.
The attackers went after
me in the forest.
I heard everything as I was hiding.
They plan to put the
blame on Alparslan Bey.
Your suspicions were right, my Bey.
Let your wound be treated first.
After that, at Surmari Market...
I want you to say this again
in front of everyone.
The Turks can never be trusted!
The traders who chose Alparslan...
learned the truth by losing
their lives. How unlucky!
You are lucky.
You saw, without having to suffer,
that the Turks cannot be trusted.
But listen to me carefully.
The secret meeting you had with them...
I will ignore it on this one occasion!
At Surmari Market...
I will allow you to trade as before.
And I say that the Turks will pay
for the lives of your friends...
with their lives!
Death to the Turks!
Death to the Turks!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Death to the Turks!
Death to the Turks!
Death to the Turks!
Death to the Turks!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
The ointment worked, huh, Karabey?
Praise be to Allah.
You're better.
Your wound is healed, but
there is no cure for my wound.
They told me you were here.
I know you're angry with me.
But please listen to me.
I came to talk to you one last time.
The decree is clear.
I can't go.
But you can let me go.
Alparslan Bey.
Let me go.
Do you still want to marry me...
even though I will never love you
and knowing that I will hate you?
Seferiye Hatun.
The fact that you won't love me
doesn't upset me.
On the contrary, it eases my conscience.
I buried my heart in that
grave you saw today.
This marriage to me is just...
necessary as decreed by the Sultans.
SURMARI TRADING MARKET
Keep your eyes open
when you enter the market.
The traders are upset with us
due to the slander against us.
When the truth comes to light,
things may get out of control.
Keep hold of your swords.
Let the Governor, the captain
or whoever is inside know...
Prince Alparslan has come.
And like that, Surmari Market
will be the center of trade forever.
And we will be the masters.
Now, no trader will trust the Turks.
Alparslan can't win this war.
Honourable Governor.
Speak.
Prince Alparslan has come, my lord.
- Bring him in.
- As you command.
The Governor is waiting for you.
What are they doing here?
Silence!
Let's see what Alparslan Bey
has to say to us...
after what they did.
I'm honestly curious.
Did you think you would get
away with what you did?
Now everyone will hear the truth.
Everyone knows the truth
already, Alparslan Bey.
You shouldn't have bothered
coming all the way here.
But go ahead.
They told you we killed the traders
and planned this treacherous scheme.
That's why you're all angry. I know.
I also know that you
have lost trust in me.
You won't hear about this issue from me...
but from trader Wang
whom they tried to kill.
What you will hear now...
will reveal the culprit and show
you're on the wrong person's side.
Speak.
Tell them everything you heard.
Let them know who
killed the other traders...
and who gave the order.
The attack...
was carried out on
Alparslan Bey's orders.
They threatened me to lie.
Alparslan Bey is to blame.
THE GREAT SELJUKS
EPISODE 29
Isn't that Seferiye Hatun?
Yes it is.
What is it?
Why did you block my way?
So that no one else could.
What are you doing here on your own?
Can't you see? I came out to wander.
I'm tired of staying in that castle.
How can you be so reckless
after what happened?
Return to the castle. Quick.
I'm not going anywhere.
Seferiye Hatun.
Don't test my patience,
get on that horse.
You can't give me orders.
Your name and reputation
mean nothing to me.
You can be their Bey but
you're nothing to me.
I will not go back to that cursed
place because you say so.
If you do not listen,
I will make you.
Don't you dare...
don't even try.
As ordered, we're striving to turn Vaspurakan
into a homeland for Islam and Turks.
We are turning the big church into
a mosque in honour of our victory...
and besides that, we are building mosques
in different areas of the city.
Surely, when we strengthen
the walls of the castle...
- ...the building...
- When complete, it will be harder to breach...
and impossible to destroy,
respected Biruni.
Eyvallah.
Water is our lifeblood.
There must be fountains everywhere
in the city for the people.
Don't worry, Akınay Hatun, some of
the fountains are already complete.
We will build more.
Ma Sha Allah.
With your permission.
Don.
- What happened? Are you okay?
- I'm fine, mother. I'm fine.
I need some rest.
Hasan Bey, Alparslan Bey
doesn't seem fine at all.
There's nothing wrong, I hope?
There isn't, Akınay Hatun.
Don't worry.
Something is up, but...
It will come to light sooner or later,
Selcan Hatun.
Let's see.
You should show your wound
to a healer, my Bey.
Let them put on some ointment.
- There's no need, Atabey.
- What do you mean, brother?
What if it gets worse and
we can't heal it?
I said no, Süleyman.
I said no one should know of this.
Then call for Mother Akınay,
let her tend to it.
She won't tell anyone.
No need to worry.
I'll handle it.
Bring us some ointment and some
clean cloths then, Süleyman Bey.
My Bey.
I don't know if should
say this or not, but...
I feel uneasy in my heart.
Tell me, Atabey, what
makes you uneasy?
We said it's for the Seljuk State,
for our target, the West...
we said may it be blessed, but...
this Hatun tried to kill you
at her first opportunity.
Where will this end up?
Seferiye, what did you do?
What do you mean
you stabbed Alparslan?
Give me that.
Seferiye, give me,
let me do it.
Give me.
Seferiye!
What are you going to
tell your father now?
Come in, father.
What happened, my daughter?
This is blood.
It's not my blood.
It's Alparslan's. I stabbed him.
- What are you saying?
- You heard right, father?
I stabbed him.
My Bey...
She didn't want to kill me.
For now.
What about later?
The one who dares this today,
what can't they do tomorrow?
The traders came.
They want to see you.
Let's heal this wound
and see them.
- My Bey isn't available, Yınal Bey.
- Move out of my way, Avar!
Yınal Bey, we'll let our Bey know you're here.
We can't let you in now.
The Alps don't have respect like their Bey!
- Get out of my way!
- Yınal Bey!
Enough!
Alparslan!
Can't you hear me?
The whole of Vaspurakan
heard you, Yınal Bey.
What do you want?
I want my steel that you stole
from me like a bandit.
If we didn't draw our swords in order
not to escalate the situation...
that doesn't mean we doanted
our goods to you!
Nobody wants your goods.
You know your mistake, that's
why you're making a scene...
I know.
You've become so arrogant that
you rule a tiny piece of land...
that you can't distinguish between
your elders and youngers.
But know this, I won't let my
authority be trampled, Alparslan.
If your authority is to give steel
to the infidels to make swords...
which will shed the blood
of many Turk soldiers...
I will trample it.
Alparslan must understand by
now that he shouldn't marry me.
Is this how you'll stop Alparslan
from this marriage?
By getting us both killed?
- I would rather die than marry him.
- Quiet!
Enough! If you don't marry him,
I will be the one that dies.
- Is that what you want?
- Father.
Alparslan will hate me after this.
He will never marry a woman
who tried to kill him.
Alparslan will break the agreement.
You will be free.
We will go back to our home,
Bukhara, back to Gülce.
We're in the Byzantine lands.
The soldiers are coming.
Where are you coming from
and where are you going?
We're traders from Mosul delivering
our goods to Surmari Market.
Where are your permits
and trade documents?
I said where are they?
I have them!
Come on! Clear the way!
Alparslan Bey, as you ordered, we
ended our trade with Surmari Market.
But there is an issue.
They have our goods
and some of our money.
We talked to Captain Alexander, but...
he said he will not give it.
He did what suits him.
He thinks he can prevent you from
trading in Vaspurakan by doing so.
What they're doing is not trade...
rather oppression.
Don't worry, we'll take both your money
and your goods back, with Allah's will.
We have an important request
to make from you.
Tell the other traders at Surmari Market
about our guarantee...
and convince them to bring
their caravans to Vaspurakan.
How did Alparslan know
about the plan...
that no one else knew that
he managed to stop us?
How did he manage to seize my goods?
Tell me! How?
My Bey.
My Bey, huh?
If Yınal Bey can't get one thing done
properly even with his best Alps...
do you think he deserves to be a Bey?
Which of you told him?
Who betrayed their Bey?
I clothe you!
I feed you!
Either you tell me who the traitor is...
or I'll feed your corpses
to the hungry wolves!
Brother.
Will the traitor ever reveal himself?
Why are you roaring?
Leave it, whoever told him...
will be exposed sooner or later.
Do we have time to wait, Erbaskan?
Obviously, one of them feels his
head too heavy for his shoulders!
My Bey, Byzantine soldiers
near Ani stopped Öke Hatun.
You're weaving ten rugs
at ten stalls, but...
very few people know this, my Bey.
If you're the one who set up that stall,
we can weave twenty, Atabey.
Not at all.
Trading will start in Vaspurakan,
In Sha Allah.
I don't think you'll have to wait
much to take Surmari Market.
But this Yabgu issue...
Alparslan Bey...
These Yabgus didn't settle down
after the death of Arslan Yabgu.
And it doesn't seem like they will.
They've never stopped
claiming the throne.
Whichever way my father
and my uncle went...
they went the opposite.
You're right.
Whereas our Sultan considers Kutalmış Bey,
son of Arslan Yabgu a cousin...
praises him and keeps
him by his side.
But the Yabgu Beys aren't
happy with that either.
There are many who want to confuse
Kutalmış Bey and get him killed.
Yağmur Bey, Boğa Bey, Göktaş Bey...
his mother and son.
It is such that amongst them, only
the Kızıl Beys obey our Sultan.
That's why we'll send Afşin to
Anatolia, to Kızıl Bey, Atabey.
He will bring the Yabgu Beys and other unruly ones
under the command of Kızıl Bey, In Sha Allah.
I wonder, are we making
a move too early? But...
No, on the contrary...
in my mind and my heart,
I feel this is the right time.
There, they will seem rebellious
towards the Seljuks...
and they will carry out raids beyond Ani,
in the lands they call Cappadocia...
all the way to Sebaste.
With the raids they carry out...
the walls that support Ani,
will break down, In Sha Allah.
I know very well why you chose
Afşin Bey for this task, my Bey.
Because even though his very loyal,
he is your most headstrong Alp.
Nobody will doubt he's an unruly
Turkmen Bey who rebelled against you.
And we don't doubt his
loyalty to his state and laws.
Let's go and pay the governor a visit.
What do you think?
Do you think he'll give the
rest of the traders' goods?
I don't know, Atabey.
Bit I will take it.
SURMARI TRADING MARKET
So you are İbrahim Yınal
Bey's wife, Öke hatun?
Are you here to take
payment for the fabrics...
I brought the steel
Yınal Bey promised.
- But Alparslan Bey said...
- What Alparslan Bey said...
doesn't bother me, what Yınal Bey
promised you is my concern.
What I know and want you to know is...
Yınal Bey's promises are never broken.
We won't let that happen.
The steel is in the cart.
Not in that one.
What is the meaning of this?
When your soldiers stopped me,
I had no choice.
Calm down, Batius.
If we are to make this deal,
warn your soldiers, captain.
They shouldn't stop me again.
Check the steel in the
other cart, Batius.
We will go inside with Öke Hatun...
and discuss the details of the trade
that will continue between us.
This way.
Seferiye...
you're making preparations to go,
but what if something goes wrong?
What could go wrong, Zeren?
Alparslan will never be with someone
who tried to kill him.
He will send us away from here
by morning at the latest.
Thank god...
we will be free from this Seljuk Hell.
We stayed here long enough.
I miss Bukhara.
Who knows how much
Gülce misses me?
Get ready to leave, Zeren.
I had to do this, Alparslan Bey.
I had no choice.
ANI CASTLE
Flawless.
Magnificent.
We did everything as you ordered,
honourable governor.
Nice.
I can't wait to see this giant cross...
in Surmari Market.
Emir of Vaspurakan,
Prince Alparslan has come.
He wants to see you, sir.
- Let him in and bring him here.
- As you command.
Let him also see the cross that will
bless Surmari with its shadow.
Still no news from Alpagut,
right, my Bey?
The Honourable Governor
is waiting for you.
Only you.
Welcome, Alparslan Bey.
To be honest, you're quite lucky.
If you hadn't seen this
magnificent work now...
you never would have
been able to see it.
Because it will set off for
Surmari Market today.
And since you wouldn't trade with us,
you wouldn't come to the market...
and you'd be deprived.
So you can continue your injustice,
theft and oppression...
under the shadow of this
cross you revere, is it?
These are very serious accusations.
Not accusations.
I'm telling you what you do.
I am your enemy. Not them.
We offered a good deal,
the traders accepted it.
But since you're not strong enough
for me, you want to punish them.
You seized the goods that were
left with you by the traders...
and you did not pay them their due.
Now if this isn't theft,
if it isn't oppression...
what is it?
Don't you think every step we take,
every word we say...
has a price, Alparslan Bey?
Your traders broke their
agreement with us...
and made an agreement with you,
this is the price of that.
Is this what your Holy Book
tells you?
Is that what it orders you to do?
How do you come up with
the price of actions?
Some things aren't in the Bible.
But it's in the Holy Qur'an, Governor.
We take every step and gauge the
price of actions according to it.
I will not allow you to take
the rights of the traders.
You can't come here,
to Ani, to my lands...
and tell me what to do.
I told you that you shouldn't
confuse me for Kekavmenos.
But I see that you didn't pay
attention to what I said.
Now you listen to me carefully...
because I won't say it again.
Give the traders their goods
and pay them their dues nicely.
Or else...
Or else?
Or else what, Prince Alparslan?
Or else I will come and take it.
Then we'll see...
how you'll take it.
I said open the door,
didnt you hear?
Open the door.
Or else I won't leave a single door
unbroken here!
The captain has strict orders.
No one besides traders can come in.
My wife was seen going in.
Your guards attacked her on the way!
Inform Captain Alexander. Now!
Öke.
We completed our unfinished deal
thanks to Öke Hatun...
Yınal Bey.
If it's thanks to anyone,
it's to Yınal Bey.
My presence is his.
Know that.
Don't consider me another individual.
I did not complete the deal,
Yınal Bey did.
When Vaspurakan fell,
hundreds of soldiers died.
Except the four of you.
This makes you quite lucky.
Of course, if you manage
to convince me...
how you managed to survive.
We acted dead.
I swear.
We are Roman soldiers who
are loyal to Kaiser.
Did you fool Alparslan
by acting dead?
Come on, tell me the truth.
Are you a spy?
No, sir.
No.
I'm not a spy.
No.
No, sir.
And you?
What was your name?
Alpagut.
Kekavmenos' right hand, Alpagut.
If your Governor is dead,
why are you still alive?
For the Holy Roman Empire.
Lie.
VASPURAKAN
It was clear that Governor Grigor
wouldnt give back those goods.
In order to prevent your
planned trade agreement...
he will do his best.
This is not good at all.
Even these traders on our side...
may change their side
to avoid these losses.
If we do not support them,
what you say is true, brother.
But if we take their goods from the
Governor and protect their rights...
their trust in us will increase.
Surmari Market is better
protected than before.
Since we rejected Grigor's trade offer...
they don't let a single Seljuk inside.
I don't know how we'll
enter and take them.
Atabey is right, we can enter
and take the goods, but...
many of our Alps will be martyred.
I know a way to enter without
being martyred. Don't worry.
My Bey, Arslan Yusuf Bey wants
to appear before you.
Alparslan Bey, I heard what happened.
My daughter, Seferiye...
Nothing has happened,
Arslan Yusuf Bey.
Now, we are discussing an
important matter.
You may leave.
I'm sorry for interrupting.
By your leave.
What about Seferiye Hatun?
Nothing, father.
We have a more important matter right now.
Let's discuss how we'll
enter Surmari Market...
and how we will take
the traders' goods out.
When I went to see Grigor in Ani...
I saw the way into Surmari Market.
Öke Hatun, the things that you do...
why don't you tell me first?
Why am I the last to hear?
Whatever I do, isn't it for you,
Yınal Bey?
Aren't you the beginning
and end of all I do?
And you, Yınal Bey?
When were you going to tell me
that they would take the daughter...
of the killer of my father-in-law
as their bride?
Fortunately, Alparslan didn't tell anyone
you wounded him.
He hides the incident from everyone.
I'm not surprised.
That arrogant Alparslan can't
accept the fact that...
he was stabbed by a Hatun.
But Alparslan won't give up
on this marriage.
Just so you know.
He told me nothing happened.
It's obvious he's hiding the matter.
What kind of person is he?
I stabbed him,
what else does he expect?
- Take his life?
- Enough!
Stop being stubborn.
You will do as I say.
You have to obey the decree
and consent to this marriage.
If you make a wrong move now...
I won't wait for Alparslan to punish you.
I'll punish you myself,
just so you know.
What will we do now?
Alparslan is hiding the matter from
everyone because he can't take it.
That's right, the great Alparslan Bey...
wouldn't say he lost to a Hatun.
He must've told them
the infidels wounded him.
But the infidels didn't, the woman
he wants to marry wounded him.
Arslan Yusuf killed his uncle.
And now his daughter, Seferiye,
tried to kill Alparslan.
If his mother, father or the people hear of this,
things will get out of control, Zeren.
Seriously.
This time Alparslan will be taken by
pride and have to break the agreement.
The soup kitchen will look
over the main square.
The fountain will be right
in the center of the square.
Where will the students' dormitories be,
Respected Biruni?
I consulted Hasan Bey on this.
The dorms will be connected
from that point...
to the main hall of the school.
I want a room too.
I will be a student at the school too.
You will be, surely.
As long as you have this passion...
you can even be a tutor at the
school you studied at, Serdar Alp.
Come on.
What's the matter?
You seem bothered by something.
Is something wrong?
I'm thinking about Alpagut,
Selcen Hatun.
There's still no news of where
he is and how he is.
Alparslan Bey went to Ani,
but over there...
he didn't hear his name
or find his trace.
Keep your heart at ease, Akınay Hatun.
Keep it at ease so you may
receive good news.
Why has she come now?
The rope Yınal Bey can't cut,
Öke Hatun tears it.
Don't you know?
It seems she heard Seferiye Hatun
will be the bride.
Won't you say welcome?
Welcome, Öke Hatun.
Welcome.
You haven't changed at all,
Selcen Hatun.
Likewise, Öke Hatun...
you haven't changed at all.
Come in.
Sir.
What is going on, Batius? Speak.
Those traders who made
a deal with Alparslan...
sent a message to other traders...
at this market to meet near
Güzelsu River tomorrow.
He is drawing them from Ani to
Vaspurakan.
What is your order, captain?
When Öke Hatun heard that you were rebuilding
the city, she made her preparations...
and came here.
Let us take part.
If it is destined, I would like to
build a workshop in Vaspurakan.
Good intentions certainly
bring about good results.
You can consult Respected Biruni
and Hasan Bey...
and find out what is needed
and where, Öke Hatun.
I would like to take part in
everything myself.
For this reason, I will stay
here until it is complete.
Besides...
I'll have eased your burden.
If I heard right, you're making
wedding preparations.
You heard right.
I would like to say
may it be blessed, but...
I don't know if any good will
come from this marriage.
Only Allah knows where good
is hidden in evil, Öke Hatun.
If you have kind words, say it.
Leave the rest to Allah.
Seferiye Hatun has come, my Bey.
Let her in.
Let's not keep our bride waiting.
I was worried about
Alparslan Bey's wound.
I felt really bad after the incident.
I acted impulsively, forgive me.
What happened?
What wound?
What incident is Seferiye Hatun
talking about, Alparslan?
It seems something had happened
and we don't know about it.
It is not a matter that needs
to be discussed, father.
Be at ease, it's nothing.
It seems Alparslan Bey has
taken the high ground.
He told no-one that I stabbed
him out of anger.
But I know the gravity of my mistake.
Therefore, I agree with whatever
you decide about me.
We know the Hatun's father.
We know the father of the father too.
They want to spill the
blood of the Seljuks.
Now, you will take her as your wife...
is that right...
Alparslan Bey?
Seferiye.
What happened? Did you tell them?
This time it's done.
You would understand
if you saw his face.
Seferiye Hatun!
I told you.
He's come to say he's given
up on the marriage.
No one could stand this.
I am listening to you, Alparslan Bey.
I know very well what
you're trying to do.
You don't dare to break the agreement
out of fear for your father's life...
but you want me to break it, is it?
That's right.
Besides, if you break this agreement,
you won't be in a difficult position.
No one has the right to
hold you accountable.
You wouldn't marry a woman
who tried to kill you.
No on...
Enough.
As if what you did isn't enough...
are you trying to advise me now?
Listen very carefully.
The Sultan's decree and
the wellbeing of our states...
are bigger than you and me.
For that reason...
don't make the situation
harder for both of us.
Alparslan Bey.
I wanted to come woth you too,
but you know the situation.
If I am near you...
I know, Erbaskan, I know.
You know who you need to
be with for some time.
Your duty is as serious
as striking the infidels.
Stay by Yınal Bey's side
May your efforts be blessed.
Eyvallah.
May our Lord ease our difficulties.
- Aameen, Atabey.
- Aameen.
Come on.
ANI CASTLE
Be careful.
I don't even want a slight scratch.
Those who don't believe in you,
when they look at you...
they will never forget where they are.
Honourable Governor.
Complete your preparations right away...
and leave without wasting time.
As you command,
Honourable Governor.
Prepare the horses. Come on.
They ignored the blood of my father-in-law
and tried to arrange a wedding.
Now when Alparslan's blood is shed,
what will they do?
Let's see.
If Alparslan breaks the agreement
instead of her...
they will have to release
Arslan Yusuf without killing him.
Then no one can save him from me.
That's what Erbaskan
must've asked Alparslan.
I just saw them talking in the yard.
In this regard, Erbaskan, for the first time,
remembered whose brother he is.
He sided with me and
stood against them.
Erbaskan knew the route
your caravan would take...
as well as your Alps, didn't he?
He did.
If that's the case, why dont you ask
Erbaskan regarding this matter?
Don't you hear me, Öke Hatun?
I said Erbaskan is on my side.
I didn't say he did it, Yınal Bey.
I said why don't you ask him?
Even is your father is one,
your mother's are different.
Don't you know step-brothers
are strangers, not brothers?
Your brothers, Tuğrul Bey and Çağrı Bey,
who are from the same mother...
do they see you as
a stranger or a brother?
You tell me.
Wasn't Erbaskan doing as
they asked until yesterday?
Erbaskan's problem is different.
He loves Gevher Hatun.
That's why he's close to them.
But when it was about our father's blood,
he proved he is a son of Yusuf Yınal.
He said he wouldn't go
to the wedding like me.
He didn't give his blessings
or congratulations.
While this is the situation...
there's no need to suspect
Erbaskan of such treachery.
Let them continue to think...
they can show their strength against
Islam and those who don't follow them.
We won't plant that cross in the market,
we will pierce their hearts with it.
Come on.
Now.
The Seljuks!
Now it's time to enter Surmari Market.
Come on.
- Look at those you took as Alps, İbrahim Yınal!
- Brother!
Where are you going so flared up?
Don't bother me! If you're so curious,
follow me!
Brother, is something wrong?
What else will it be?
There are traitors among the Alps...
who we took support from
in the battlefield...
and trusted in many of our plans.
What else could it be?
Is there a shame bigger
than this for a Bey?
Stop blaming the Alps, brother.
They aren't at fault.
Is there something you know, Erbaskan?
Do you think this issue
bothers you alone?
I asked around, I found the truth.
I was just coming to you.
Who was it? Tell me!
The Alps on watch.
Alparslan found out from them
about your steel trade with Grigor.
Our nephew is spying on us
by putting Alps after us now.
I don't think Alparslan specifically
sent those Alps there, brother.
That night, the Alps on watch were
wandering around the steel warehouse.
I found out from the castle guards.
If the Alps on watch were
part of Alparslan's plan...
the castle guards wouldn't
have known about this.
I would've killed my innocent
Alps if you hadn't come.
Thank you.
Thank you, brother.
This girl won't listen to reason, mother.
Speak with my father and brother.
They should let the Sultan know.
Let this marriage be prevented.
Gevher!
Look what happened to Süleyman
because of that traitor Karaca.
Do you think I want Alparslan
to marry such a woman?
Then let's do what we can, mother.
Will we let a snake be with my brother?
First, we will rid the snake of its poison.
Seferiye Hatun.
Selcen Hatun.
Gevher Hatun.
You can leave.
If you don't have your dagger,
I'd like to say a few words.
You didn't lift your dagger
against Alparslan alone...
you raised it against me, Çağrı Bey,
Sultan Tuğrul and the Seljuks.
You raised it against Tamgaç Han İbrahim
and the Kara-Khanid state.
Raise your head...
and look at me, Seferiye.
Now you will not give a reason for
us or yourself to lower our heads...
due to any incident.
My son, Alparslan,
took the high ground.
He spared both yours
and your father's life.
But know, if you make
a single wrong move...
I will be the first one you face.
Seferiye.
Seferiye.
What happened?
What did they say?
I need to find another way, Zeren.
We need to get out of this hell.
You go to the carpenter
and you go to the kitchen.
And you come with me.
Let intolerable things happen
and just watch like this, brother.
What are you saying, İbrahim?
What are we tolerating?
Her father killed your uncle,
Yusuf Yınal.
Now she tries to kill your son,
Alparslan.
Do you think any good will
come from this marriage?
Don't you think this much
mercy may cause problems?
Çağrı Bey.
Yınal Bey.
Where are you coming from?
What news do you bring?
I'm coming from Baghdad, my Bey.
I went to Merv first, they
said you were at Vaspurakan.
It's Sultan Tuğrul's decree.
What does it say, brother?
May your new duty be blessed.
Our Sultan has appointed you as the
General Governor of Azerbaijan.
You know what this means,
don't you, brother?
The real intention of my brother,
the Sultan...
is to keep me away from Rey
in his absence.
He still doesn't trust me.
Our Sultan saw you worthy
of governorship of the Seljuks'...
most important places in the West.
Don't entertain other thoughts.
You see your real enemy, Arslan Yusuf, as
your family and you see me as the enemy.
I made a mistake in Vaspurakan
by leaving my post...
and suggesting Alparslan
to take my place.
It seems being a brother doesn't
suit you, being an enemy suits you.
İbrahim, don't say things
you'll regret, brother.
Don't you see you've been
assigned an important duty?
I can see that, Çağrı Bey.
I see only one goodness in this duty.
From now on, with this duty, along
with Gence, Karabağ, Şuşa...
Vaspurakan is also
under my command.
Alparslan must obey me...
and mustn't do anything
without my permission.
Come in.
The unit coming from Ani
have come near, captain.
The cross will be at the market soon.
Let's receive them, then.
We're quite close.
I can't hold on, my Bey.
I'm feeling suffocated.
There's no room for the
slightest error, Avar. Hold on.
We'll soon plant a bigger
one in Vaspurakan.
This cross is a symbol
that power and trade...
will forever belong to the
children of Jesus Christ.
So that everyone who
enter through this gate...
remembers this reality once again,
this cross will be placed right here.
This glorious cross that will
soon embrace the blue sky...
will be a harsh response...
to the Seljuks who think...
they can draw you to their side.
I would have very much loved...
for Alparslan to witness
this special moment.
Batius.
I don't want any problems.
Yes, sir.
You can return to the castle.
Soldiers!
You also miss Gülce, don't you, Gökkız?
But have a little patience.
We'll leave from here very soon.
What happened to you?
Don't touch Alparslan Bey's horse.
Or will you stab him too?
You don't deserve to be
my Bey's wife.
You're not like Akça Hatun.
Who is Akça Hatun?
Alparslan Bey's beloved.
Is she here?
She isn't.
But my Bey visits her every Friday.
He will never forget her.
He loves Akça Hatun very much.
I am Alparslan Bey's most special Alp.
His life is my life
If you ever act ignorantly and try to harm
my Bey again, I won't care if you're a Hatun.
Akça Hatun, huh?
Who sent you here?
Your wounds have healed.
Praise be to Allah.
It's time, Alpagut.
Sharpen your claws.
Now it's time to wound the
enemy from the inside again.
May my Lord increase your
faith like the burning love...
in my chest.
Aameen.
As it increases, my eyes will be sharp
and so will my sword, mother.
May Allah keep your heart alive
and strengthen your wrists, son.
Aameen.
We will long for each other again.
We will, but behind this separation,
many flags will rise.
We know that.
In those stranger lands where you
stay away from your mother...
as they become homelands for
the Turks one by one by one...
many mothers and children
will grow up there.
And they will all tell legends
of great men like you.
In Sha Allah, mother, In Sha Allah.
Alparslan Bey...
he told me the new Governor,
Grigor, is not like Kekavmenos.
He is very sharp minded.
No one can read his state or his
thoughts from his face or his eyes.
For this reason, it won't be easy
for you to convince him...
about your loyalty, Alparslan Bey said.
The One who eases difficulties...
will surely show us a way, mother.
Just don't deprive me of your prayers...
Mother.
Alpagut.
Isn't that commander Alpagut?
Yes. He didn't die.
- Inform your Governor.
- As you command.
I aksed you a question.
Who sent you here, Alpagut?
I did. I came myself...
to give my life for the Roman Empire.
They may be telling the truth, my lord.
Seljuk spies won't talk so easily, soldier.
They are the best.
Either you confess the truth...
or you'll continue to suffer.
Your choice.
I'm sure god will reward us.
What's going on? What is this?
Jesus Christ!
Oh man. The whole world is here.
There's a raid!
Get up!
They're attacking the castle!
Get up!
Get up!
My Bey, it seems our mission
will take some time.
Süleyman, Batur Bey, Artuk,
take the traders' goods.
Come on, quick!
Here, Süleyman Bey.
Tie the cart to the horses.
Come on, hurry!
Open the gates, quick!
Batius!
Batius!
Get up, you damned man!
There's an attack!
Wake everyone up. Now!
Damn it!
Don't let them escape!
Come on, my Bey.
You will pay for this!
So Alparslan has a beloved.
And everyone knows, do they?
That's right, Zeren.
Even the children.
If it wasn't fo this decree, Alparslan
would've married Akça Hatun surely.
Now he will marry you
and then marry her.
He will make Akça his favourite, and
who knows what he'll do with you?
What you said won't happen, Zeren.
The boy said...
Alparslan visits Akça Hatun every Friday.
Let's go too and pay her a visit.
What will you do when you go, Seferiye?
What will you say?
You saw your father.
He got mad.
You heard what Selcen Hatun said too.
You will cause trouble.
What do you want, Zeren?
Do you want me to obey the
Seljuks who orphaned you?
Of course I don't.
This marriage issue hurts
me as much as it hurts you.
But I see that there's nothing we can do.
There's one more thing we can do.
Since Alparslan and Akça Hatun
love each other so much...
tomorrow, I will convince that
Hatun to prevent this marriage.
Nobody wants to share their beloved.
Nobody.
Our Sultan doesn't want me
near the throne in his absence.
That's why he's done this!
And he tells Çağrı Bey about it. Whtly?
To warn me!
He say: "if you set your eyes on the throne,
I will put Çağrı Bey and his sons...
in your way."
He's teaching me my limits!
This is proof they fear you, Yınal Bey.
They are aware of your power.
You are the one who conquered the capital,
Rey, and gave it to Tuğrul Bey.
Could they have entered Neyshabur
if it wasn't for İbrahim Yınal?
Or Hamedan?
You are the sharp sword
of the Seljuks, Yınal Bey.
You are the sword of the state.
Instead of getting angry,
take a breath.
Calm down a moment.
As you said, if you are the
General Governor of Azerbaijan...
it means Vaspurakan is under
your command too.
From now on, Alparslan has
no choice but to listen to you.
First take control of the trade matters.
Don't let anyone bother you.
As you know, the more
you fill your treasure...
the louder your voice will be.
Öke Hatun, your presence...
and you standing behind me like
a mountain os my greatest treasure.
As long as you're with me, no one can
cut my voice off, with Allah's will.
Do you think I came here just
to give charity, Yınal Bey?
Their faces were covered,
I couldn't see who they were.
But they couldn't have gotten far.
The soldiers are after them.
- Even if the earth splits, I'll find those bandits...
- They weren't bandits!
It was Alparslan.
It must be him.
Alparslan?
He came today to ask for the goods
of the traders who chose his side.
I made a mistake not
taking him seriously.
This isn't possible.
It's impossible.
How did he sneak inside when there
were many guards at the door?
Of course.
To be honest, you're quite lucky.
If you hadn't seen this magnificent work now,
you never would have been able to see it.
Because it will set off for
Surmari Market today.
And since you wouldn't trade with us,
you wouldn't come to the market...
and you'd be deprived.
So you can continue your injustice,
theft and oppression...
under the shadow of this
cross you revere, is it?
They came in with the cross.
Damn it!
He was right in front of us.
Well, how are we going
to prove everything?
Prove what?
We will respond to their move.
In a much harsher manner.
I swear by Jesus Christ...
the traders who made a deal
with Alparslan, will all die.
Are you sure, father?
This may make others leave us.
That's exactly what Alparslan wants!
We won't kill the traders...
Alparslan will.
We can't repay your right,
Alparslan Bey.
Thank you.
You saved us from a great loss.
Almighty Allah is the One
who projects and saves.
We are only the sword of justice.
Now tell the other traders in Ani...
how we protected your goods...
and the trade guarantee we offer.
Tell them so they, too, aren't
deprived of this favour...
ruled by Allah's justice.
You will go with the traders too.
You will kill those five traders while
they are talking to other traders.
Doing this in front of others
eyes is dangerous.
They will all fight against us.
We must kill those five lowlifes before
they make it to the meeting point.
Alexander...
yes it's dangerous,
but not for us
It's dangerous Alparslan.
Because our soldiers will
kill them in Seljuk clothing...
and shoot them from far with arrows.
But one of them will
get caught deliberately.
And the traders in Ani...
will think Alparslan,
did this...
to put the blame on us.
Definitely.
Thus, we'll have stopped those five
lowlifes from confusing other traders...
and we will have broken the trust...
they'd have had in Alparslan.
You will manage this
whole plan, Batius.
Yes, my lord.
You know I won't tolerate
any mistakes, right?
You must've heard, my nephew.
I am now the General
Governor of Azerbaijan.
May your new duty lead to
many good things, Yınal Bey.
Surely you know what this means.
Now Vaspurakan, and its Emir,
Alparslan Bey, are under my command.
Because the closest central emirate
to these lands is Azerbaijan.
For this reason, you will not
trade without my permission...
nor will you swing your sword,
my nephew.
The borders of Azerbaijan
are known, but...
you have none, Yınal Bey.
I took Vaspurakan
from the Byzantines.
These lands I conquered with my sword
aren't connected to Azerbaijan's emirate.
I obey Allah first, then the Sultan
of the Great Seljuk State.
Go on, be on your way.
He's going to the stables.
He will leave the castle it seems.
I will talk to Akça Hatun and
end this cruelty, In Sha Allah.
So you listened to me and surrounded
yourself with books, Serdar Alp?
Well done.
Have you really read
all these books, Atabey?
I certainly have.
Then you must be a hundred years old.
Now why do you say that?
Reading this many books
would take a long time.
What is written here?
I don't know how to read.
You don't know how to read.
Eyvallah.
But do you know how to listen?
Now listen.
It says 'The Lives of the Elders' here.
Which elders?
Elders who lived in the past
and are now in Heaven.
Like my father and mother?
That's right.
Seeing they raised an Alp like you...
they must be in Heaven too.
Besides, do you know...
all these books...
Alparslan Bey has read and memorised
all of them one by one?
What did I tell you previously?
One does not becnme a Bey
with strength and swords.
I said knowledge and wisdom
are also necessary.
Is that why Alparslan Bey is so strong?
That's right.
For example, Alparslan Bey...
read and memorised this book.
Can't I memorise it too, Atabey?
Of course you can.
The guarantee Alparslan Bey
offered to us is valid for all of you.
Everyone who trades in Vaspurakan...
will pay half the taxes they pay in Ani.
Get ready.
Until your caravans reach Vaspurakan...
they will be under the
protection of the Seljuk state.
Take your positions!
Atsız.
You know what to do.
You will get caught.
The arrows came from that direction.
Come on, brothers.
Go after them quickly!
There.
Nice one, Avar.
Where are you going, degenerate?
Are you okay?
- Are you okay?
- I'm fine.
I'm fine.
I hit my head.
- Calm down!
- Who do you work for? Speak, traitor!
Calm down!
We will make him talk and and find out
his intentions and those behind him.
- Calm down.
- Leave us.
Let us question him!
Stop! I will speak.
This attack is Alparslan Bey's order.
What are you talking about?
Is it a lie, my Bey? Didn't
Alparslan Bey say we will tell...
the traders Governor Grigor is
responsible for this attack?
I will kill you!
Stop!
There must be a mistake!
Is this the Alparslan Bey you want us to
entrust our lives and goods to?
Is it?
What are you saying?
Don't you realise he's lying?
You did this!
No matter what we say,
it won't do any good!
They have ill intent. Let's inform
our Bey right away.
Come on!
Alparslan went too far just
to weaken Surmari...
and draw traders from
here to Vaspurakan...
and desecrated our Holy Cross...
Pope Stefanos.
And we couldn't protect our Holy Cross.
May god forgive me
and my son, Alexander.
God knows that you are
faithful Christians...
at heart, without a doubt.
He doesn't hold back his mercy
from those who glorify his name.
Indeed.
But I'm still in pain.
Be my witness, Pope Stefanos.
The price of this desecration of
our sacred cross will be harsh.
Honourable Governor, you know
that Alparslan's courage...
in fact the courage of every
Turk who crosses the limit...
comes from the high
capability of their armies.
The armour and helmets
of our soldiers...
compared to the uniforms
of the Turks...
are durable like a brick wall.
Our Scutum shields, that have
made the Romans prevail...
from the past until today, unlike the shield
of the Turks, covers them from head to toe.
Our army is like a formidable fortress
against the army of the Turks.
But all these qualities you mentioned
that make our army strong...
at the same time,
slow down our soldiers.
Am I wrong, Governor?
No.
Our soldiers are armoured but slow,
they aren't armoured but fast.
In fact, do you know the real
factor that makes them faster...
on the battlefield?
Those unparalleled horses they own.
I agree with you, Honourable Governor.
Those horses are God's
greatest gift to the Turks.
The Turks consider their
horses as their wings.
And they aren't wrong.
They literally fly through the battlefield.
And look at our horses.
We'd be lucky to be able to
withstand them with these horses.
And that is possible with the
high standard of our soldiers.
But think about it.
Imagine the unshakeable
Roman army on Turk horses.
How great would that be?
Then those daring Turks
won't stand a chance against us.
Alparslan can't be the
only Turk with these horses...
and the Seljuks can't be the only state,
we'll buy them from someone else.
You're mistaken, Alexander.
The Turks will give their lives
but they'll never give their horses.
The Governor's orders were
that all of them should die.
We have to find him too.
He's wounded, he can't go far.
He must be here somewhere.
Spread out!
VASPURAKAN HEADQUARTERS
Stop, Hatun. You cannot enter.
I am Seferiye Hatun.
Move out of my way.
Why are you following me?
I came to talk to Akça Hatun.
Since you and this Hatun
love each other...
why do you insist on this marriage?
Does Akça Hatun know about this?
She doesn't.
Just as I guessed.
But you won't be able to
hide it any longer.
Now I'll go and tell her the truth.
Let go of my arm.
What are you doing? Let go.
Why did you bring me here?
Since you wanted to speak to
Akça Hatun, you can speak.
VASPURAKAN
Take Razen to the healer quickly!
Come on!
Atsız, what happened?
Where are the traders?
The others were killed, my Bey.
What do you mean
they were killed, Atsız?
Who killed them?
And what were you doing at the time?
They shot arrows from
the forest, Süleyman Bey.
We caught one of them.
He was a Turkmen Alp.
A Turkmen Alp?
Who ordered him to kill the traders?
The degenerate we caught...
in front of all the traders from Ani,
said Alparslan Bey ordered him.
Atsız, what is this?
Alparslan has no regard for me!
He doesn't respect me as
his elder or as his uncle...
nor does he respect my position.
Yınal Bey.
When you get the position you deserve,
time will show who will respect who.
Yınal Bey, your place is
on the Seljuk throne.
It's time to make them pay...
for all your rights they took from you.
We'll take back everything
they stole from you.
Yınal Bey.
The throne in Rey will be yours soon.
My Bey, the traders from
Ani were really angry.
We couldn't bring the
degenerate who said...
Alparslan Bey gave the order.
Governor Grigor.
This was Grigor's plan.
He wants to pit the traders against
us and keep them in Ani that way.
We have to take that slanderer
from the traders somehow.
Come on.
My Bey, trader Wang isn't dead.
Thanks to Allah, you're still alive.
Alparslan Bey, I have things to tell you.
I heard everything.
What did you hear? Tell us.
The attack was Governor Grigor's order.
The attackers went after
me in the forest.
I heard everything as I was hiding.
They plan to put the
blame on Alparslan Bey.
Your suspicions were right, my Bey.
Let your wound be treated first.
After that, at Surmari Market...
I want you to say this again
in front of everyone.
The Turks can never be trusted!
The traders who chose Alparslan...
learned the truth by losing
their lives. How unlucky!
You are lucky.
You saw, without having to suffer,
that the Turks cannot be trusted.
But listen to me carefully.
The secret meeting you had with them...
I will ignore it on this one occasion!
At Surmari Market...
I will allow you to trade as before.
And I say that the Turks will pay
for the lives of your friends...
with their lives!
Death to the Turks!
Death to the Turks!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Death to the Turks!
Death to the Turks!
Death to the Turks!
Death to the Turks!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
Long live the Governor!
Long live the Roman Empire!
The ointment worked, huh, Karabey?
Praise be to Allah.
You're better.
Your wound is healed, but
there is no cure for my wound.
They told me you were here.
I know you're angry with me.
But please listen to me.
I came to talk to you one last time.
The decree is clear.
I can't go.
But you can let me go.
Alparslan Bey.
Let me go.
Do you still want to marry me...
even though I will never love you
and knowing that I will hate you?
Seferiye Hatun.
The fact that you won't love me
doesn't upset me.
On the contrary, it eases my conscience.
I buried my heart in that
grave you saw today.
This marriage to me is just...
necessary as decreed by the Sultans.
SURMARI TRADING MARKET
Keep your eyes open
when you enter the market.
The traders are upset with us
due to the slander against us.
When the truth comes to light,
things may get out of control.
Keep hold of your swords.
Let the Governor, the captain
or whoever is inside know...
Prince Alparslan has come.
And like that, Surmari Market
will be the center of trade forever.
And we will be the masters.
Now, no trader will trust the Turks.
Alparslan can't win this war.
Honourable Governor.
Speak.
Prince Alparslan has come, my lord.
- Bring him in.
- As you command.
The Governor is waiting for you.
What are they doing here?
Silence!
Let's see what Alparslan Bey
has to say to us...
after what they did.
I'm honestly curious.
Did you think you would get
away with what you did?
Now everyone will hear the truth.
Everyone knows the truth
already, Alparslan Bey.
You shouldn't have bothered
coming all the way here.
But go ahead.
They told you we killed the traders
and planned this treacherous scheme.
That's why you're all angry. I know.
I also know that you
have lost trust in me.
You won't hear about this issue from me...
but from trader Wang
whom they tried to kill.
What you will hear now...
will reveal the culprit and show
you're on the wrong person's side.
Speak.
Tell them everything you heard.
Let them know who
killed the other traders...
and who gave the order.
The attack...
was carried out on
Alparslan Bey's orders.
They threatened me to lie.
Alparslan Bey is to blame.