In historical Ottoman harem politics, power dynamics between the Valide Sultan (Queen Mother) and Hürrem Sultan created intense conflicts over property allocation, personal autonomy, and political influence, where Hürrem's attempts to maintain her apartment and protect her son Mustafa from being displaced by the Valide Sultan's orders led to escalating tensions, demonstrating how hierarchical power structures in royal households often resulted in dramatic confrontations over seemingly mundane matters like living arrangements.
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Mother, did you tell Uncle what I wanted?
I told you, my sultan.
Beautiful.
Remember that your sole purpose for being here is to serve the royal family. It is your primary duty to protect my family's interests and maintain order.
Whoever forgets this and pursues other paths will pay the price with their life. Understood?
Come with me. By order of our Valide Sultan.
He demanded that you vacate the apartment immediately.
How? From where? They approved of the renovations to the apartment. It would be best if you vacated it as soon as possible.
Where did this renovation come from?
We cannot know that, my sultan. If you wish, you can speak with our queen mother.
Elifer, gather and take away our sultan's personal belongings. You should help him too.
No, nobody will touch my belongings.
Your Majesty, we are merely your servants. Do n't force us to resort to force.
Come on, don't stop. Gather everything.
Take Dilife to another apartment.
Mother, vacate my apartment.
They said, "You gave the order."
How do you do that? Am I going to ask you what I should or shouldn't do?
But our Sultan gave me that apartment.
I gave that place to you, not my lion.
I can get it back whenever I want.
So you've decided to fight.
You asked for this, Hürren.
You'll have to bear the consequences.
You can leave now.
He.
I don't know what's happening in Gülşah Hürem's chambers, my queen.
Something clearly happened.
Hürrem, you were the only one missing.
What's wrong? Why are they moving?
Where are you traveling to? To the bottom of hell. Let's go together.
One stay.
What's going on here? Where is Hürrem going? Our Valide Sultan.
He ordered her to vacate the apartment.
I am the unique sultan among sultans.
They took your body, didn't they?
Like everyone else, you surrendered to them. What a pity. Are you going to betray me too? God forbid!
I would die before I betray you.
But I'm just following orders, too. How can I resist?
Our mother spoke to us herself. From now on, I'll be keeping an eye on you. He said.
Okay, stop.
What do you want to say? Like this.
I just received some very important weather information.
His Excellency Ibrahim Pasha collapsed and fainted in the audience chamber. He wasn't doing very well.
How? So what? I don't have much information. But as soon as he learns.
Where is he now? Did they take the patient to a room?
They said he took her to his palace. Our Sultan accompanied him personally.
Beautiful.
Tell them to get my car ready immediately.
As you command, my sultan.
My Sultan, my Sultan.
Then, Nigar, then I'm in a hurry.
Your Majesty, I heard you are going to the palace of Sultan Khadija. Please let me come too.
Our Pasha is ill. So you're running to Ibrahim Pasha, huh? Is that why you cried? Please take me with you. Maybe I can be of some help.
What can you do? Are you a doctor? At least I'll be able to look after the baby.
As you know, our Sultan Hatice is not doing well right now either.
Good morning my baby. Good morning my baby. Come join us. I told you, the blood you spilled will one day drown you.
That day is today, you will die, Ibrahim.
Can you smell the blood?
Your lungs will fill with blood.
Slowly.
You'll be breathless. I won't die.
You will die, Ibrahim. That's it.
Finished.
Sultan, where have you been? Get out of the way quickly. God forbid, you can get infected. Nothing will happen.
How long has it been like this?
Our head has been weak ever since he returned from the trip. He obviously caught something there.
First he had a fever, then it passed. Just when we thought he had fully recovered, he collapsed.
What are you going to do to him? Do n't worry at all.
I will do my best. You leave.
My Sultan. Let's go.
H Who did this to you, Pasha?
What is it? What are you doing? I'm talking to you. What did you give him?
My Sultan, the Pasha has been poisoned.
What? Was he/she poisoned?
No. If that were the case, our doctors would have told you.
I know this nation well. I've seen a lot.
But don't worry.
This soil has healing properties.
How is it healing?
They brought it to me from the island of Medilla. It is found only there. It will strip away all the poison within it, whatever is inside. Will the Pasha be established?
Let's pray we're not too late.
Otherwise, it won't do any good.
Our Sultan has sent his personal physician.
Yasef Efendi is in charge, my Sultan.
Where did this terrible disease come from?
Hopefully it's not contagious. If so, Suleiman, Khadija, my grandchildren, everyone is in danger. Did you send Niger?
Niger Kalfa has already left. Our Hürrem Sultan took him there.
What is Hürrem doing there?
Whose permission did he get to leave?
Unfortunately, I also heard about it later, my sultan. I had no idea.
Will be. From now on, Hürrem will not leave the palace without my permission. He will be held accountable for every step he takes, every breath he takes.
Who are you, Pasha?
My Pasha. My sovereign sent you to see me.
Show me, YF, what happened to me? You've been poisoned, sir.
City.
God protected you. I did whatever was necessary. I will escape.
Everyone was curious about you. I'll go and find out.
No.
Nobody will know. My Pasha. No magic involved. Do you understand? No one will ever know.
Başam, Hürrem Sultan arrived before you fell asleep. They asked themselves. I said it.
Why is there still no news?
Yasef Efendi is in his room, my sultan.
They haven't come out yet. Rest assured, my Sultan. Yasef Efendi is a very valuable physician. He'll do whatever it takes to make it better.
How is Ibrahim? Please say something good to me. Let 's thank God he'll get off lightly.
Thank god.
What is this disease? How did our Pasha fall into his clutches? It is not a contagious disease. He's got a bad cold in his lungs. So, Sultan Ibrahim, Sultan, don't tire yourself out. I prayed so much that God granted you to me through our son.
I won't die easily.
Your prayers and tears will protect you. They are my servants.
Mother, I am going there to be with our Sultan.
If you have anything to say, Hürrem, I won't let anyone come between me and my lion. Haven't you understood this yet?
So you need to explain why you kicked the mother of your children out of her apartment.
I beg your forgiveness, my Sultan. However, this situation is inappropriate.
It's clear he intends to talk to my real name and buy the apartment back.
Our Sultan has not yet arrived.
Okay, you call Mahi Devran for me. Tell him to come to me immediately.
Send someone to the mansion. It should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. I will personally take care of the matter, sir.
How is the princess doing, my queen?
How are you, Mr. Bali?
I pray for your health. If you have come to see our Sultan, he is not here.
How? Where?
They will arrive late, my sultan. Because they're still at the hunting lodge.
Hopefully everything will be alright? So what?
Princess Isabella was bitten by a snake.
A venomous snake. Is he dead?
Fortunately, our Sultan was with him at that moment. They rescued them themselves.
So, our sovereign saved him.
He was lucky.
How nice.
Mother, you called me.
How is Mustafa?
Good morning my baby. He just fell asleep. Is there any bad news?
No. I have something else to tell you.
You know that I had Hürrem's apartment with a terrace vacated.
I heard. Yes.
I assigned that [uncle's name] to my son, Prince Mustafa.
As you know, my Mustafa is growing up.
Whatever you think is best, mother.
Mustafa will be very happy too.
Day, start making preparations immediately. Mustafa will be moving into that apartment tomorrow. Oh God, mother, why did we come here?
My Lion Prince. I have some wonderful news for you.
This apartment is yours now.
But wasn't this Hürrem Sultan's place? Not anymore. Our mother allocated this apartment to you.
You will stay here from now on. Will you stay with me?
No, son.
You've grown up now. It's time to be alone.
Oh my goodness. The rose of the sultans.
What are you doing wandering around here?
Don't ask, my sultan. I buried the three gold coins you gave me in the garden to protect them from the hyacinths. But it's not where I put it. I don't want to judge you unfairly. I love a lot. He's a very good person, but unfortunately, he has very long arms.
Leave him alone now. Because when did you arrive at midnight? Isn't he in his room?
I checked as soon as I woke up because I thought you would ask. Our Sultan spent the night outside.
They haven't arrived yet.
How can it not come?
Was he at the Af mansion? Did he stay there?
My Sultan, don't think the worst right away. As you know, our General Ibrahim is unwell. Perhaps it has stayed there.
What are they doing there?
What are they doing on my terrace?
Gayli.
My Sultan is coming.
Good morning.
Apparently, things don't look very good.
What's going on here?
Our mother allocated the apartment to us.
So he gave it to you. How nice.
Please don't let go of my skirt. Swallow whatever you're told, obey. Otherwise, one day the store will kick you out too. I'm wrong, Hürra.
This place was given to Mustafa, not me. You don't have the power to get him out of here. He's the eldest prince, of course.
I am here as her mother.
But don't worry. You come by sometimes.
I'll host you on my terrace.
Maydefren, the only thing you'll see from that terrace is the portrait of my sovereign and me.
Why didn't I know about this?
Honestly, I just heard about it, Sultan.
My dear mother Hürrem, if you have something to say, if you have a matter to discuss, send word through the office.
You took my apartment from me. Now you're giving it to Mahi Devran. Don't think that these things will hurt me. Do you know why? Because my true abode is Solomon's private chamber.
No one can take him away from me.
What happened, Dad? You've lost your color. Our Sultan Hatice's son, Mehmet, has passed away.
Ibrahim, have I heard correctly?
Where is Hatice? How is that? That's not good. My mother-in-law and her husband are in the Sultan's room. My condolences, sir. May God grant you patience.
I was very upset when I heard about it too. My condolences.
You stayed.
From where?
I know he poisoned me. Did something happen to Hatice too? My mother was throwing herself to the ground in despair. The female doctor had no choice but to prescribe medication.
He's sleeping now.
Pasha, you're out of your mind. What kind of poisoning? Don't play games with me.
Yasef Efendi told you that I was poisoned.
You didn't tell anyone.
You fell silent.
From where?
He said he caught a cold in his lungs. So, who was it that said, "You will come to me and die, Ibrahim"?
I remember you.
You've been hallucinating. You're the one who's hallucinating, Ramadan. Do you think you can kill me?
Huh?
You failed.
Look, I'm standing right in front of you. I am her.
You've gone mad.
You don't know what you're talking about.
It's clear you're determined to kill me.
But what did you want from my son?
Why did you take his life?
What was his sin?
Stop right there, Pasha. If I had the chance, I'd destroy you in the blink of an eye. TRUE.
But how can I betray my son?
Never. I swear on my children's lives that I didn't do it. Did you forget?
I saved his life the day he was born. She came with me.
To where?
No more questions.
Do what I tell you. Come in.
Why did we come here?
If you harm me, it means you'll get rid of me if you get the chance. Really?
I carry that opportunity with me every day, anyway. I can get rid of you whenever I want.
What is it? The death warrant you've been searching for [ __ ] Kalfa for days.
Leon's diary.
The poor lover wrote down everything that happened between you two with his own hands every day.
You know what will happen to you if I give this to my sovereign, don't you?
How do I know you didn't have him prepare you?
I have witnesses, I can prove it.
What are you waiting for then? Give it to me.
You will burn with me too. That will be the end for you too.
You will lose both your title as Pasha and your status as son-in-law.
If necessary, my dear friends, I will give up everything.
You, who are the most powerful general in the regime.
You command the state and its armies.
You have glory, honor, and money.
You're even erecting statues.
Suleyman, Hatice loves you very much too. Can you afford to lose all of this?
I highly doubt it.
How did my grandson die in Niger? Didn't she recover? Why is she catching a fever again? It's not from illness, mother. We didn't understand either. There was nothing. He clearly got worse during the night.
We would have heard if it had happened. The baby cried. The concubines are standing at the door.
Halide, I'm here. Melih, what are you saying?
I fell asleep at dawn.
I took his breath away.
Hatice, stop talking.
How am I going to endure this pain?
My son became a murderer.
Hatice, Hatice, because of the head physician, because of the head physician.
Come on, Cem brother.
I fell asleep while breastfeeding. What a pity.
I put myself in Hatice's place.
What great sorrow. She needs to have a child as soon as possible.
Otherwise, this pain will kill him every day.
Let's drop this subject. My heart.
Because my heart breaks whenever I think of Hatice.
My Mustafa.
Hh. You do n't know.
My mother allocated my apartment to Mustafa. Really? Where did that come from?
Mustafa is growing up.
Our mother no longer wants her to stay with her mother. He's right, of course.
Yes.
But he gave me my apartment.
I don't understand the rush. Could n't another place have been prepared? The order and stability of the harem are the responsibility of my mother. If that's what he thinks is appropriate, there's nothing we can do. That's what love is. Don't frown that beautiful face.
This is your real apartment.
Next to me.
Come on Mustafa, you go to sleep now. May God grant you peace as well. Do n't worry, my queen. He'll be fired from there soon too. Our Valide Sultan gave orders to the apprentices and masters.
Hürrem won't even be able to go to the bathhouse without his knowledge anymore. He'll make my money difficult for her.
Dark clouds are finally gathering over Hürrem.
What's going on here?
What a disgrace!
Where are the apprentices? Day. Where are the networks? Are they leaving the harem empty like this?
My Sultan, I will administer their punishments. Don't worry. I'm already at my wit's end. And now I have to deal with these too? Was it our mother who left?
I got scolded again because of you.
What sin have I committed, uncle? Güldan is gaining favor.
Your fighting has already thrown order into the system. Tell them.
They should clean up the place immediately. There's no dinner tonight either.
Oh no
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