"The events and characters in this show have been fictionalised based on history." "This is the end, Pargalı." "I knew you as a friend." "I thought you were a faithful friend, Pargalı." "You were a brother to me." "It turns out you are not." "Your Majesty." "I...." "How could you do this to me?" "Stop the music!" "Why are you celebrating?" "Who allowed you to do this?" "I invited them." "It was my decision." "I didn't ask you." "I am not talking to you." "Nigar Kalfa?" "Sümbül Agha?" "Yes, my Sultan." "Tell everyone to leave." "Don't do something like this without my permission again." "If you do, I will not forgive you, Sümbül Aga." "Tell everyone these are Sultan Mahidevran's orders." "Sümbül Agha." "Tell your Sultan that you did this according to the Sultan Hürrem's orders." "Tell her." "You are not worthy of being a Sultan!" "Know your place!" "What is happening here?" "You betrayed me." "I did not." "Your Majesty, I did not betray you." "You know I would rather die than betray you." "Tell me, Your Majesty." "What did I do?" "Take him away." "I don't want to see his face." "Your Majesty!" "Your Majesty!" "I would die if you told me to!" "But I want to know what I did before I die!" "Tell me..." "...for the love of Allah!" "Stop!" "So, you only want to know that before you die." "Bring him here." "You may leave." "I am going to save you from the hell you live in, Pargalı." "Heaven or hell?" "I do not want you to remain in purgatory." "Choose, Pargalı." "Which one?" "The seal or the dagger?" "Remember, both kill people." "Whichever you see fit, Your Majesty." "You are fit to have the seal of the empire." "Don't be scared." "Take it." "Piri Paşa has resigned from the office of the Grand Vizier." "Your Majesty...." "With all due respect, am I getting this wrong?" "Are you giving me the great seal and the office of the empire?" "I asked Piri Paşa a question when he was here." "I want to give an important position to someone who is close to me and whose service I am thankful for." "I don't know which position I should give him." "What do you think?" "My current position should be appropriate for those subjects with whom you are close, Your Majesty." "He has served the empire extremely well." "But it was time for him to retire." "You know what happened in Rhodes." "I will serve the Great Ottoman Dynasty to my last drop of blood and until my last breath to be worthy of this task, Your Majesty." "I know, Pargalı." "This seal is yours until your last breath." "Answer me." "Now!" "What is your problem?" "You are acting inappropriately in front of the concubines!" "Tell me!" "Why are you not answering?" "You weren't this reluctant to yell at each other a minute ago!" "This woman prepared entertainment without asking anyone." "That's why I" "It was to celebrate His Majesty's return." "There was no harm in it." "Enough!" "Shut up." "Have you lost your minds?" "Come to your senses!" "This is not At Square!" "What happened, Daye?" "I don't know, my Sultan." "This kind of behaviour is inappropriate in this family!" "You cannot fight with each other!" "Go back to your children." "Take care of the princes." "Sümbül Agha." "Nigar Kalfa." "Don't leave the harem unattended." "Understood?" "Or I will have to be more cruel." "Admit it, Pargalı." "You were scared." "I saw you shivering." "The way they brought me to your presence could only be explained in one way." "I wanted to remind you of that possibility." "That was what made it enjoyable." "I will remember this night until I die." "So will I, Pargalı." "That is enough for today." "It is late." "The meeting is adjourned." "Any news from your meeting with His Majesty, my Paşa?" "Anything important?" "You look upset, my Paşa." "Is it something bad?" "It is not my place to say." "His Majesty will announce it when he sees fit." "Have a good evening." "It was obvious." "I knew it." "What was obvious, Paşa?" "Don't talk like a soothsayer." "His Majesty removed Piri Mehmet Paşa from Grand Viziership." "He is paying for what he did in Rhodes." "He shouldn't have tried to return his seal in the middle of a war." "Sultan Süleyman does not forgive, Ferhat Paşa." "Stop dreaming, my Paşa." "His Majesty won't give up on Piri Mehmet Paşa." "Tomorrow you will see if it is a dream or reality." "Be prepared." "You are going to be the Second Vizier." "Please don't talk like that, Ahmet Paşa." "Somebody is going to hear." "One must not talk about these topics openly." "I agree that you are worthy of that position." "But you might want to keep it to yourself." "Tomorrow is going to be a big day, Ferhat Paşa." "Trust me." "Do you need anything else?" "No, you may leave." "You forgot this, Pargalı." "Your letter." "What is it that leaves you in purgatory?" "Or who is it?" "Dante Alighieri." "La Divina Commedia." "I have been reading The Divine Comedy ." "I have taken some notes." "That's the purgatory part, it's not a poem." "All right." "When you finish The Divine Comedy , I will borrow it." "Did those women upset you?" "You haven't shown interest in your parcels." "I had a headache." "I was bored." "I will take a look at them tomorrow." "I saw you." "You did the right thing." "I was very happy." "You raised your voice and put them in their places." "Go rest now." "My smart, beautiful Hatice." "We were having a lot of fun." "She messed it all up." "You made Sultan Hatice angry." "Even that angel of a woman was mad at you." "What if it were the Valide Sultan?" "Allah forbid!" "You advised me to do it and I obliged." ""Be nice," you said." ""Act friendly, give them gifts."" "And I did." "But I was wrong again." "Did I tell you to have a fight?" "You don't know when to shut up, Hürrem Hatun!" "She says she is the Sultan." "Well, I am a sultan too." "His Majesty said so." "He said I was a sultan." "His word is the law." "Being told you are a sultan is not the same as being one." "You can't be a sultan overnight." "I don't understand and I won't." "What did they do to İbrahim, Gülfem?" "Did they hurt him because of me?" "Don't think like that." "You are being too hard on yourself." "I am sure nothing bad happened." "I wish I hadn't gone to that garden." "I couldn't stay in my chamber." "I couldn't sleep." "I apologise from you." "Hürrem got into my head." "I couldn't hold myself." "I have enough troubles, Mahidevran." "Leave." "We can talk tomorrow." "Don't turn your back on me, my Sultan." "You are my only confidant." "All right." "Please leave." "It is all right." "Mehmet, you are not doing well." "This can't go on like this." "We should tell your father." "No, Mother." "How long are we going to keep this a secret?" "Until I am dead." "If my father finds out he will talk to His Majesty." "They would call off the engagement." "They wouldn't accept a groom who has the white plague." "That would be burying me before I am dead." "How are you, son?" "I am better, Effendi." "I am getting better every day." "I told Concierge İbrahim the same." "I am going to go back to work very soon." "Did Pargalı come here?" "Yes, he visited today." "I requested that I am removed from my position today." "I want to spend more time with my family and look after you." "Did something happen?" "Effendi, this is an important decision." "I asked him the same during the Rhodes campaign but I was denied." "It was about time." "What about the wedding?" "Sultan Hatice?" "What about it?" "I resigned from the viziership, not from being a father-in-law!" "The wedding is going to happen when His Majesty sees fit." "Don't worry about these things." "You focus on getting better." "I am İbrahim who was turned after he had been taken from Parga at the age of 10 who became the Grand Falconer of Prince Süleyman at 17 the Concierge of Sultan Süleyman Khan at the age of 25 the Grand Vizier of His Majesty and advisor to the throne at the age of 28." "İbrahim, who carries his heaven and hell with him who is friends with his own devils, allies with the sheikh of the office." "But always on guard." "İbrahim the guardian who waits faithfully by the gates of purgatory." "In the confidence of His Majesty, but always one step behind." "İbrahim, who sees his own funeral in the eyes of His Majesty every day." "İbrahim, who charges to his death whenever he looks into the eyes of his Sultan." "İbrahim, for whom the people pray at his funeral." "Good morning, Mother." "My lion." "You've brightened my morning." "I am well." "May Allah bless you." "Thank you, Mother." "I am holding a Council meeting today." "I wanted to let you know first." "Piri Paşa has resigned from his position." "Is that so?" "I am sorry." "He also served Selim Khan successfully and he has been faithful to the empire." "I wish he would continue his job." "I want a younger and braver Grand Vizier." "I have already assigned someone who can make big moves with me." "İbrahim is going to be my Vizier from now on." "Pargalı İbrahim." "Of course he is a young and promising man." "But experience is an important quality, my lion." "And that position requires a great deal of it." "Pargalı has been educated in matters of state for some time now." "Don't be unfair." "I give everyone what they deserve." "Do you know what is going to happen at today's meeting, Pargalı?" "You should tell us." "You will find out soon enough, my Paşa." "Don't worry." "You can't be a Padişa if you are lazy, Mustafa." "You have been lying around since the morning." "I have a headache, Mother." "Where do you learn these lies from?" "You can't neglect school." "You can't be an ignorant Padişa." "You have to be a strong and wise Padişa." "Çelebi Hodja still hasn't come back." "My new tutor never smiles." "He wants me to study all the time." "Çelebi Hodja is sick, he will come back when he is healthy again." "Come on, Gülsah is waiting for you." "Go to your class." "The Grand Vizier, Piri Mehmet Paşa!" "Look at Piri Mehmet Paşa." "Like he is dragging his dead body." "This is his last council meeting." "Be patient, my Paşa." "Stop talking." "I have been patient, Paşa." "I have been very patient." "It is time now." "My era starts today." "Everyone will see what it means to be the Grand Vizier." "Don't worry." "You are going to be the Second Vizier." "My Paşa you are very generous." "His Majesty, Sultan Süleyman Khan!" "I am opening the Council meeting in the name of Allah." "Invite my Concierge, İbrahim." "Concierge İbrahim Aga." "You are to join the meeting." "Perfect." "What is the Concierge doing in a council meeting?" "Careful, Paşa." "Someone will hear." "Paşas, we have made important decisions." "The Grand Vizier Piri Mehmet Paşa has resigned today by his own will." "I want to thank him for his great services to the empire." "Mother." "You asked me to come here." "For the parcels." "Yes, that thing." "I forgot about it." "Did something happen?" "Thank you, Sadıka." "You may leave." "My lion was here today." "We had a talk about İbrahim." "İbrahim is not the Concierge anymore." "My lion made him the Grand Vizier." "Allah!" "Exactly!" "I was as surprised as you are!" "Unbelievable, isn't it?" "I hope it is for the best." "My will is that starting from today, the Grand Vizier of the Empire is my Concierge, İbrahim." "Let it be known everywhere." "Bring İbrahim Paşa his robes of office." "It is His Majesty's will." "Let's hope for the best." "How are you, my Valide?" "What about you, my Sultan?" "Have you heard?" "Concierge İbrahim was promoted to the position of Grand Vizier." "Piri Paşa has retired." "I am glad to hear that." "Pargalı İbrahim is worthy of any position." "What is with the sudden interest in matters of state?" "Maybe you should join the Council too." "How did this happen, my Piri Paşa?" "I am very sorry." "This decision is against our ways." "It is unfair to you." "Ahmet Paşa, everything is in accordance with our ways." "You were angry with me the last time I told you this." "See for yourself now." "An ordinary door servant, a convert has ousted you from your high office." "Paşas, gentlemen, look and listen carefully, Karamanlı Piri Mehmet Paşa is the last true Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire." "The Seal of the Empire is now in the hands of a door servant." "Ahmet Paşa." "What are you?" "Aren't you a servant here too?" "I accept everything you have said about me, the insults too." "It is true." "I am a door servant to His Majesty." "I am a convert from Parga." "However it is not your place to speak against His Majesty's will, Paşa." "Who do you think you are?" "I will exile you!" "I will say anything I want!" "You cannot, Paşa." "I will not let you." "Piri Paşa." "İbrahim Paşa." "Walk with me." "The tail is wagging the dog." "Ferhat Paşa." "Be prepared." "They won't let us remain in this palace anymore." "It is either the gallows or exile for us now." "Hürrem Hatun?" "No Nigar Hatun." "Call me Sultan Hürrem." "How would you expect others to call me that if you don't?" "Of course, Sultan Hürrem." "Did you hear what happened?" "I did not." "Did Mahidevran do something?" "The Concierge İbrahim is not a concierge anymore." "That is good news." "Has His Majesty exiled him?" "What?" "No, he was promoted." "What does it mean?" "He is the Grand Vizier now." "He is the second man after His Majesty." "It means he is a Paşa now." "We should discuss the wedding before you leave." "Of course, Your Majesty." "When is convenient?" "It is time." "We shouldn't wait." "We should hold the wedding now." "See me this week to pick the date." "Then we shall announce it." "As you wish." "Farewell, Paşa." "İbrahim, stay here." "I imagine you have things to talk about with the Paşa." "Put her to sleep in the other room." "Don't make her cry." "She has gas." "That's why she is crying." "My Prince." "My lion cub." "İbrahim is a vizier now." "A Paşa." "He is even more powerful." "We will not find peace again." "I value your advice, my Paşa." "You are wearing a shirt made of fire, İbrahim Paşa." "If you carry it well, it won't burn you." "But it will burn you if you make even the smallest mistake." "Always keep your silence." "Don't make hasty decisions." "Listen to what other people say." "Statesmanship does not accept mistakes." "Or you will pay for it with your life." "That shirt you wear is also your burial robe, remember that." "And one more thing, Paşa." "The most important thing is to not to wait for the Padişa to give up on you." "When you feel it is necessary, do not hesitate." "Give up the power yourself." "You can't leave your class before it finishes." "I have a headache and my eyes hurt." "Really?" "I think you would feel better if we play games." "I don't want to." "You must be really sick then." "Should I call the physician?" "You have a fever." "Mother, let's go." "We will." "But wait for me to congratulate İbrahim first." "You are embarrassing me, my Sultan." "You are worthy of any great position." "May Allah speed you." "Don't forget about us when dealing with important matters." "I would never do that, my Sultan." "You are my family." "By the way, I have something very important to tell you." "My Sultan, why are your clothes all over the room?" "I don't know, Gülfem." "I don't know what I'm doing." "Should I laugh or should I cry?" "You must be filled with joy, İbrahim is now the Grand Vizier." "His Majesty promoted him while we were expecting he would be executed." "He told you he had found the solution." "It should be very close now, my Sultan." "Don't lose hope." "Don't be sad anymore." "My Sultan." "Have you heard?" "İbrahim is a great Paşa now." "Yes, I know." "Aren't you happy about it?" "Why are you not smiling?" "What does it have to do with me?" "I am engaged." "I am going to get married soon." "You are saying that but your heart says otherwise, I know that." "Hürrem Hatun." "The tailors are waiting for Sultan Hatice." "We are late." "All right." "I am leaving." "You should remember this, Sultan Hatice." "I am your friend." "I want you to be happy with İbrahim." "What is so urgent?" "Take a breath, come here." "It is a disaster, my Valide." "I don't know how to say this." "A disaster?" "Tell me what it is now!" "Çelebi Mehmet." "He has the white plague." "What?" "The white plague?" "Who told you that?" "I went to take Mustafa from his class." "I saw İbrahim there, he told me." "He wanted me to let you know first." "Poor man!" "This can't be happening to us." "Daye, find the Chief Physician." "He should examine him thoroughly." "Let us see what it is." "Hatice must not know about this until we are sure." "Everything is going to be the same in the harem, Sümbül Aga." "You will keep telling me everything." "Nothing will happen without my knowledge." "Yes, my Paşa." "The Valide Sultan ordered me to send the Chief Physician to Piri Paşa's residence." "Çelebi Mehmet." "Not good." "He is to be examined thoroughly." "Tell him to write a detailed report." "Every detail about his health must be written down." "Have him sign it." "Then bring me that report." "Yes." "Get well soon." "How is he?" "He is getting better, right?" "I am afraid not, my Paşa." "He is getting worse." "How can a common cold get worse?" "I wish that was my diagnosis, my Paşa." "Our Hodja has the white plague."