"The events and characters in this show have been fictionalised based on history." "Mother." "Protect me." "I am to have a baby." "Your daughter has fallen in love." "Süleyman is a good Sultan." "He loves me so much." "He has gone to a great battle." "Let nothing happen to him." "For me have him return for the prince who will be born." "Belgrade Castle 29 August 1521" "Take the infidel throne away." "The ruler of the mountains and the sea, His Excellency, Sultan Süleyman Khan." "Do not be afraid." "Turks do not raise swords against those who ask for mercy." "Belgrade is now Ottoman land." "And I am your ruler." "You will witness the justice of Süleyman." "If you pay homage to me I will protect you as my subjects." "I will ensure that you live in peace." "Piri Paşa collect no taxes from this land for a year." "Hand out two million akçe from the Empire's treasury." "The city is to be repaired." "Immediately begin constructing new schools and mosques." "Take a census of the city and the surrounding countryside." "Take anyone who asks for mercy to the capital." "The governor is to look after Smederevo and the province of Belgrade." "He has full authority." "Have it so recorded." "Have it so proclaimed." "I am so glad to hear news of victory from you, Lala Paşa." "Thank Allah, he has heard my prayers." "I'm sure my lion will win many victories for the Empire." "And it was such a victory, my Sultan that it has sent the infidel Louis scurrying away into hiding." "Inform the people so the celebrations can begin." "And we can prepare a magnificent welcome for His Majesty on his return." "Do not be concerned, Valide Sultan." "By the way...." "By your leave, I would like to ask you one question." "Mahdum Bey is most curious." "Has your concubine not recovered yet?" "It has been a while." "He fell in love at first sight." "What should we do?" "Her condition is still bad." "It appears there will be no cure, Lala." "Is that so?" "She is so young." "How sad." "Grow, my son." "Grow." "Hürrem, what if it's a daughter." "Don't be upset if it is." "My child will be a son." "I know it." "My son will be a Sultan like his father." "He will be a king." "He will do everything for his mother." "Girls, stop wandering around." "Go downstairs." "The tailor hatun is waiting." "I am coming in a minute." "Hürrem Hatun!" "Hürrem Hatun!" "Hürrem Hatun, come with me." "Where are we going?" "Come, we have work to do." "I am pregnant." "I will not work." "Hürrem Hatun, come if I tell you to come." "It's for your own good." "Look, you said it would be for my own good." "Promise me." "Nothing bad?" "No, you will be happy." "Come on." "Come on." "This is Bursa silk." "I want one of these." "This colour won't suit you, it suits me." "I can't let you have it." "That's enough, you're giving me a headache." "You will all get your turn." "Hürrem Hatun." "Your tummy has grown." "Nothing you wear will fit you now." "Hürrem Hatun." "Pick whatever fabric you like so that we can have new clothes made." "I don't like them." "I won't wear such things." "Nigar Kalfa." "I have fabrics in my chest that His Majesty gave me as a present." "These fabrics are not for me." "Only the most beautiful silks." "Worthy of a Sultan." "Put that away." "Take this ugly thing that is not worthy of His Majesty out of my way." "Anything ugly in His Majesty's harem will be disposed of." "Only the beautiful will remain." "The old palace is full of concubines like you." "You would fit in well there." "How can one who has given birth to a prince leave the palace?" "How do you know it will be a boy?" "I know." "It will be a boy." "Then it will be a boy again." "Then it will be a boy again and again." "I hope you die in childbirth." "The physician gave it." "She said it would ease the mind." "I only put a few drops in." "Any more is lethal." "She said it would rupture the heart and drown one in blood." "Mustafa?" "I've been a soldier since this morning." "Let's play." "Any stakes?" "You don't get bored of losing, do you, Matrakçı?" "I will take your dagger." "No, not that." "That's from His Majesty." "I know, that's why I asked for it." "My concierge, a messenger has arrived from the capital with letters." "Give them here, His Majesty is busy." "There's one for you too, Effendi." "All right, I accept your offer." "But you will wager reading that letter to me against the dagger." "I changed my mind." "Find someone else." "I have too." "I'm not playing." "Find someone else, Matrakçı." "Come on." "Is there no one who will play matrak with me?" "I won't take too much of your money." "Neither the light of the sun nor the shining night stars ease my bleeding heart." "How many times has the crescent moon become the full moon." "But you are still not here." "The marble balcony is cold." "It is dark." "It waits for its master, alone." "I wake up crying when I hear your violin in my dreams." "I pray to Allah until the morning prayer." "Allah, protect my moon and my star." "Unveil the light behind the darkness." "Guide those at war with your mercy." "Let them swiftly return to those who cry for them." "I think only of you." "Don't forget me." "There is good news from the palace." "Hürrem Hatun is pregnant." "Inshallah I will be an aunt again." "Hürrem is pregnant." "She finally managed it." "The Ruthenian." "These fabrics." "They are very beautiful and noble." "I deserve them." "It won't end well if you don't hold your tongue, Hürrem Hatun." "How could you say such things to Sultan Mahidevran?" "Her face rippled." "I was afraid that she would slap you." "Don't be afraid." "She can't do anything." "I have Sultan Süleyman." "I have a prince." "My son is on the way." "What if something happens?" "What if it's a girl?" "So many things can happen in this world that we cannot even imagine." "Pray to Allah for a good outcome." "Does it suit me?" "Are you ready, Celalzade?" "I am ready, Your Majesty." "This is the first account of conquest that I have written since Sultan Selim." " Inshallah I will write many of them." "Then write." "When my edict reaches you, you will know that I have marched on the Hungarians to carry out the duties of the holy war and the jihad that are duties for all Muslims." "I have travelled a long distance in a short time and entered the infidel lands." "Belgrade is such a castle that its foundations lie in the claws of fish its towers kiss the feet of the North Star in the sky and it is a castle that cannot be built merely with the strength of men." "We laid siege to the walls when the aid of Allah was granted to the Padişa." "The crocodiles of the sea of bravery, the janissaries climbed the high ramparts of the castle." "The infidel enemy was defeated." "The breezes of the rose gardens of Islam have filled the people's hearts." "Nigar Kalfa, it's not working." "I play badly." "You can't escape by saying it's not working." "It will work." "A war has started." "They are coming." "Girls, calm down." "They are firing the cannons to honour His Majesty." "He has taken Belgrade and won the war." "He is returning." "His Majesty, my Sultan is coming." "The sharia of our prophet and the decrees of our law have been applied." "I have taken the advice of the lords and viziers in the council." "I have ordered our glorious army to return to the capital before the season turns." "Your Majesty, this account of conquest has been written in September 1521 in the Belgrade encampment." "Correct, Celalzade." "You may retire." "Your Majesty, documents and letters have arrived from the capital." "There are the records from the treasury and a letter from Hürrem Hatun." "I will look at the documents later." "Give me Hürrem's letter." "Your Majesty, my happiness." "Your subject, Hürrem, abases herself in the dirt beneath your feet in longing." "The Sultan of my happiness." "Being apart burns my heart." "Your Majesty, there is another piece of good news." "Hürrem Hatun is with child." "That is not written here." "How do you know?" "There was a note for me from the harem." "I hope the child is healthy and auspicious." "Allah." "How many times have you made your subject Süleyman happy today?" "Shall we begin firing the cannons?" "Begin, Pargalı." "Buda Palace" "The Ottomans are afraid of coming to Buda." "Sultan Süleyman is in retreat from our lands." "I am grateful to my knights for the strong defence." "Your Majesty, my ears may not be working well due to my age." "But I can see, I am not blind." "There was not one single victory." "We have lost Belgrade, an important castle and city." "The people and the church have accepted this fact." "Is this victory?" "Cardinal Paul." "Are you calling me a liar?" "My church does not approve of lying, Your Majesty." "Lying is the greatest sin." "Vatican Palace" "Sultan Süleyman has accomplished what his ancestors have failed to do for centuries." "Louis did not take our warnings seriously." "He didn't listen." "He made mistakes." "Hungary has been divided down the centre." "The Muslims are now in Europe." "Everyone must learn from this." "The army is returning." "He didn't enter Buda, he didn't dethrone Louis." "Don't think this war is over." "They will come again in the spring, once winter is over." "Remain vigilant." "It is not over." "Long live Sultan Süleyman." "May your victories resound in heaven." "Long live Sultan Süleyman." "May your victories resound in heaven." "Come and hug me, my lion cub." "Come." "Is my father Sultan there now too?" "Your father is the Sultan of the seven kingdoms." "Hatice, I want to fight and conquer castles too." "You will, my prince." "But, Mustafa, don't jump around and get sweaty." "You will catch a fever." "Well done, Mahidevran." "You have shown me the maturity I expected of you." "You have stopped fighting Hürrem." "It did not befit you." "Thanks to you, my Sultan." "You brought me to my senses." "I have learned from my mistakes." "Thanks to you." "Two months later..." "My prince." "My son." "His Majesty has returned." "Inshallah he will see us today." "What if he doesn't?" "What if he doesn't summon us?" "What if he sees Mustafa and his mother and forgets about us?" "No." "He wouldn't." "Would he, my son?" "You are here." "I am here." "We will be part of the royal family too." "Don't kick." "You heard me, my darling son." "Your father is here." "My lion father." "My lion Mustafa." "My son." "My Mustafa." "Mother." "My love, my lion." "Your Majesty." "Welcome." "Hürrem Hatun will be giving birth to a prince." "I know, Mother." "My happiness is immeasurable." "Is that so?" "The spies are working well." "My Hatice." "Your beautiful face can smile now." "I am home, safe and sound." "Mustafa." "Hürrem." "Come inside and close the door." "I just want to look from afar." "I want to see his wonderful walk." "I haven't seen his face yet." "His Majesty is probably seeing his family before you." "The Valide Sultan, Sultan Hatice." "He's probably seen her too, right?" "I'm sure he has." "Is she not the Haseki Sultan?" "She is also of his family." "What am I then?" "Am I not Sultan Süleyman's woman?" "First give birth to a prince." "Then you will be counted as one of the family." "I will." "You will see." "I will give birth to a strong boy." "Gülşah, do you love me?" "What sort of a question is that, my Sultan?" "Of course." "Would you do anything for me?" "I would even give my life." "Not your life." "I want Hürrem's life." "You said that too much was lethal." "Take this bottle." "Have it put in her food tonight." "Let it be over." "Let her not see the morning." "But, my Sultan, how can I do that?" "I can't enter the main chamber." "Find someone who can." "Bribe someone, do something." "Then come and ask me for anything." "Concierge İbrahim Agha." "Sultan Hatice will be in the fig grove after dark." "And she sent you this." "Tell my Sultan that I will definitely be there." "Sümbül Agha." "Tell Hürrem Hatun to prepare." "At once, Effendi." "I will bring her myself." "Do not be concerned." "Slow down." "A lady walks elegantly." "Hürrem, don't jump." "You are with child." "Stop." "You will lose the baby." "There is no reasoning with this woman." "Your Majesty." "My Süleyman." "My Hürrem." "I am back." "I am back, my soul." "My life." "I am back." "We will not be apart again." "Hasibe, come here." "What is it?" "Why have you called me?" "It's meal time, I need to go back." "I'm going to give you something." "You are to put it in Hürrem's meal." "What is it?" "No, this is something bad." "It is not bad." "She just won't be able to hold it in tonight." "She will have diarrhoea." "She won't be able to lie with His Majesty." "They will kill me." "What if His Majesty eats it?" "Lady Hasibe, she will have diarrhoea." "The midwife will say that something affected her." "You will be safe." "Pour this bottle on her pudding." "His Majesty doesn't like pudding." "That devil eats all of the sweets, don't worry." "Do it." "I will shower you in gold." "You aren't lying, are you?" "It's just diarrhoea?" "Your Turkish has developed while I was away." "Well done." "Did you like the letter?" "Did you write that letter yourself?" "Tell me the truth." "Is your writing that good?" "The words are mine, the writing is Nigar Kalfa's." "But I am trying to write well." "Give me some paper." "I will write now." "You don't believe me." "Don't spoil my writing." "Let me see what you have written." ""The Sultan is my love."" "Will you look at that?" "Look what my Hürrem can write." "Let's see, Taster Agha." "Is that enough poison?" "Have I got it right?" "Don't speak like a lunatic, Şeker Agha." "Don't say such thing." "Even joking is bad." "His Majesty will enjoy it." "Send it up." "It's clean." "All right then." "The pudding is ready." "The sweet is ready." "Come and get it." "Take it up without shaking it." "Don't let my creamy quince pudding fall apart." "Concierge." "Welcome, my Sultan." "The Sultan of my heart." "I thank Allah that you have returned safely." "I had given an offering to His Majesty, Sultan Eyüp." "Tomorrow never came soon enough." "These eyes protected me." "It was with me while I was fighting the infidels on the field of battle." "I carried this handkerchief over my heart, my Sultan." "Your Majesty, the pudding has arrived." "Bring them in." "My pudding has arrived." "I am dying for some pudding, Your Majesty."