Tell Zülfet about what I said.
As you command, my Sultana.
My Sultana.
Fehime? Welcome, dear.
I don't want to disturb you like this.
But I have heard very important news that I would like you to know.
What is it?
Sit down and tell me.
Aunt Seniha came.
She spoke to my sister.
When the matter involved you...
...I thought you might want to know.
What is the matter?
Our Sovereign learned that Abdülkadir Effendi...
...will break off his engagement with Pakize Hanım.
Who said the engagement will be broken off?
I heard so.
I reached our Sovereign's ears.
I don't think that is possible, Fehime.
If our Sovereign had heard it he would certainly ask me about it.
Our Sovereign expects you...
...to speak to him about the matter.
According to what my aunt said...
...he is very angry with Abdülkadir Effendi.
Where did Seniha hear this?
I don't know that.
But they were talking about this.
They must have heard somewhere.
I don't want you to get hurt, my Sultana.
My kind-hearted girl.
Since Sultana Seniha took upon herself...
...to pry in my harem, the harm we take is boundless.
However...
...I still don't think it is possible that our Seniha heard this.
I wouldn't have come if I hadn't heard...
...that our Sovereign expects you to tell him.
But if our Sovereign wishes to hear it from you...
...it is best to tell him yourself before it is too late.
You're right, dear.
I will do what's necessary.
But if it weren't for you...
...how would I have defended myself against Sultana Seniha's attacks?
Go and do your work now.
I will take care of the rest.
My Şehzade!
You put me in a difficult situation again.
Come in.
My Sovereign.
Are you available?
Please, my Sultana. Welcome.
Welcome.
How is our baby's health?
It is clear he likes dessert.
When I eat dessert, it wriggles.
Maşallah.
-My Sovereign. -Yes?
You also know...
...I was with Pakize in Paris.
We spoke a lot.
The extension of the engagement upsets her.
And I feel sad because of her situation.
Their marriage will please everyone.
Tell Pakize to feel relieved.
Better late than never.
İnşallah.
You seem worried.
I'm thinking.
I'm thinking, my Sultana.
What are you thinking?
I am thinking about what you said.
I'm afraid...
...that Şehzade Abdülkadir Effendi...
...will upset Pakize after their marriage.
That's why I'm taking it slow.
Pakize is a clever girl.
You will see...
...how she will turn our Şehzade around.
You think she will?
A man is only complete after he gets married, my Sovereign.
He is always a child until he gets married.
-My condolences, Ömer. -Thank you.
How is your work?
As it is, Yusuf.
Those Armenians have crossed the line.
We don't mind the business.
Some people came here, Ömer.
They asked about you. They saw you in the church.
We said we didn't know you.
Eyvallah.
Ömer.
You ignoble man.
The same prate, gentlemen.
I am too bored with this.
As long as you have a conscience, I'll walk around the capital freely.
Don't even try.
I have 40 children as hostages.
You will be responsible for their deaths.
Unless I return to them.
What do you want, you cur?
Now, go to your Sultan.
He will send his most trusted Pasha for negotiation.
Or else, you will collect 40 corpses from the Golden Horn.
See you around.
"My heart is fluttering with your love.
I can only see my future happiness with you, my Sultana."
Kemalettin.
What kind of rudeness is that? You have to be...
...more careful.
You're right.
You have both cause and cure of my troubles.
My heart...
...is as desperate as a spring that has lost everything.
The flames inside me cannot be quenched.
Do I have your permission?
I do not wish to hurt you.
But...
The death of my brother Celal...
...has severely saddened me.
My sorrow...
...and my regret...
...are still fresh...
...in my heart.
My request...
...is to postpone our meeting in Göksu...
...at least for a while.
You don't...
...have to worry about it, Kemalettin Pasha.
I wasn't going to come to the meeting anyway.
Why do you say so, my Sultana?
Did you make a plan? How will you get in the Hagia Sophia?
I don't make plans, Mr. Herzl.
I give my orders and it happens.
That's the difference between us.
That temple has been a wound to the Christians since the conquest.
Every Christian knows...
...this wound won't heal until Hagia Sophia becomes a church.
Its minarets remain standing.
I think that wound won't heal easily.
This minaret...
...was built in the first years of the conquest.
It shall...
...be destroyed first.
And these...
...were built by Mimar Sinan.
Aren't they lovely?
The Conqueror...
...did not conquer İstanbul...
...he conquered the Hagia Sophia, Mr. Herzl.
Now...
...we will take back...
...our holy temple.
I did not know you are so religious.
I'm very religious.
Religion is the most effective...
...fire to start a war.
You haven't said how you will get this huge cross in there?
From under the ground.
Think.
A cross rising...
...from the depths of the ground to the sky.
On the dome of Hagia Sophia.
Then?
The smell of blood in the capital.
The smell of gunpowder.
I can hear the screams.
Magnificent.
Eventually...
...the English battleships will anchor in the Bosporus.
The capital is ours.
Palestine...
...is yours.
We will found the State of Israel in Palestine.
Without needing Abdülhamid's approval.
At the behest of the English High Commissioner...
...the foundation of the State of Israel in Palestine...
...has been officially approved.
With a signature and seal.
Once you found a state there...
...blood shed will not stop.
And again...
...tradesman Zaharoff will win.
I shall go and find faithful Christians...
...to carry this cross.
We were little.
We grew up, Naime.
Flames of the same love have cursed us both.
You're in bed now.
And I don't know what to do.
No one of us shall bury this love inside...
...and cover it with soil.
This love will bring one of us sorrow...
...and the other peace.
I want you to be happy, Naime.
I'm giving up my own happiness for you.
This letter...
...has come to you from Kemalettin Pasha.
My Sovereign.
That infidel Hiram demands one of the high officials...
...to negotiate for the release of the children.
He demands to meet your most trusted Pasha.
The State chases away the jackals...
...shoots the dogs...
...and smashes snakes.
Don't they know...
...that even if the state negotiates, it will retribute with bullets?
They know, my Sovereign.
But they always believe they can stand against the State.
But they always lose.
My Sovereign.
We must take quick action.
They are spreading the claim that the Armenian children...
...were kidnapped by Muslims.
The children's families are gathering in the streets.
They are slandering the Muslims...
...and provoking them.
This will cause trouble to our State.
We want to fight honest enemies on the battlefield.
It is shameful to call him human when he kidnaps children...
...and demand to speak to someone from the State.
Tahsin Pasha.
Call in Osman Pasha.
I will send him for the negotiation.
As you command, my were kidnapped.
Mr. Zaharoff.
It's very delicious.
We also have tasty meat fried in suet.
If you like, I can bring immediately.
You fool!
You will bring...
...the best thing you have.
Basil Zaharoff will eat whatever he likes.
If he doesn't like it, he will knock the table over.
Come on.
Well, Zaharoff? What has become of you?
It's like yesterday.
He used to look for customers in front of houses in Tatavla.
Then he became a firefighter.
He used to put out the fires that he started himself.
Above all...
...he stole a pitcher from a house that he had burned down...
...then sold it for such a high price to an orientalist tourist...
...claiming it was Murat IV's pitcher.
You moved to your uncle's place.
You also swindled him and ran away to London.
His poor uncle ended up in the streets.
Enough!
Stop it.
Bantering is fine.
But...
...only in moderation.
If...
...you weren't my old friends...
...I would send all of you..
...to the grave...
...with a single bullet.
But...
...I like you.
I'm not the old firefighter Zaharoff.
I have grown.
Even my head...
...is almost as tall as the minaret of Hagia Sophia.
Muslims shouldn't hear that.
Or else, they will hang you from Hagia Sophia.
That is about to happen.
That man they call the Caliph will be murdered.
Muslims will be petrified.
Friends.
Let's put the glasses down.
The news I have for you...
...will make you drunk.
Do you want...
...Hagia Sophia? -Yes.
Even the most cowardly Christian is ready to fight for it.
If that is so...
...be ready to erect a cross...
...on top of Hagia Sophia.
-To Hagia Sophia. -To Hagia Sophia.
My Sovereign.
I had appointed a coachman to my guest...
...who came from Egypt to meet Mr. Herbert.
I later found that coachman.
And I interrogated him.
Did you obtain any information?
My Sovereign.
I learnt the location of the mansion where Mr. Herbert held the meeting.
By your leave.
My Sovereign.
I think I should...
...carry out an investigation in that mansion.
Tahsin Pasha.
Inform Kemalettin...
...to investigate with the soldiers.
As you command, my Sovereign.
My Sovereign.
-I have one more information. -Say, Pasha.
My Sovereign.
I feel deeply sorry for Celal's death.
He was a hero and a brave warrior.
May Allah rest his soul.
Amin.
Get to the point.
MySovereign.
I have heard...
...that Celal wasn't alone that night before the boats embarked.
Kemalettin Pasha was also there.
As we know, Kemalettin Pasha...
...is very loyal to his country...
...like his father Ghazi Osman Pasha, hero of Pleven.
He is a valiant soldier...
...and a brave man.
But...
...I have heard, my Sovereign...
...that when Celal boarded the boat...
...Kemalettin Pasha did not.
Now...
...why did Kemalettin Pasha...
...leave his brother Celal...
...alone?
I thought about it.
I couldn't find an answer.
Was it your order?
Were you aware of that?
Don't worry, Pasha.
I am aware of everything necessary.
May Allah give you a long life.
Yes, young men. What is the matter?
I don't know either.
Since you followed them...
...you must have asked.
I asked.
But they did not speak.
I looked in their eyes.
But there is no life inside them.
Forgive me, but I cannot understand.
These are dead, sir.
Dead.
How?
Civilised dead.
In short, sir...
...they have voices.
They cannot speak as they wish.
They have air.
They cannot breathe without fear.
They have eyes.
They cannot see their future.
They even have funerals.
They don't know where they are.
-Now... -Yes!
They want
...their friends' graves from the cruel.
They will lie down with him.
I understand you.
We are also affected.
We are full of sorrow.
There is someone who saw Samir die.
But we don't know where his grave is.
The State killed Samir.
The State buried him.
The State is not giving his body.
Young man.
Please allow me to express my admirations to you.
I will show my real skills...
...when we find Samir's body.
I'm at your service, my friend.
We are on the same path.
Being understood...
...is marvellous.
The flocks of big and small animals...
...never mingle, my friend.
We should find Samir and hold a funeral.
We should put fire into young men's hearts.
After that...
...we can sit and deepen our conversation, my friend.
You two stay here.
You come with me.
Everywhere will be searched thoroughly.
Be cautious.
Soldiers!
Give it to me, dear. You can leave.
The real taste of coffee...
...is in the elegance of its presentation.
-Enjoy, my Sovereign. -Please sit.
My Sovereign.
I know about your troubles.
We don't want to trouble you with the issues of the Harem...
...while you are working for the security of our country.
But the situation is obvious.
I'm sure that Şehzade Abdülkadir's desire...
...to break off his engagement must have also saddened you.
Does Abdülkadir have such a desire?
Why don't I know that?
I thought you knew, my Sovereign.
I didn't know...
...Bidar Kadın.
What made him break off the engagement?
Does this boy think that marriage a game?
-But, my Sovereign... -No buts about this...
...my Sultana.
Pakize will get married with Abdülkadir Effendi.
My Sultana.
Thank Allah, you woke up.
Do you want anything, my Sultana?
Sultana, Saffet gave me that.
Celal sent it.
Kemalettin Pasha.
But we lost him in his last duty.
Lost who?
Celal.
He passed away.
My Sultana.
Like my surprise when I saw the stars for the first time as a child...
...like my astonishment when I realised that fire burns...
...when I first saw you...
...I was surprised...
...and then astonished.
Forgive me that I, your servant, dare to write this letter to you.
But I have very deep feelings towards you."
If your response is negative...
...I will leave this land.
Anywhere without you is all the same to me."
A moment with you is heaven for me.
Captain Celal...
...or Celal Efendi.
My Sovereign, we have searched the place at your behest.
There was no one.
There was nothing but this owl that drew my attention.
Sultan.
As you know there are those...
...who make inappropriate accusations against you.
Perhaps someone has left this owl to make this implication.
Perhaps, Pasha.
Perhaps.
One day, our Prophet, peace be upon him...
...ran into Abu Jahl.
Abu Jahl told him...
...that he had never seen anyone as ugly as him in Beni Hashim family.
"This is true," the Prophet said.
Then Abu Bakr came.
He said "Your face shines like the sun."
"I have never seen a face in the world...
...as beautiful as yours."
Our Prophet said that he was also right.
When people asked about the secret of the matter...
..."I'm a mirror that Allah has polished.
Whoever looks at me sees himself...
...he said.
Let's see to whom will this owl lead us.
Our Sovereign is very angry, son.
He said that he would not allow you to break off the engagement.
Son, abandon this idea.
Don't disturb our peace.
Mother.
My decision is final.
I have no intention to defy our Sovereign.
But if I marry Pakize, this will not make...
...either of us happy.
Our peace will be disturbed then.
Abdülkadir.
You are the Şehzade of the Ottoman dynasty.
You have to keep the promise that you made to Pakize.
Son, you made a promise.
You have to keep your promise.
Mother.
You know that I have never wanted to get engaged with Pakize.
I only complied to your wishes.
Until I saw Ahsen.
What will we tell your father, my Şehzade?
I know.
My father must be angry with me.
But I'm his son no matter what.
I will take his consent. Do not worry.
I bought a present that will please my father.
Look.
"The Mystery of Murder."
Ahmet Mithat Efendi.
I am sure he will love it.
I am sure he will appreciate his son's graciousness.
But...
...I don't think you can elude this issue with this beautiful present.
I'm an owl.
Faithful.
Believer.
Devout.
I found Allah in His servitude.
He who bestows blessing has never left me hungry.
He has never left me in need of anyone.
You know it, Pasha?
Dervish Semseddin's The Conversation of Birds, my Sultan.
Excellent.
A masnavi that had been gifted to my grandfather Yavuz Sultan Selim.
It speaks in the language of birds.
While we glorify the owl...
...they used the owl to insult me.
They think this fantastic animal is ominous.
Well, my Sovereign.
You see the world the way you look at it.
If you look from darkness...
...you will see dark and evil.
What are you doing, my Sovereign?
Let's see whom will this owl vomit.
I couldn't understand, my Sovereign.
Owls swallow their prey whole.
Without breaking them apart, in one move.
They keep the feathers and bones of their prey...
...in their stomach...
...and vomit them.
The owl will vomit...
...the name of whomever the counselor chose...
...to colonise our country.
The name is written on this paper...
...went to that meeting to betray his country, Pasha.
Osman Pasha.
We can't see any crosses.
Don't worry.
Sit around the table.
Let's begin at once.
It's hard to make a new cross worthy of Hagia Sophia.
Will we sit around the table and make a new cross?
This cross is separated into two parts.
You can carry it easily.
That would be good, Mr. Zaharoff.
It looks very heavy.
We will meet...
...in the garden of my mansion around Sarayburnu.
There are many tunnels there.
We will go up Hagia Sophia through them.
Lots of men have gone missing in those tunnels.
It's hard to go up Hagia Sophia from them.
You talk too much.
You're a prater.
You will exhaust your wife.
Do not forget this.
Fear...
...mistakes...
...and tardiness...
...are forbidden.
We should be there before the muezzin recites the call to prayer.
Will we line up for the evening prayer?
You will throw...
...the muezzin down the minaret.
He will never recite the call to prayer there again.
A cross will shine...
...on the top of Hagia Sophia.
Ghazi Osman Pasha.
Tell us about your famous Pleven defence and enthuse us.
The bullets fired in the battlefield are secrets, Pasha.
You say it is a secret, Pasha...
...people want to know the truth.
Saffet.
Listen carefully, Son.
Ghazi Osman Pasha...
...has taken ...
...such a stand in Pleven at the time...
Well well!
O history!
Listen up.
Listen to Ghazi Osman Pasha!
O history!
Saffet!
It was like an apocalypse.
A blood bath.
Ghazi Osman Pasha...
...was preparing for a defence that will stop time.
The Russians were attacking.
With their all power.
But Ghazi Osman Pasha...
...dug man-sized trenches.
He placed cannons there.
The Russian attacked with all their power.
Attacking over and over again.
However...
...they couldn't make Ghazi Osman Pasha surrender.
Ghazi Osman Pasha...
...had Russian Czar Alexander brought to him.
And, Saffet..
...help for the Russians was pouring from the sky.
Ghazi Osman Pasha...
...was poor and hopeless.
I mean you didn't receive any help, Pasha.
145th day of the defence.
145th day!
Ghazi Osman Pasha got wounded...
...and the Russians were able to capture Pleven.
Hey!
Saffet.
The Russian Czar...
...didn't take Ghazi Osman Pasha's sword.
He said...
..."I won't take the sword of such a great commander."
Is this true, Pasha?
Please don't speak like this anywhere else, Mahmut Pasha.
Those who see war don't speak about it.
Because faith cannot be explained...
...it can only be shown.
Saffet.
Have you heard, son?
Saffet, you have been touched.
Make us coffee.
I will make you coffee.
I will make the strongest coffee in history.
He's gotten excited, Pasha. Very excited.
Saffet Effendi.
Mahmut Pasha was speaking about the war inside.
And Captain Celal has died a martyr.
I wish we could follow him too for the sake of martyrdom...
...and drink our death sherbet.
Death comes with fate, and not with demand, son.
But your demand invites fate...
...Saffet Effendi.
I wish I could confront the enemy.
Celal Effendi had told me...
Saffet Effendi.
Attention! Hazrat Sultan Abdülhamid Han.
I'm ready for the negotiation to save the children, my Sultan.
When do you order me to go?
You will not go, Pasha.
Grand Vizier Halil Pasha will.
My Sovereign.
Forgive my curiosity.
Is the reason for this... -It was appropriate, Pasha.
It was appropriate.
Is the Pasha's room ready?
As you ordered, my Sovereign.
We will host you in the palace for a while, Pasha.
Please.
Please, Pasha.
My Sovereign.
By your leave.
May Allah-- -You stay, Pasha!
I have a duty for you.