

Targun goes to meet her father at Kulucahisar but is spotted, when she returns, Osman captures her and she is forced to tell the truth. Osman vows to help her save her father and also decides to marry her after Bala says that he needs an heir to become the Bey. He also attacks Kulucahisar while Nikola goes to meet Arslan at the Çobanoğlu tribe.
Tekfur Alexis of İnegöl seeks revenge on the Kayı tribe for conquering Kulucahisar. He invades a caravan of the Kayı tribe, Osman, takes his revenge by defeating him in a battle. After the battle, the Emperor, concerned over the Turk threat on his empire, sends Aya Nikola to İnegöl Castle. Nikola kills Alexis for his failure and snatches the castle from him. Nikola also frees an old friend from prison, Flatyos. Ertuğrul also later returns towards the end after a year in Konya.