Episode 28

Overview

Süleyman keeps Princess Isabella as a political hostage, while she defiantly awaits rescue from her Habsburg fiancé. Hürrem secretly plots İbrahim’s death with Yakup Efendi’s poison and seeks a way to slip it into something he always carries. As Bali Bey returns with the Buda spoils and Hatice grows uneasy about the statues erected in İbrahim’s garden, palace tensions rise further when Mahidevran’s allowance is increased and Gül Ağa rushes to tell Hürrem. Meanwhile, Bali Bey becomes unexpectedly enchanted by a bold young woman he saves in the marketplace, setting the stage for new entanglements.