Season 1 description

While hunting
with his close friend Ibrahim Suleyman learns that he became sultan.



At the same time Ukrainian girl Aleksandra Lisovska is captured in her village by
the Tartar slave traders. Her father, mother and sister were killed while her
fiance Leo survives and escapes, although she thought that he was killed. Her
best friend Mary is also captured.



When Alexandra arrived at the sultan's palace she finds out that it she would
become Suleyman's favorite and bore him a son she can become the Sultan and
take part in the government of the empire. To attract the attention of Suleyman
instead of bowing as he passes she calls him by name and falls unconscious into
his hands. Intrigued, Suleyman invited her to his chambers. Soon she became his
favorite, and he names her Hürrem.

Mahidevran, the mother of Sultan's son Mustafa, became obsessively jealous of
Hürrem. Blaming her for her abortion, Mahidevran brutally beaten Hürrem. When
Suleyman finds out it made him really angry.



During Suleyman's attack on Belgrade, Victoria's husband was killed during the
escape. Victoria later called Sadik, came back to Constantinople for revenge.



Hürrem is pregnant and Suleyman invites her into his chambers, but the food she
eats Mahidevran made poisoned. But Suleyman manages to save her. Suleyman's
dissatisfaction with Mahidevran is now growing.



Hürrem is pregnant again. After the birth, she is having a party in the harem,
but she fights with Ayşe Hatun and threatens to kill her. Sadika kills Ayse
because she suspected Sadik had something planned. All evidence suggests that
Hürrem killed Ayse and Suleyman drove her to an old palace in the Crimea.
Ibrahim orders Hürrem to be returned to the Topkapi palace if she kissed dress of
Mahidevran. Initially Hürrem refused but later changed her mind.



Ibrahim Pasha, marries Hatice, Suleyman’s sister. Thereafter Hürrem gave birth
to another son. Suleyman and Hürrem go on a trip into the woods.



After that Suleyman goes hunting with Mustafa, Hürrem and Mehmet but he doesn’t
take Mahidevran on that trip.



At the same time there is a civil war.



Leo, the former fiance of Hürrem finds out where Hürrem is and becomes an
imperial painter to be closer to her. Ibrahim Pasha learns the truth about them
and rebuked Hürrem if she doesn’t poisons Leo he shall tell everything to
Suleyman.



In the final episode Suleyman is at the Ibrahims palace and eats grapes which is
served by Sadike. Sadike has a hidden knife. Hürrem is crying while Leo eats
poisoned food. Sadike puts a knife to Suleyman’s  throat.