in which sultan suleiman's second son - şehzade murad - survives. -•-•-•-•-•- isolde venier was just ten years old when tartars raided her father's ship in albania, slaughtering her mother and setting isolde's path in stone - one that would eventually lead to the topkapi palace, istanbul. in 1515, she gave birth to şehzade süleymân's second son in manisa: şehzade murad, who became the centre of her world. yet, in 1520, death tried to rip him from her. isolde - then şirin - railed against death and fate, and her son survived against all odds. vengeance burning in her heart, knowing the culprit behind her son's poisoning is none other than the mother of the sultan's third son, şirin sultan eventually rejoins the harem in istanbul. however, şirin is out of favour with the sultan, and it seems that a new woman has carved out a place in his heart. amongst the blood, death and sharpened tongues of the harem, only one şehzade may rise. şirin will do anything to ensure it's hers.

Haseki Nurichihan Sultan-a name once lost to history, now rediscovered in the forgotten corners of time. Her tale begins when, at the age of thirteen, Adeline, daughter of a Greek diplomat, was stolen from her homeland by Tatar raiders. Sold into the Crimean Palace, she learned the brutal art of survival within the harem. But survival, for her, was just the beginning. At sixteen, she was gifted to Sultan Suleiman, her beauty and intelligence outshining the rest. Arriving alongside Hurrem, she entered a world where fire and air would soon collide. If Hurrem was fire-passionate, fierce, unstoppable-Adeline was air-silent, subtle, yet ever-present, slipping through cracks unnoticed, yet capable of moving mountains. The contrast between them was as undeniable as it was dangerous. In a palace where the stakes were nothing less than the Sultan's heart, and where the throne itself was the ultimate prize, Adeline's role was clear: to survive, to outlast, and to rise. She would become a force in the shadows, watching, learning, and waiting for the perfect moment to strike. A rival to Hurrem, yet with a strategy so quiet, so deliberate, it could never be predicted. This is the story of a woman who bent history to her will, playing a game of power where only the ruthless and the patient emerge victorious. Will her son claim the throne, or will the fire of Hurrem burn too bright? Time will tell.

Being the sultan's daughter made everything easy to Nafize. But when she came of age marriage was a must and her parents chose the most unexpected person for her. Malkoçoglu Bali Bey, was a military commander who was one of the most loyal men of the sultan Süleyman the magnificent. He thought he will never fall in love ever again after the two fail attempts with his late wife that died on the morning after their marriage because of a sickness and after Aybige hatun who was part of the imperial family. #1 mustafa #1 selim #1 sah #1 fatma #2 mihrimah #2 haseki #muhtesem #3 cihangir #3 hatice #3 yuzil This idea came to me after watching the famous show "Magnificent Century". The characters don't belong to me excluding Nafize who I made up. The plotline will be changed in the future so Nafize will get the ending I want her to.Mihrimah still exists just not like she was in the show.

The tale of a young Medici girl entrenched in scandal and tragedy in the Ottoman Harem, told primarily through the Sultan's eyes. _ DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN MAGNIFICENT CENTURY. Also, you may notice that i have taken liberties in made up history. prince felipe, the son of the king of spain is a figment of my imagination. this story is not a textbook, but historical fiction. i pick and choose what i like from history (and the show) and create other things for the sake of plot.

In the shadow of his throne, they rose. Each of Sultan Süleyman's sisters selects a girl to groom for the imperial court, unaware that their choices will set in motion events that could alter the course of history.