Mera Sultan Season 3 Overview :-
Overview :-
After İbrahim affair with Nigar becomes known, İbrahim leaves the
city on a campaign against Persia. After his return he manages to rescue
his relationship to Hatice Sultan.Nigar Kalfa gives birth. Hürrem manages to save her life. Hatice hides the child from both İbrahim and Nigar. Years later Hürrem discovers the secret and notifies İbrahim. İbrahim and Hatice decide that Nigar should be married to Rüstem.
Şehzade Mustafa sets out to Manisa where he serves as a Sancak Beyi. He falls in love with Helena, a farmer's daughter while in İstanbul his favorite Fatma carries his child. Against the will of his father and his mother Mustafa plans to marry Helena. On a secret meeting with İbrahim, the Grand Vizier manages to persuade the prince to send Helena away.
Firuze (played by Cansu Dere) a new girl in the Harem manages to become the first favorite of the Sultan after Hürrem. The whole Harem tries to save her from Hürrem's revenge. While trying to kill her on Hürrem's command, Rüstem finds out that the tattoo on her neck is connected to the Safavids. He notifies Hürrem, who informs Süleyman and the Sultan decides to send her away.
Fatma gives birth to a boy, Süleyman names the boy Süleyman as his name. Later, Şehzade Mustafa's boy becomes very sick and dies. Meanwhile they find out one of the Şehzade Mustafa's servants is pregnant. Fatma becomes very sad about that, subsequently she commits suicide.
Hürrem and İbrahim continue struggling against each other. Süleyman is getting suspicious about İbrahim.
Süleyman executes İbrahim and then sends the corpse to İbrahim's palace. Hatice becomes very sad about the death of her beloved and disowns her brother Süleyman. Together Hatice and Mahidevran plan on killing Hürrem by sending Diana, Mahidevran's servant, to murder Hürrem as a revenge, since they see Hürrem responsible for the execution of İbrahim. Şah decides to stand against Hürrem for her self-interests. Nasuh sends Esma, İbrahim's later daughter, to İbrahim's family as Nigar, her mother, is now married to Rüstem.
Mustafa has a daughter from his slave.
Diana didn't success by killing Hürrem and now Diana is serving Hürrem loyally. Şah makes Hürrem think that Mustafa is coming to usurp the throne from his father while Süleyman is on a campaign and that Süleyman and her sons are wounded and trapped. Hürrem decided to take her son Beyazit and Cihangir (whom stay in the Palace) away from Mustafa. But, Şah took Hürrem's sons to an old farm. Hürrem discovers this and get there personally to save her sons. But Şah was waiting for her there and told Hürrem that all of this was only a game. Hürrem decided to finished with Şah. Mihrimah is warned by her mother to trust anyone except her.
Hatice wants to finish with Hürrem because she's seeing Şah doing anything. Hatice sends someone to tell Hürrem that her daughter Mihrimah was in Mormor Palace but in reality, Mihrimah is still in the Palace. When Hürrem gets there, Hatice ordered a witch to put some black magic on Hürrem. Hürrem awake in her room and forgot everything. After sometimes, Hürrem discovers that she's being witched and she warned Hatice of not playing with her. Şah gets angry of Hatice of doing things behind her back. Şah has another plan to get rid of Hürrem. Hürrem speaks with a priest and she prays the Quran to feel well. Süleyman gets another time to a campaign and Beyazit stays in the Palace. Angry, Beyazit escaped the Palace and goes in the campaign without any one to know. But, Selim saw him and Beyazit returned to the Palace. Hürrem decided to rent money from Rakilah, a girl who rents money but, the money has been stolen by Şah. So, Hürrem was obliged to rent money from another one before the Harem's girls make problems. Rakilah took orders from Şah to say to Hürrem that Portia Hatun can perhaps help Hürrem. Portia is a Venetian woman and the Sultan was at war with Venice at that time. Hürrem took the money from Portia and then gives back the gold. The Sultan returned from the campaign and sets in Edirne. Şah took the papers of Hürrem and Portia's trait and gets to Edirne to explain everything to Süleyman. But, Hürrem sends guards to attack the cars of Şah. Şah gives them the fake papers and gives the real ones to Süleyman. Süleyman decides to exile Hürrem in Edirne and then he returns to Topkapı Palace. Şah orders Rüstem Pasha to kill Hürrem Sultan while she's in Edirne. But, he refused and decided to stay loyal to Hürrem. Rüstem decides that in marrying Mihrimah Sultan, his relation with Süleyman can get closer and he is going to enter the Diwan.
Hürrem accepted but Mihrimah refused when she saw her mother in Edirne. A Black Death epidemy breaks out and Mustafa Pasha and Ayas Pasha die from the epidemy. Then, Lütfi Pasha becomes Grand Vizier and Şah is now more powerful. A doctor saves Hürrem by telling the Sultan that the illness comes to Edirne. Hürrem returns in Topkapı. Süleyman decided to marry Hatice to Hüsrev Pasha. She is obliged to accept but she continues living in her old Palace. When Süleyman gets to know this, he sends Hatice to the palace of Hüsrev. Mihrimah accepts to marry Rüstem. Mustafa falls in disgrace from his father because he's doing things without telling his father.
Hatice, Lütfi and Şah have a plan to get rid of Rüstem so he can not marry Mihrimah. Mahidevran suggests not to kill Rüstem but creating rumors that Rustem is very sick. Süleyman is sending a doctor to confirm Rüstems sickness. The doctor finds a louse on Rüstems head and takes it to Istanbul as a sign that Rüstem is healthy. Rüstem is coming back to Istanbul to marry Mihrimah.
In 1541, Mihrimah gives birth to a girl named Ayşe. Şah sends to Mihrimah a girl to give milk to Ayşe. Lütfi proposes to Süleyman to send Mehmed, Selim and Beyazid as Sancak beys to Sancaks according to the traditions.
Nigar returns to Istanbul. She meets Şah and she wants to take revenge. Hatice and Şah accept. They help Nigar entering in the Palace of Rüstem and Mihrimah. At night Nigar should kill Rüstem and Hürrem (Hürrem stayed with her daughter that night). But, when she sees Mihrimah's daughter, she thinks about her own daughter and takes the child of Rüstem and Mihrimah away. Hürrem accuses Şah and Hatice of this crime. Nigar is hunted and commits suicide after passing the baby back to Rüstem.
Lütfi pasha continues his crusade against prostitution. When one of the convicts makes fun of him he get angry and punishes her without the permission of the judge. Şah discovers this and shouts at Lütfi. Lütfi gives Şah a beating. Şah divorces from him, and he loses his position and is send far away.
Mustafa meets the Austrian ambassador. This leads to a conflict between Süleyman and Mustafa. Süleyman punishes Mustafa by not allowing him to participate in the upcoming campaign. And after the campaign, Mustafa will not return to Manisa but to Amasya. This lead to discussions between Mehmed and Mustafa.
A fake letter tells Hürrem that her son Selim is very sick. Hürrem is now going to Konya to see her son. But in reality, he is pretty well and now Hürrem is captured in a secret place. Mihrimah is accusing Şah, Hatice and Mahidevran for this. Süleyman is very upset. Hatice commits suicide fearing from the sultan's decision after knowing that she was responsible for Hürrem's disparition. She died knowing that she took vengeance on her husband's death.
Süleyman decides to go for war against Charles V, and he achieves a victory, while on the other hands: 1- Malkoçoğlu Bali Bey finds a lead on Ali Ağa (who was Hatice's servant and is responsible for abducting Hürrem) and he went to follow this lead without informing the Sultan (Süleyman). 2- Mihrimah discovers that her aunt Şah is having a spy in the Harem (Her daughters care taker) and confront her aunt Şah with the fact and threats her to inform her father (Süleyman) if she doesn't leave the city and gives away her money to Hürrem's charity institute. 3- Süleyman's son, Mehmed, gets murdered by his closest Şahinbey (Ilyas who works for Mahidevran) by wounding him and transferring a contiguous disease to him. The news reaches Süleyman who falls in deep sorrows and feels that every thing is falling apart.
While Süleyman is in his sorrow, Rüstem comes to him to tell him that a miracle happened which is Hürrem came back to the castle safe and sound.
And by this, Season 3 is ended.