Valide Gulbahar Sultan

Her character is characterized as a vindictive and treacherous woman. Some of Gulbahar's character traits are anger due to his long years in exile and separation from his son. The desire for power — despite the fact that his son does not aspire to the throne, Gulbahar longs to become a valide sultaness. The desire to keep power — by any means wants to keep power in his hands and does not want to give it up. Motives: Gulbahar's bitterness can be understood: for many years she had not seen her only son grow up, and all she had in memory of her child was a lock of his hair and letters. Actions: Some of Gulbahar's actions: Assassination attempt on Kesem Sultan - when a disgraced lady gets a chance to visit her son in Topkapi, she does not miss the opportunity and commits an assassination attempt. Blackmailing Kesem — Gulbahar offers his former rival a deal: either the sultan agrees to dismiss her in Istanbul and she will give her a slave, or Bayezid's mother will tell Murad about everything. Neutralization of the witness — Gulbahar seizes Esther, who wants to inform Kesem about her discovery, and gives her into the hands of Sinan Pasha.