Yavuz Sultan Selim Episode 1 May 2026

The story quickly unfolds with Selim's return to Istanbul after a victorious campaign in the Caucasus region. His father, Sultan Bayezid II, played by actor Erhan Alpay, welcomes him back with a mixture of pride and concern. The Sultan is wary of Selim's growing popularity among the janissaries and the nobility, sensing that his son's ambitions may one day threaten his own rule.