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01x05 - Episode 5

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "El Turco". Aired: April 2, 2025.*
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Balaban, a soldier in the Janissary army, settles in Moena in northern Italy after the Battle of Vienna in 1683 and fights for the rights of the local people.

01x05 - Episode 5

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- Bring them all here

- Yes, sir.

Quickly, quickly

The Turks are

everything you said

The entire village is on defense

They'll make us work for this.

Ready!

Loose!

"Dona Es Requiem"

Today we bury someone who

wasn't a part of our congregation

But he has a place in our hearts

I was there in the final moments

of this servant of God

He was taken so soon

to meet his maker

What that look in his eyes told me

was, do not feel sorry for me

for I am where

I've always wanted to be

Do not worry

I am in God's paradise

Actually, his final words were

I'm done fighting

Now you must fight for me

Would you like to say

a few words for him?

I think Decebal

would have liked it

How do you know what

Decebal would have liked?

Don't blame it on me, Hasan

I haven't done anything

In battle, I am not one

but four lives

and I am responsible

for all four of them

These guys matter to me

more than my own life

I forgot about my brother

I failed to save him

I

I couldn't save him

Because the only person

I wanted to save was you

Angelo

Those were nice words

Care to have some with me?

Of course, my child

- I am always happy to listen

- Not here

What do you think maybe

it's time I make a confession?

When did you last confess

my child?

Never

Let us so begin

with your first sin

They are all the same, Angelo

I have k*lled people

ever since I was fifteen

I have k*lled many

And why did you k*ll, my child?

Because you told me

to k*ll them

- I

- For as long as I can remember

Allah has commanded me

to k*ll the infidel

He commanded, I obeyed

How do you know that the

command to k*ll came from God?

To be truthful

I am not so sure anymore

That little boy, Topo, he could

have been my child, father

That blacksmith of yours

always so angry

I could have been his apprentice

That woman, that courageous

crazy, one-of-a-kind woman

She could have been my woman

But it's not how it is

is it, father?

Because He doesn't just decide

who we k*ll but also who we love

Have you ever considered that

the voice telling you to love is God

and the other one telling you to k*ll

could be the voice of Satan?

If that's true, Satan is whispering

to me right now

- k*ll!

- k*ll? Who?

The heathen

who k*lled Decebal

- But

- El Turco!

El Turco!

I am not finished with you

El Turco

This

Speak now!

What is it?

You need to see this

I stole this from their camp

Oh, sh*t!

It's a German cannon

Destroys city walls

fierce m*therf*cker

What are you saying?

If they bring that cannon here

we are f*cked

So what are we gonna do, Hasan?

We'll have to win the w*r

before then.

The Claw is always five

Five, for God's sake!

Look at us, captain

How many of us are left?

We buried one

And we are going out there on

a battle to take the other one's life.

- I get it

- To hell with you!

You what?

You what?

You don't understand nothing.

In this village, on this remote

mountain forgotten by God

we are fully galloping to a w*r

Hasan, we are no longer

Ottoman officers, brother

You got exiled

We got dismissed

There is no army behind us

that we can count on

You are my entire family

I

I can't lose you, too

To the absolute ruler

of the lands of Trento

Prince Bishop Francesco di Paolo

from the Dragon of Vienna and

knight of the Holy Roman Empire

your humble servant

Marco Benedetti di Vicenza

your authority here is unshaken

and your subjects are at peace.

I see.

So, bed of roses there

No, it's not

My husband Rudolph

They burned my husband

Your husband is

was the Judge of Moena

They burned him

our forces burned him to death

How they do such a dramatic

gesture I wonder

The witch, Rudolph said

to hand her over

- but then the Turks

- Turks, and witches?

I think it's time to solve this mess

for ourselves

Ready the horses

Tomorrow, we head for Moena

Moena!

Moena, Moena, Moena!

Madam?

Have my carriage

brought up back.

I'm making a surprise visit

- My beloved

- Not today

Today, I am a guiding angel

from the Heavens

So, guiding angel

Did you miss me?

Terribly

But that's not why I am here

Dear daddy

caught wind of things

He is heading here tomorrow

But we barely have enough time

I'll have to speed things up

Sure, you can tell your men

to swing their swords faster

k*ll more, die better

But there are other ways

to ensure a victory

What do you have in mind?

Slash, burn and destroy to

your heart's contempt, my beloved

Take your village

And I'll open for us

the gates of Trento

By opening a woman's heart

and getting your witch

You'll be careful

No, no, no

One and two

Oh, my God!

Fabricio?

- Elda, where are you?

- I'm here

Fabricio, bring alcohol

Does he still breathe?

Gloria, please, check his heart rate

Check his heart rate

There

Gloria! Gloria!

This guy has a death wish?

He broke through

our lines alone

Full of holes, he keeps crying out

your name

From the servant and emissary

of God, Princess Diana

Take him out

If this is the last farewell of the

brothers, if we can't make it back

then for the good of everyone

there is one thing left that I can do

What the hell are you guys

aspiring here?

Anything I should know?

I was telling them I intend

to have an audience with Marco

I'm going to go into his camp and

I'm gonna challenge him to a duel

He can't turn me down

in front of his all of his men

You are gonna get yourself k*lled

Hey, how do you know Marco

won't just order his men to k*ll you?

- He is going to trap you

- Yes

And I am going to fall

right into it

Hasan

Take this

Close the gate!

Hasan

What are you doing?

Were you lying to me?

Aren't we in love?

Today, I am not

in love with you

Hasan!

Hasan, come on!

I am Hasan Balaban

The only son of Berzan

of the order of Green Sashes

The bearer of Harput Sanjak

Commander of the second

Janissary division

of the Ottoman Army

I've come here to reclaim

my honor from you

Don't talk to me

about honor, Hasan

You brother-k*ller

To hell with

your brotherhood

That brother I k*lled

saved me from you

He let me go and then

he lied to you about it for years

You see what you fail

to understand, Hasan

is that you are the villain

in this story

How can you say that?

We called the same man father

I already had a father

and the man you called father

kidnapped me

We fought together but you

were always the real enemy

My father called me

a traitor, Mete

My men spat in my face

They kicked me out

like a sick dog

I know

You had to live

among enemies

No country, no home

no family, no honor

It's a terrible thing

Now do you understand

Hasan Balaban

the heroic son

of the Bey of Harput?

Now, do you finally understand

what it is like to be me?

We are Claw!

We never shrink

from a righteous battle

I, Janissary Ottoman

Hasan Balaban

challenge knight of Trento

Marco Benedetti di Vicenza

to a duel, for our honor

You and I will battle to the death

Are you now an honorable knight

like you said?

Or are you still that little frightened

too-faced dishonorable boy?

Sunset!

By the marsh

One on one

to the death!

Before sundown, I'll bring you

his head, Little Wolf

You better

Bring me that tattoo

of his chest

Life here has taught you

how to fight like a man

But darling, those men

They are the ones

who start wars

And it's left to us to bring peace

Are you serious?

Your murderous pack of wolves

is attacking the town as we speak

First, let's turn down

the hostility, shall we?

First, let's get rid of the poisonous

snake in the backyard

This might be your backyard my

dear, but the entire country is mine

We won't get anywhere like this

You and I, we can

stop this bloodshed

How?

The Turks, witches

even this village

we don't give a rat's a*s

about any of it

All that matters, is returning

in triumph to Trento

and you can give us that

How?

By fighting for you?

Such an amusing girl

But I've got a better idea

I'll take you Trento

and say we caught a witch

And we'll put you on trial

I promise to hold your hand

at the tripe, you know?

Together we laugh at the ones

who call you a witch

And then?

And then, the Prince

and his lovely daughter

will ride into your village

like true heroes

There will be no w*r

the village will be saved

and everyone will live

happily ever after

All you have to do

is to come with me, Gloria

The decision is yours

but I suggest you hurry

I am thinking there are people

there you love

Preparations, huh?

For you, little wolf

I will hunt one last time

It becomes you

Sir, milady has arrived

She's waiting for you

Can you hear that noise

Little Wolf?

The forest is calling

to the monster

May God's blessings

be upon you

May God's blessings

be upon you

Amen

What's happening?

f*ck!

f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck!

Those are some big

f*cking cannons

- I have to go

- This is it, huh?

Ring the bells

Into the church

Come on, move

Hurry, hurry!

f*ck!

I will rip off your tattoo

and bring it to Marco!

- Marco, we need to leave

- I am waiting for Skeletwolf

He is a grown man

he can take care of himself

We have a more urgent matter

My father, if he comes

it's all over

I am glad it's him, not you

Now, go, go

go and claim my prize

Brother, I hope you find peace

where you go at last

Inshallah

Let's go!

Father! Take anyone

who wishes to the Church

This is the end

get to the church

And you'll be doing what?

Today, I'll be

the witch of Moena

I'll be the Turkish barbarian

Whoever those demons say are

foe, that's who I'll be, facing them

There is no way in hell

I am going back

- My girl

- Gloria?

You think she left?

She'll be fine, won't she?

Get ready!

Fire!

You can go to hell!

Elda!

Elda!

Elda!

Elda!

Do you hear that, Skeletwolf?

- The forest is calling you!

- You are too late!

I need the best warriors to win this

Do I have them?

Try to catch up!

- Attack, Moena!

- We'll be late.

Fight for your home!

This is their victory, brother

Victory is theirs

Gloria!

"Today, at the edge of the village

a violet blossomed"

"A single flower defying winter"

"And I decided to love you

like that flower"

"For you, I am going to go

and defy an entire city"

Gloria, no!

"Don't worry, I don't believe

a word they are saying"

"I made a plan of my own"

"I'll tell you all about it

in my letter"

"But first, I have to tell you why"

"I know you men love fighting

winning, being heroes"

"but winning this battle won't be

the end of this w*r"

"Wars will keep on coming"

"Metes will keep turning

into Marcos"

"And all you great heroes

will have nameless tombstones"

"If you keep fighting

Topos will keep dying"

"You want the w*r to end

it has to be done by a woman"

"Like years and years ago

when a woman wasn't afraid"

"to leap into the fire"

"All I ask from you

come to me, my love"

"Come and free me"

"Come and be with me"

"I'll be waiting for you

in a bed of flames"

"Because, today, my love

and for the rest of my days"

"in this life and all the others

I am forever in love with you"