00:00 Suleiman the Magnificent gets rid of his former lover and powerful minister, Ibrahim, by having him strangled, which is not an uncommon method of getting rid of political rivals in the Ottoman Empire.

04:12 Suleiman the Magnificent becomes increasingly melancholy in his later years, abandoning his luxurious lifestyle and turning to a path of melancholy, which is reflected in his actions of executing his sons and other family members.

08:21 The Ottoman Empire, contrary to stereotypes, was not only a place of violence and oppression, but also a hub of intellectualism, innovation, and religious tolerance, particularly towards Jews who were welcomed and thrived in the empire while facing persecution in other parts of Europe.

12:14 The Ottoman Empire was open to receiving people from different backgrounds and cultures, including Jews, who were allowed to print their holy books and histories in many languages, and the Ottomans themselves made important advancements in medicine and history writing.

16:12 The Ottoman Empire's Topkapi Palace houses a small mosque that now serves as the palace library, containing a collection of books in various languages, including Mehmed II's collection of books in Armenian, Greek, Italian, and Arabic, as well as important manuscripts and a map of the world drawn up by Piri Reis.

20:29 The Turkish military regime in the 1980s implemented a new curriculum that emphasized Turkish Islamic synthesis, leading to a nostalgia for the Ottoman Empire when an Islamist party took power in the early 2000s, resulting in the reconversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque and the popularity of Ottoman-themed soap operas; however, it is important to acknowledge the dark aspects of the Ottoman Empire, such as harems, the Janissaries, and the prevalence of slavery.

24:34 The Ottoman Empire had a legal system based on secular and Islamic law, where women, Christians, Jews, and slaves had fewer rights than men and Muslims, and certain groups, such as Shi'i Muslims, were subjected to massacres; however, compared to the persecution of religious minorities in Europe at the time, the Ottomans were relatively more tolerant.

28:37 The Ottomans were part of the Age of Discovery and were rivals to Western European powers in terms of conquest and trade, and they also introduced coffee to Europe.

32:24 After Suleiman's death, his ministers kept it a secret and pretended he was still alive until his successor, Selim, could arrive and take over the army, and they even used a body double and wrote decrees in Suleiman's name to maintain the illusion.