In one of the episodes of The Magnificent Century, Ibrahim Pasha confesses to his twin brother Niko that he loves the beautiful woman Nigar, with whom he feels not a slave, but a beloved man.
However, when their love affair was publicized, Ibrahim, in my opinion, did not act like a man. He prematurely set out on a military campaign, leaving his pregnant mistress to the will of Allah.
Did Ibrahim Nigar love kalfa? It's hard to judge, but it looks like he loved himself and power more. Otherwise, how to explain his act in relation to Nigar upon his return from a great campaign.
While on the campaign, Ibrahim learned that Khatije had forgiven him, and whose child Nigar — the kalfa from him — was no longer there.
When the grand vizier arrived at the palace, Nigar was already waiting for him. But Imbrahim treated his former lover harshly, he did not even want to listen to her, and drove her away.
Then Nigar reminded the grand vizier that he sent people to save her from captivity, which means he loves her.
To which Ibrahim replied:
“I just wanted to save you as the mother of my child. I didn't want you to be responsible for my mistakes. Go away ...
Ibrahim did not need problems with the Sultan, who recently lost interest in his faithful assistant and friend.
He needed to regain the trust of the sovereign and extramarital affairs with Nigar were not included in his plans. Ibrahim decided to return to his family again and earn the love and trust of Khatija, and therefore the Sultan.
And the feeling of compassion towards the woman with whom he shared a bed for a long time and who was deprived of his daughter because of their relationship is alien to him.
