Who poisoned Hürrem Sultan? The real story of Hürrem.

The name of Hürrem Sultan, the legendary Roxelana, has remained synonymous with absolute power, great love, and deadly intrigue for five centuries. Becoming the first lawful wife of the padishah and rewriting the rules of the Ottoman court, she turned her life into an endless struggle for survival amid hundreds of enemies. Yet the main historical mystery remains unsolved: was her death at the zenith of her power a natural decline, or the triumph of someone’s secret revenge? Did her ill-wishers finally succeed in doing what they had failed to achieve for decades by poisoning the golden goblet of the Haseki? In this video, we will immerse ourselves in the gloomy atmosphere of the Topkapi Palace, examine the sophisticated methods of Ottoman poisoners, and compare the dramatic scenes from the TV series with the dry facts of the archives. We will analyze the list of suspects and medical evidence to determine whether Hürrem’s fatal illness was an accident or a flawlessly executed crime.