#Gülşah Kalfa

[magnificentlyreused]

This purple and golden cloak with a silver lining is first worn by Nigar Kalfa in the third season of Magnificent Century. The cloak is also worn by the lady-in-waiting of Isabella Jagiellon, Queen of Hungary in the thirty-eighth episode of the third season. It is seen again on Fahriye Kalfa, Melek Kalfa, Hatice Kalfa and Gülşah Kalfa in the fourth season.

The cloak is also worn by Zarife Hatun in the twenty-sixth episode of the second season of Magnificent Century: Kösem.

[julyzaa]

Whenever i feel down i just watch Daye Hatun slap Gülşah Kalfa, and it always makes me feel better.

The drama, the fabric moving with the elegance of someone dancing, and then just the Slap.

For context:

[hurremsultanns]

Nigar roasting Gülşah because it gives me life.

[mc-critical]

It's interesting that all the characters who emerge as traitors in E25 want their lives to be taken by those they've betrayed. No matter how secondary their involvement is in the main actual betrayals (mostly Matrakci and Nigar), no matter how supposedly motivated by their duty and loyalty to others are their actions that ultimately inevitably turn out traitorous (mostly Ibrahim and Gülşah), each of them wants that final end instead of dealing with the humiliation of having to witness the scorn of the people they value or be separated from them by force. It's about gaining agency in a powerless situation as well as it is about aiming to avoid bad or worse consequences, deflecting the suspicion/blame away from yourself, and about trying to preserve your own personal status quo, hoping against all odds to return to that once comfortable place but realizing that you can't, that perhaps you never will regardless of any silver lining that's apparently granted to you.

[minetteskvareninova]

We didn't have a certified Minette's stupid Magnificent Century poll for a long time, so here we go.

To qualify as a MILF, one has to be a) female b) older, middle-aged at least (not necessarily a mother) c) considered sexy in-universe by at least one character (that is NOT a random rapist, sorry Gülşah, or their husband of 20 years, again sorry Hürrem)

The real contention is over the last point, a.k.a. which one is THE sexiest older woman in the show.

[malachitezmeyka]

@faintingheroine sent me this list months ago and I completely forgot about it until now so here we go. Magnificent Century characters sorted into Tumblr word categories

Blorbo (favorite character)

Nigar Kalfa my beloved. Lives rent free in my mind. Loved her ever since episode 1 when she gave Hürrem advice and bawled my eyes out when she died

Scrunkly (my “baby”, so shaped)

Viktoria/Sadıka. 'So shaped' literally describes her so well she's so pretty I love her. Also 5 year old Mustafa bc he's way too adorable for words and I love his chubby cheeks.

Scrimblo bimblo (underrated fav)

Şeker Ağa, aka the one man in MC who would treat me right. He was written out of the show in the middle of season 3 with no acknowledgement whatsoever and I still haven't gotten over it

Glup shitto (obscure fav)

Okay this is gonna take some explaining but sometime in season 3 (I think) a woman comes to the harem exactly once to sell fabric. She mistakes Hürrem for a servant and upon discovering she is a sultana, says "But she looks nothing like a witch!" Her name was Şirin or Şerin or smth like that (I watched the dub so don't judge me) and I think that's as obscure as it gets. And also Hasibe Hatun, who Gülşah forced to poison Hürrem in early season 1

Poor little meow meow (problematic/unpopular fav)

Almost everyone in MC is problematic idk what to tell you. Probably Hürrem and Mahidevran because they're the ones that come to mind when I hear the phrase poor little meow meow. Not unpopular by any means but definitely not liked by certain sides of the fandom

Horse plinko (character i would torment for fun)

Ibrahim, no contest. Just my mediocre knowledge of Greek would be enough to give him a stroke. Also explaining to him that the Divine Comedy is a self insert bible fanfic would be hilarious and I wanna do it so bad

Eeby deeby (character i would send to superhell)

Obvious answer, but Suleiman. Do I even need to explain it

[kentdenizlicom-blog]

KentDenizli.com sizler için yeni bir haber hazırladı: https://www.kentdenizli.com/kadinlar-el-emegiyle-kazaniyor.html

Kadınlar El Emeğiyle Kazanıyor

Denizli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Meslek Edindirme Kurs Merkezlerinde (DENMEK) gerçekleştirilen ücretsiz kurslara katılan kadınlar hem öğreniyor, hem üretiyor, hem de ürettikleri ürünleri DENMEK El Sanatları Satış Merkezi’nde satarak aile bütçesine katkı sağlıyor. DENMEK ile kimi kızının eğitim masraflarını karşılıyor kimi ise emekliliğin tadını çıkarıyor.

  Denizli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Meslek Edindirme Kurs Merkezleri (DENMEK) bünyesinde 32 farklı branşta ücretsiz kurslar devam ediyor. DENMEK’te gerçekleştirilen ücretsiz kurslara katılan kursiyerler hem öğreniyor, hem üretiyor, hem de ürettikleri ürünleri, Denizli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Sanat Merkezi içerisinde yer alan DENMEK El Sanatları Satış Merkezi’nde satarak aile bütçelerine katkı sağlıyor. Kursiyerler el emeği göz nuru ürünlerinin DENMEK El Sanatları Satış Merkezi’nde satarak ev ekonomisine kazandırılmasında başrol oynayan Denizli Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Osman Zolan’a teşekkür ediyor.

Kadınlara pozitif ayrımcılık

Denizli Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Osman Zolan, kadınlara yönelik pozitif ayrımcılık konusunda büyük hassasiyet gösterdiklerini ifade etti. DENMEK bünyesinde 32 ayrı dalda kurs verdiklerini kaydeden Başkan Osman Zolan, tüm Denizlilileri bu kurslara katılmaya davet ederek, “Kadın mutluysa, huzurluysa toplum da mutlu olur. Bizler her zaman hanım kardeşlerimize destek olmaya devam edeceğiz” dedi.

Kadınlardan DENMEK yorumu : “Büyük hizmet”

DENMEK El Sanatları Satış Merkezi’nde ürünlerini satarak aile ekonomisine katkıda bulunan bazı kursiyerlerin görüşleri şöyle:

  Rabia Şenocak (39) : DENMEK bünyesinde cam boncuk kursuna başladım. Severek gidip geliyorum. DENMEK Satış Merkezi’nde de satışlarımız oluyor. Ev ekonomisine katkıda bulunuyorum, kendi harcamalarımı karşılamış oluyorum. Çok memnunum, severek yapıyoruz. Denizli Büyükşehir Belediyesine katkılarından dolayı teşekkür ederiz. Buraya gelmek isteyenlere de tavsiye ederim. Osman Zolan Başkanımıza teşekkürlerimi sunuyor, böyle etkinliklerin devamını diliyorum.

  Gülsüm Tekiç (41) : 2 yıldır kağıt rölyef, alüminyum rölyef kurslarına katılıyorum. Yeni arkadaşlıklar ediniyoruz, kurslar bizim için çok güzel terapi gibi geliyor. Yıl sonu sergimizde ürünlerimizi sergileme imkanımız oluyor ve sonrasında burada satışa sunuluyor. Aile bütçemize katkıda bulunuyoruz. Her şeyden önce aktif ve sosyal bir hayatımız oluyor. Osman Zolan Başkanımıza  çok teşekkür ediyoruz, güzel şeyler olmaya devam ediyor. 

  Emel Üge (51): Emekli olduktan sonra bu tür kurslara gitmeye başladım. Filografi yapıyorum. Filografinin bize çok değişik katkıları oldu. Bütün arkadaşlarıma tavsiye ederim. Başkanımıza da çok teşekkür ederim, bu kursları bize sağlıyorlar. Beş yıldır kurslara devam ediyorum. Yaptığımız ürünleri biriktirmiş olmuyoruz, insanlarla paylaşmış oluyoruz. Ürünlerimizin satışlarından bütçemize katkı oluyor.  

  Ayten Kalfa (44) : Bir yıldan fazladır bu kurslardan faydalanıyorum. Ev ekonomisine katkıda bulunmak için ve kızımın öğrenim masraflarına yardımcı olmak maksatlı buradayım. Güzel ürünler çıkıyor, severek yapıyorum. Büyükşehir Belediyemiz burayı açarak bizi destekledi ve yardımcı oldu. Osman Zolan Başkanımıza bize yol gösterdiği için çok teşekkür ediyoruz. Ürünlerimizi buraya getiriyoruz, sağ olsunlar satılıyor.

Gülşah Şahin (30): El sanatları kurslarına sürekli katılıyordum. Birçok ürünün nasıl yapıldığını az çok biliyorum. DENMEK El Sanatları Merkezi’nin açılacağını duyduğumda çok sevinmiştim. Kadınlar, ‘Kurslarda o kadar çok ürün yapıyoruz ki; artık bunları eve sığdıramıyoruz, artık satmak istiyoruz, insanların beğenisine sunmak istiyoruz, yer açılsın’ diyorlardı. Denizli Büyükşehir Belediyesi gerçekten büyük bir hizmete imza attı.

32 branşta eğitim veriliyor

DENMEK bünyesinde Tezhip, Minyatür, Çini, Seramik, Kâğıt Rölyef, Cam Boncuk, Deri El Sanatları, İpek Böceği Kozasından Aksesuar Yapımı, Tel Kırma, İğne Oyası, Dantel Anglez, Filografi, Ev Tekstili Ürünleri Hazırlama, Dekoratif Ahşap Süsleme, Keçe Aksesuarları Yapımı, Sanat Kili ve Çiçek Kili Modelleme, Pasta Yapımı ve Sunumu, Aşçılık, Ahşap Boyama, Örgü Tekniği, Ahşap Oyma (Nah’t),Taş Baskı, Kitre Bebek, Geleneksel Türk El Sanatları, Bez Bebek, Saçaklama, Quilling Yapımı, Atık Kâğıt ve Muhtelif Ambalaj Aksesuar Yapımı, Tutkallı Hamur Çiçek, Kazaziye(Gümüş Takı İşlemeciliği), Kadın Giyim ve Modelistlik, Giyim Üretimi ve Pike Dikimi branşlarında ücretsiz eğitimler veriliyor.

[hurremsultanns]

[hurremsultanns]

Nigar is threatening Gülşah again. Love to see it. Also it’s interesting that she threatens her by reminding her that there is a killer on the loose in the harem. And she herself is going to kill her in season 3.

[mc-critical]

I genuinely came to appreciate Ayşe Hatun a lot more on this rewatch. I love how well-constructed she is: she's the first established woman of SS's favourites' floor who, however, hasn't gotten further than a favourite, which makes her the main representative of both the harem concubines in Topkapi in the present through her embodying their collective wish to rise higher themselves, resenting everyone else who does that instead of them, and Manisa's past in terms of the harem through her having achieved her status there and actually enjoying that status for a bit (SS inviting her to a halvet in E01, them giving her seperate chambers in E02) instead of mourning it [which differentiates her from Mahidevran, Gülfem and pretty much the whole Manisa gang - they all have particular experiences that can't be replicated in this new reality (or in Gülfem's case, these experiences are merely lost hardships endured in the even more distant past, right on the spot, and moved on from as much as possible, so the character is introduced to us from that point), Ayşe's predicament is the only one that completely builds off of Manisa's]. This allows her to have rapports with as many people as possible, as fleshed out as they can be, that linger or evolve naturally, all building up to the plots she's involved in and her subsequent finish: her respect for Mahidevran which introduces the importance of her position for the concubines and makes her defend her in E10 and E13, these respective scandals inciting Nigar's "two sultanas" dilemma and letting Hürrem lose her composure completely due to the provocations; her neutral politeness/affability to rivalry to straight-up enmity with Hürrem, each stage reached organically with each event and setting up the concubines' further enstrangement from Hürrem, the temporary peace (E11-12) and the final E13 scandal; her genuine fondness of Gülnihal, revealing more of her caring side and intensifying her already bad blood with Hürrem; her resentment and distrust of Sadika, both bringing her even closer to the main ağas and kalfas, to the heart of the action, and alienating her from them, from the concubines, as she now has a separate plot... and then we lose her. There're also her reverence of Ibrahim, Sümbül and Nigar, coming out due to her involvement not just with Sadika but with the poison as well, and her familiarity with Gülşah, inciting her assistance in stealing the ring. We get to know her and care about her (and also root for her to quite an extent as we know she's right about Sadika), so when she's taken away from us, it's a big deal - a big showcase of the humanity and the involvement of the side characters the show will gradually lose as we lean more inside the empire instead (and I see this not as a flaw, but as a feature; well, most of the time...).

[mc-critical]

I'm sorry but no matter how many times I rewatch it, I really can't take Mahidevran's plot-line in E23 all that seriously, knowing that it's just a lot of fuss over nothing. The whole episode presents Gülnihal's stabbing as this big status quo change that has shaken the whole harem and its dynamics to the point this is the first time such a big event gets out of the palace (because Leo has to learn about this assassination attempt on Hürrem because the plot demands it, I guess... Look, it works for amplifying the tragedy to the max, as well as it gives Leo something to worry about alongside finishing the portrait to prepare us for his focus and devastating end in the next episode, but in the grand scheme of things... why this exact attempt?) and shifts in positions and more general caution are exercised (okay, we could argue Ayşe Hafsa's reaction was more severe here than for Ayşe Hatun's murder, because SS's kids, along with their mother, were directly threatened this time, but that brings the question of why didn't she react even more severely to the poison that could literally kill her son???? No, no, I know the answer to that question as well and I get it, but Hafsa's reaction in particular is so flanderized that it almost borders on... completely out of character in order to hammer that exact point home; also, why did no one actually search for Ayşe's killer after E15? The "bonus sympathy points for Hürrem" excuse doesn't really even apply here), but not much comes out of it. Not much that lingers, at least. The event that brought so much fear and precautions is never mentioned again afterwards, the investigation stopped completely (Ibrahim has reasons to stop investigating, but not Hafsa, whom Mahidevran managed to convince of her complete lack of involvement regardless of her suspicions and still doesn't focus on finding Ayşe Hatun's possible killer that many suspected to have something to do with this too!! The plot demands this too, I guess, for Sadika to be the twist for later...), Mustafa was worried about his mother, everyone was worried about Mahidevran's condition and Süleiman confronted her about it, hinting at an exile, and then zip; Gülnihal doesn't even leave because of this, but is randomly married off and that is sooo casually revealed to us after a timeskip, and worst of all, even the one relationship that has to move to a different stage (Mahidevran and Gülşah) doesn't entirely do so, as they pretty much go back to normal after the first episodes of S02! I dare even say it's almost like Mahidevran trusted Gülşah more in S02 than she did in S01, up until everything between them ended in E58, of course! The only thing that came out of this whole ordeal is Nigar being promoted to a baş kalfa as a culmination point to her story (and her dynamic with Mahidevran too, as well as her ambitious nature) that directly lead to Ibrahim finding out about Leo and Hürrem (and not gonna lie, I enjoyed Nigar's rise and payback a whole lot!), but I don't believe this is enough for such a Mahidevran-centric story that took so much of the episode.

Now don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore Mahidevran in this episode. I adore how she's so lost after something she feared happening happened, and totally out of her control this time, how she tries to grapple with it so imperfectly that she slowly but completely spirals in a way everyone else around her is impacted. While with the poison she tries to rationalize what she's done with the hope and convictions that it'll all be over afterwards, in E23 the circumstances are so final that she doesn't see any exit, only the fear and anxiety prevail. And it's really the first time even her supporters seem so unreachable as she has to twist the whole truth even in front of them this time. It's such a compelling character study exploring all angles of that one direction Mahidevran is pointing towards (contrasted with the poison where she goes on so many directions that are also fully explored; I also like the idea that Mahidevran becomes more closed off to servants later on precisely due to that whole incident) but sadly, that's all it is (E23 is why I was so wary of E45 for so long, why should I be prepared for a permanent change of the status quo there given what happened here and how nothing all that new occurs in E45 itself?). One could sure say the same about the poison, but the poison isn't just the most fascinating deep dive into Mahidevran at that point (and the first time we see beyond the emotional status quo she's initially characterized with), it also has an impact that is felt long after the fact: it's actually mentioned constantly no matter how much it appears to be brushed off, it fully sealed Süleiman's rejection of Mahidevran they both couldn't ever come back from, it added to Hürrem's motivations in a lasting way and most importantly, this was the first showcase of Mahidevran regretting something and it is one of the few times she actually does (and I love how everytime her regret is shown, it's always about something done to Mehmet; a great connecting thread!). Even though the show definitely bit off far more than it could chew with the poison, it's obviously there to make a clear point regardless of how said point it's executed (yeah, Ibrahim's reaction makes sense again, but Valide's...) and it's one of the first and most striking times where this point is made, not the gazillionth time when said point has gotten obvious and stale already, which is exactly what's happened by E23. The show also clearly wants us to see the poison as more symbolic than literal (i.e. "You poisoned our relationship, Mahidevran", its subtle religious connotation given how centered on religion E05 is and how Hürrem's prayers to Allah are paralleled with SS leaning on Allah for his conquest this episode and how both are E05's main plots and the episode itself basically ends on a prayer, and guess who the poison is targeting? - oh right!! Hürrem's 'salvation' given by Allah as well, I'm talking crazy af here ignore this btw it's unserious but like it is genuinely the impression I got while rewatching, and yes, even the "poisoned milk" - the poisoned milk is another cause for people like Hafsa to impose that "whore" image on Hürrem, she isn't literally being it but that will be a post for another day) and while this is a part of the show biting off much more than it could chew too, it sure works more than how the show wants us to take E23. E23 brings together all the plot holes up to this point and this is why I forgive it much less.

[mc-critical]

E09 is genuinely one of my favourite S01 episodes because after so much happens, we finally get to have at least a bit of a breather: the characters' relationships become the episode's centerpiece as we see not just the way they develop in the aftermaths of past events (Hürrem and Gülnihal and Nigar Kalfa; Hürrem and Ibrahim; Süleiman and Mahidevran), but also how they operate in these calmer times after the recent status quos have already sunk in (Mahidevran and Hatice; Hürrem and Hatice; Valide and Hatice); we see them more loose, we see them in all of their humanity, we see these people live in their world. But since the status quo of the series is consistently chaotic and ever-changing, we also see our known relationships grapple with familiar challenges put in another, newer light (Hatice and Ibrahim and Süleiman; Mahidevran and Gülşah; Mahidevran and Mustafa) and a setup for an entirely new plot-line that allows new relationships to flourish (Viktoria and Matrakci and Ibrahim; Viktoria and Nigar; Viktoria and Ayşe; Viktoria and Bonçuk; .......Viktoria's dynamics with everyone, really, but these four are especially emphasized on in the episode and have their serious payoffs later). Nothing ever stays the same; sometimes it gets better, sometimes it gets way worse, so the episode constantly oscillates between emotional upturns and downturns, fragile and strong; the characters constantly waver between happiness, hope and despair. Until everything planted crescendoes into the prospect of a huge tragedy (the possible death of the sehzades in a fire in this very castle) and the episode ends — the status quo is likely to shift forever and the next episode will put another version of that possibility into action in an even more final way (the distant but looming, apparently fact death of the sultan).

[minetteskvareninova]

Magnificent Century Characters & Ships As Songs In My Favourites List On YouTube

Mahidevran

Şah Sultan

Nigar kalfa

Gülfem x Hatice

Şehzade Mustafa

Mihrimah

Süleyman x Ibrahim

Huricihan x Bayezit

Esmahan x Mehmet

Gülşah & Fatma

[topkapiharem]

I recently asked you about how Nigar would fair as a Sultana. Now I'm wondering how other servants would have faired if they switched positions with their mistresses.

So how do you think e.g. Gülşah, Fahriye, Canfeda, Cennet and Lalezar would have been if they didn't become kalfas?

Oh Gülşah would have been terrible in Mahidevran's position. Considering how stupid, violent, cruel and arrogant she was. This is the same woman after all who was a liability to both Mahidevran and Hürrem, encouraged Mahidevran's worst instincts and behaved like a High School mean girl.

Fahriye had some similarities with Hürrem. Given that she arrived at the palace 'wild' and became a loyal member of Hürrem's circle. I think she showed herself to be quite intelligent (e.g. thinking fast when she was almost caught for the assassination attempt on Hürrem), as well as having a sense of integrity, being quite perceptive and capable of doing ruthless deeds. I think she has the qualities to be a Sultana.

Cennet is interesting. Because we're told that she was arrogant as Mehmet III's favourite before her face was burned. And she became jaded after that. So if we're talking about the Cennet who was a favourite, she already failed on the way to becoming a Sultana. But the more cynical version of Cennet was someone who I think had enough intelligence and self-respect to be a Sultana.

I think Lalezar was best suited to be a kalfa. She had the sense of loyalty and the no nonsense attitude that work best in that environment. She was loyal and intelligent but didn't have the ruthlessness that Kösem did. She would have probably been 'nicer' and less excessive than Kösem, but I don't know how that would have worked out for her.

[hurremsultanns]

Nigar vs. Gülşah was such a fun rivalry in seasons 1 and 2.

[hurremsultanns]

Why you don't cross Nigar Kalfa