About the book: 2016 / A new series from the creators of the "Magnificent Century" was released at the very end of 2015. The creators of the multi-part film gave us an amazing opportunity to once again walk through the luxurious chambers of the Top Kapi Palace, again plunge into the atmosphere of the Ottoman Empire, and, of course, meet magnificent characters from another era. Who is Kösem Sultan and why has her name become famous over the centuries? She became the only Great Valide, that is, a woman whose son and grandson ruled, but in fact she herself ruled the country for many years. The origin of Kosem is unknown for certain, as is how the girl got into the harem. However, in 1603, as a 13-year-old teenager, Ahmed I ascended the throne, and already in the first years of his reign, he singled out a beautiful concubine from among his concubines, who received the name Machpeiker. Read the story of Valide Kösem Sultan’s ascension to the throne in S. Benoit’s new book!