Hayme Hatun (fictional character)

Hayme Hatun, also known as Hayme Ana () due to her loving everyone as her own children, is a character in the Turkish TV series Diriliş: Ertuğrul. Hayme is portrayed by Turkish actress Hülya Darcan and the character is based on the alleged grandmother of Osman I, Hayme Hatun. Hayme Hatun was born in the Dodurga tribe to her father the bey of the tribe, and she had elder brothers, all of whom were martyred except Korkut. After Süleyman Şah's first wife died, he came to ask for Hayme Hatun's hand from her father, the Bey of the Dodurga. Hayme Ana, sometimes spelt as Haymana, has a strong personality, being ready to fight anyone, even the toughest of men. She is not only intelligent but also very loving and kind, earning the name "Hayme Ana", meaning "Mother Hayme" in English. Hayme Hatun cares for everyone as her own. The TRT 1 website states about her character; "She is a woman who will not hesitate to pick up the sword for the sake of her tribe and the good of her sons. Hayme Ana also has enough political awareness and skills to lead her people in the absence of the men." Diriliş: Ertuğrul (season 1) and Diriliş: Ertuğrul (season 2) Hayme Ana has moderate influence on the plot in the first season. Hayme Ana is one of the few people who welcomes Halime Hatun, who marries Ertuğrul later, to her tribe, and is shown to be intelligent as has suspicions on all traitors including her brother-in-law Kurdoğlu Bey and adoptive daughter Selcan, who frequently attempts to instigate her husband Gündoğdu against Hayme. In the second season, Hayme Ana is shown to be the leader of her tribe, following her husband Süleyman Şah's will after his death. After the Kayı are attacked by the Mongols, Hayme Hatun leads them to her brother Korkut's tribe. With the traitors in the Kayı being dead, they now have to face the main traitor in the Dodurga, Korkut's wife Aytolun Hatun. Aytolun seeks to make her brother the Uç Bey of the Turks and does anything to accomplish this.