Elcim Hatun

Efendize Elcim Hatun was the wife of Orhan Bey and the daughter of Akbasli Gunduz Bey and therefore Osman I's relative, as she was related to Hayme Hatun's side of the Kayi Tribe.
==Personality==
Elçim Hatun is a brave girl who is skilled in the use of sword and always thinks about her tribe's benefits
==Storyline in Kurulus Osman:==
She is first shown as Ayca Hatun because she was a daughter of a bey, and therefore Taceddin Noyan can forcefully marry a bey daughter to his state officials. Ayca Hatun was, in fact, her sister-in-law, who was widowed when Taceddin Noyan raider Akbasli Gunduz Bey's tribe killed his wife and son and held him and Elcim captive. After Osman Bey kills Taceddin Noyan and frees Gunduz Bey and Elcim, Gunduz Bey tells everyone why the identity of Elcim was concealed. He then proposed to Osman Bey that Elcim and Orhan Bey should get married so that both branches of the Kayi Tribe would become one supreme power. Everyone, including Elcim herself, was left in shock because Orhan only loves Holofira hopelessly. Elçin tells her father that marrying Orhan Bey is not right because Orhan only loves Holofira, Gündüz Bey says that no matter what happens, this marriage will definitely happen because only in this way can they become as powerful as Osman Bey. 
Then she agrees to this marriage only for her tribe, but she is sad because she has to marry someone who loves someone else. Orhan Bey takes some time to think about this marriage because his heart is only filled with love for Holofira. However, because he is the son of a bey, he has to prioritize the concerns of his principality above all else. During the celebration of the victory of Kete, Gunduz Bey gets injured while saving Osman Bey, he tells Osman Bey to take care of his daughter and to marry her to his son Orhan for the sake of Hayme Hatun. So, Osman Bey says that indeed, Hayme Hatun also wanted both tribes to unite, and even though Orhan Bey doesn't want it, he has to agree to this marriage for his state only. 
Gunduz later survives the ordeal, and Osman Bey and Malhun Hatun request Elçim's hand in marriage in Yenişehir, to formalize the engagement. During this time, Orhan Bey continuously thinks about Holofira and becomes visibly sad. Fatma Hatun and Alaeddin Ali are also not very happy because they know about the state of Orhan's heart. Elçim tells Malhun that she only thinks about her tribe's welfare, and for that, she is willing to set aside her pride and marry someone who truly loves someone else. During this time, Holofira seeks refuge in Yenişehir along with her aunt Olivia, stating that their lives are in danger from İmren Tegin. However, Holofira didn't know that this was Olivia and İmren Tegin's scheme because they knew that Orhan and Holofira were madly in love with each other, and exploiting their love, they would manipulate Orhan against Osman. İmren Tegin sends a poison through one of his spies to Olivia, instructing her to give it to Elçim so that Elçim dies, preventing any possible alliance between the Kayi. Malhun Hatun becomes suspicious of Holofira's aunt, questioning why she has come here. However, innocent Holofira defends her aunt, saying that they have only come here seeking refuge and will return to Atranos once İmren Tegin leaves. Elçim is also present with Malhun at this time. 
Elçim meets Holofira in the courtyard and tells her that she didn't believe her about anything. Holofira responds by saying that she had no intention of making Elçim believe her (as she does not care about her). Then Holofira tells her that there is no need for Elçim to be jealous of her because she has only come here seeking refuge, not for Orhan (as Holofira decides to sacrifice her love for Orhan's cause). Elçim then goes to Orhan Bey and tells him that Holofira and her aunt must leave from here. Orhan Bey tells her that Holofira will never be involved in any games, and he has blind trust in her. Elçim is not pleased to hear this and says that if Holofira does anything, Orhan will be responsible. Olivia and her spy put poison in the water in Elçim's room. Accidentally, Elçim's sister-in-law, Ayça Hatun, drinks it and starts to die. Elçim, in anger, accuses Holofira, but Holofira denies being guilty of anything. When Olivia tries to stop Elçim, Elçim pushes her away and attempts to attack with a dagger, which Holofira stops. In the struggle, Holofira gets hurt in the chest by Elçim's arm and faints. During this time, Orhan, Malhun, and Bala arrive and are surprised to see Elçim holding a dagger and Holofira unconscious. Orhan becomes extremely distressed seeing his beloved Holofira in such a state and tries to wake her up, Elçim, in anger, says, "InshaAllah, she will never open her eyes again." To which Orhan, also in anger, responds, "Stop your nonsense, lady." Bala tells Elçim to calm down, and Gonca tells her that she doesn't know Holofira; she cannot do something like that. Elçim insists that Holofira has blinded everyone's eyes. Then Elçim tells Orhan that Holofira is responsible for all of this. Orhan responds, saying that Holofira could not do such a thing, and when she recovers, Elçim will have to apologize to her. Elçim says that Orhan cannot see the truth, to which Orhan replies, "Enough." Malhun intervenes in their argument and tells Elçim to stop acting out of anger. She adds that if Orhan wasn't capable of making the right decision, he wouldn't agree to marry Elçim despite being in love with Holofira. 
==In History== 
Efendi Hatun. Also called Efendize Elcim Hatun, was the daughter of Mahmud Alp or the daughter of Günduz Bey, Osman I's brother, and so Orhan's cousin in that case. But nothing is found on her records, and it is not confirmed that she was related to Osman's family or had any children with Orhan. 
Category:Hatuns
Category:People of the Kayı Principality
Category:Historical Turkic People
Category:Bey Hatuns