Sanavber Hatun

Sanavber was the favorite concubine of Sultan Murad IV.

Early Life
According to Sanavber, she was enslaved as a child and was then bought by Yadigar Pasha when she was 13 years old. He raised her in his palace in Bursa and kept her as his servant.

She has a great amount of knowledge in medicine and remedies, which she credits her grandmother in teaching her when she was a child.

Meeting Murad and Life in the Harem
Sanavber was presented as a gift to Murad while he was on a hunting trip in Bursa. She sleeps with the Sultan and attempts to kill him while he's asleep, but he suddenly wakes up and sees her above him with a dagger in her hands. He questions as to why she didn't murder him, and Sanavber explains that Yadigar Pasha is going to attempt to assassinate his brothers Kasim and Ibrahim.

She is given permission by Murad to help calm down Ibrahim's panic attack after the murder attempt. Afterwards, the Sultan interrogates her as to why she couldn't kill him despite being ordered to do so by the Pasha. She claims that Murad approached her in a dream she had, and has desired to see him again since then.

Believing her story, Murad takes Sanavber to the harem in Topkapi Palace. Murad spends long amounts of time with her, much to Farya Sultan's dismay.

Kösem Sultan calls for Sanavber, and asks about her skills and abilities, which are healing/medicine, singing and dancing. Lalezar Kalfa claims that she is also intelligent, well-mannered and of good temperament. Kösem approves of the woman, and she has Sanavber prepared to entertain Murad.

She learns of Farya Sultan's infertility, and uses this to berate Farya the first time they meet.

It is later revealed that Sanavber is actually a Persian spy when she meets with agha in secret, claiming that their work will be easier now that she has gained the trust of both Sultan Murad and his mother Kösem Sultan. She also allies with Sinan Pasha and she lets him know that Kösem has a weakness in the form of diabetes.

Kösem remains unaware of who Sanavber truly is, and sends her to Murad to ease his grief after the deaths of his consort Ayşe Sultan, his children Ahmed and Hanzade and his sister Gevherhan Sultan.