A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
ATTENTION - FORBIDDEN AREA CONSTANT CCTV SURVEILLANCE
Hello.
Okay. Let's start over.
Why are you here?
Everybody knows why I'm here. We're looking for minerals.
GAIA MINING
I want to know the real reason.
You said you knew things. What did you mean?
There are temples under here,
temples built before even the pyramids of Egypt,
thousands of years before.
There's no evidence of that.
Your father, Mr. Nazım, discovered a cave here.
I have to find that cave.
Listen, I don't know what you're talking about.
We are only looking for minerals here. We don't have any other intentions.
Ali? Where is it?
South gate, Mr. Erhan.
In the cars, guys.
-Help the lady. She's leaving. -I'm not done.
Well, I am. I don't have time for this nonsense, okay?
You know this is not nonsense.
Now listen carefully.
This temple story is an old rumor.
People like you have given us enough trouble.
Now, excuse me.
How about this?
Do you know what this is?
-Where did you find this? -At Göbekli Tepe.
You're not allowed in there.
I'll keep this.
-Please help the lady. She's leaving. -Erhan!
You're lying, but why?
You are cursed! We don't want you here!
-Is anyone inside? -They got out just in time.
-Any injuries? -Nothing serious.
Good. Bring me the map.
Boss, how many of these have we had?
We've had enough! You're cursed like your father!
Enough! Get out of here!
Erhan!
We're not going anywhere, you hear?
We can't dig anymore!
We'll dig again! We will if we have to!
-Ali, get the maps and come to the office. -Okay, Mr. Erhan.
Thanks.
I know you're here somewhere, under the earth.
There are no records.
No birth certificate. She has never been fingerprinted.
No phone numbers or bank accounts under her name.
There's nothing.
What is on this then?
Surveillance footage.
She took a bus to Urfa.
The girl showed up, which means my mission is complete.
If you'll allow me, I want to move on with my life.
No, schatzi. Nein.
Your mission has just begun.
We'll watch her from a distance.
We won't touch her, for now.
Why is this girl so important?
If you knew, you wouldn't be so unenthusiastic.
I'm tired.
I don't know who I am. Nobody knows who I am.
Do you know what Shams said?
No matter who people think you are,
no matter what they say about you,
you are who you are.
Why do you call this place Göbekli Tepe?
Our ancestors named it.
They thought it looked like a pregnant woman's belly.
You take one of the stones around the tree and draw a star on it
to see the woman with the star mark in your dreams.
Here.
You're starting your own journey.
They say that if you dream of the woman with the star mark,
she'll heal you.
You and your child will survive.
If Allah wills it.
The woman with the star mark is real. I saw her.
Really?
Really. Don't give up hope.
Serap.
Who visited you?
I told you she'd come.
But why wasn't she around all this time?
Because it was not the time.
Serap, you don't have a daughter.
You've never given birth.
There is no record of that.
Listen carefully to what I say.
Pretty soon you'll have to help her.
Why do you think I'll have to help your daughter?
Because you're a mother too.
Keep an eye on your son, Melek.
What are you talking about?
The past and the future are about to change.
They have to change.
So do you.
Yes, Mom?
Ozan, where are you?
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
-What is it? -You didn't come home last night.
Where are you?
We partied at a friend's house, Mom. What is it?
What's going on?
Okay.
Please come home early tonight.
Okay, Sultana Melek.
Elif!
Elif.
What is this?
-Ozan. -When did you stop taking the pill?
Elif, when did you stop taking the pill?
Two months ago.
Do you want to die? What if you get pregnant?
-Ozan, I want to try. -So you want to die.
No.
I want to give birth!
I want to be a mother! I want us to be a family!
Elif, sweetheart...
Look, don't you know that pregnant women are dying?
No. How do you know? Maybe it won't be like that with me.
Maybe they'll find a cure. Maybe it won't happen to me, Ozan.
Elif.
You take this pill now, or our relationship is over.
You decide.
Okay. I'll take the pill…
if we stop lying.
We'll tell people everything, okay?
Okay.
Here.
Don't do anything like this again.
Good evening. ID check.
Miss, your ID card, please.
Your ID card, please.
The chief wants to see you.
POLICE
Dad?
Chief?
Come in. Take a seat.
Please.
We couldn't find any information about you.
So, there are two possibilities.
Either your record has been deleted somehow,
or Atiye isn't your real name.
I'm saying this to help you.
That's why you're here.
Thank you.
Do you remember anything now? Your family, your friends?
Actually, I have a name on my mind. Maybe you could help me with it.
Who is it?
Erhan Kurtiz, archeologist.
Son, look up Erhan Kurtiz, an archeologist.
And tell them to bring us some tea.
I ordered tea, but would you prefer coffee?
Tea is fine.
Hi.
Schatz, I missed you so much.
Me too, darling.
Honey, maybe you should give up.
Hannah, please.
Okay.
I have to go back after the wedding. We're excavating a new site.
We could postpone the wedding if you want.
-It makes no difference to me. -We're not postponing anything.
Okay? Don't worry.
Let's have breakfast.
You start if you're hungry. I'll be right back.
Okay.
I'll be waiting.
Well done, son. Well done, keep going.
Dad.
-Yes, son? -What are you writing?
I'm writing about a cave full of purple stones.
Is it a fairy tale?
No, it's real. Come, take a look.
Come and take a look at this.
Right here, under the earth.
Nobody knows where it is, and it's full of stones like this.
I'll take you there too when you're a bit older.
But you can't tell anyone for now, okay? Promise?
-I promise. -That's my boy.
EARTHQUAKE IN URFA
Hello, Murat?
Hi. Are you in the lab?
I'm sending you a sample. We have to run some tests. It's urgent.
Erhan's father, Nazım, died in Urfa in 1996.
The records say it was an earthquake.
His mother died too. And he has a sister named Elif.
He studied archeology. He is in the mining business now.
Gaia Mining.
As a matter of fact, he isn't the owner.
Who is?
Serdar Yılmaz.
Serdar Yılmaz?
He seems like a decent man,
but you can't mess with him.
He has powerful friends.
GAIA MINING
What do you have to do with him?
I don't know.
Wait for me here for a minute.
Erhan, what are you doing with him?
Atiye.
Serdar!
What is it, dear?
We need to talk.
I'm coming.
Can I go now?
Let's get your fingerprints first. Maybe we can find something.
Look, Atiye, this is İstanbul.
Anything could happen. Do you want to see a doctor?
No, there's no need.
Then take this.
Call me if you need something or remember anything, okay?
Thank you, but why are you being so helpful?
You called me dad when you came to my door.
I never had a child, but if I did,
I wouldn't want her to be alone like this.
Hasan?
Yes, sir?
-Accompany the lady. -Yes.
I wish I had a father like you.
Thank you.
Goodbye.
Hi.
Is Elif here?
She's in the shower. Come in.
Would you like something to drink?
No, thanks.
Come through.
Where do you know Elif from?
Elif and her brother are my father's adopted children.
We grew up together.
Where do you know her from?
We have a mutual friend, Merve. When she said Elif needed an assistant...
What's that in your eyes?
It's like...
you're hiding a secret...
or something.
Baby...
Atiye. Welcome.
-I thought you were alone. I'll come back. -Oh, no. I was waiting for you.
I'm leaving.
Okay then, see you.
I'll get dressed, and then we can start.
-Make yourself at home. I'll be back. -Okay.
There is a secret in that land that's been hidden for thousands of years.
Atiye came to find it.
The only obstacle before her is your husband.
When the time comes, you'll be at a crossroads, Melek.
You'll be the one to show your husband the truth.
If you can't do it,
you'll lose your son.
Do you have anything to say, Serdar?
You have a very difficult job, dear.
Dealing with a lot of crazy people.
I won't ask you again.
Are you keeping something from me?
No, Melek. I'm not.
I'm not.
-What do you think? -It's coming together very nicely.
Really? Great! Because tomorrow is the last fitting.
-My brother is getting married. -Is that so?
How nice.
By the way,
nobody knows that Ozan and I are together. You don't know either, okay?
Sure.
But why doesn't anyone know?
Ozan and I grew up as brother and sister...
so he's afraid of his family's reaction.
But the good news is we're going to tell them very soon,
or he'll have to.
Elif, can I ask you something?
Of course.
Do you think a man who doesn't tell people you're together really deserves you?
Sorry, I crossed a line. What can I do for you?
I think we should relax first.
The bathroom is there, and I'll get you some comfortable clothes.
-This... This blanket? -Oh, that? That's really strange.
Somebody left it on my doorstep a few days ago. There was a note in it.
What note?
What was it?
"I am still with you."
Something like that. I didn't get it.
And also, somebody slid a letter under the door once.
I think they've got the wrong address.
Where were you, Ozan? I was so worried.
I'm here now, Mom. What's up?
Do you know someone named Serap? Or Atiye?
Atiye?
Why do you ask?
One of my patients got me all confused.
Check this out.
Do you know her?
She just started working for Elif.
For Elif?
What's going on, Mom?
-Why are you so worried? -It's nothing.
Send me that video.
Okay, I'm sending it.
Mr. Ozan has graced us with his presence.
So, you found the way.
If you'll excuse me.
It's nothing.
THOUSANDS DIE IN EARTHQUAKE
ARCHEOLOGIST NAZIM KURTIZ KILLED IN EARTHQUAKE
That never happened.
Elif was never adopted.
If Nazım died in the earthquake, maybe he never found that place.
But then, what is Erhan doing there? What is he hiding?
Mr. Mustafa, good evening.
I have a favor to ask.
There is no Göbekli Tepe.
Erhan doesn't recognize me…
or believe me.
What am I going to do, Mom?
He doesn't remember you,
but you remember him.
He doesn't believe you,
but you believe him.
You can make him believe too.
But he can't find the place. How can he help me?
If one path is closed,
that is to make you see that there is another path.
Mr. Mustafa!
Thank you for coming here.
You're welcome, dear.
-Are you sure that Nazım Kurtiz is dead? -Well, that's what the records say.
Can we access his personal belongings?
Maybe he has research notes or a diary?
Unlikely. It's been a long time, Atiye.
Why did you want to meet here?
I want to introduce you to someone. Please.
My mother, Serap.
Mr. Mustafa. He has really helped me.
Nice to meet you.
Have we ever met before?
No.
I would remember if we had.
The thing we call memory...
is like locked rooms.
The rooms lead not only to the past,
but to the beginning...
to the very beginning of everything.
Maybe now is the beginning.
Can you help me get her out of here?
I'll do my best.
No, you won't stop. The excavation will carry on.
Ali, listen carefully.
Double the wages if you have to. The excavation can't stop.
Mr. Erhan, when will you stop throwing our money down the drain?
Now's not the time, Ozan.
Erhan, you've dug up half of Urfa.
What did you get? Nothing.
Ozan, why don't you mind your own business?
Sorry, I forgot. You don't have one, do you?
That's rude, Erhan. Do I make fun of your business?
Oh sorry, yes, I do.
-I'm not late, am I? -No. The bride just got here.
-Hi, I'm Hannah. -Atiye.
Congratulations. When is the wedding?
In two days.
Two days? That's so soon.
Yes. So, we should get this done right now.
-And we should take care of the hemline. -Okay.
-Do you want it floor length? -I think so. What do you think?
Whatever you say.
Okay, then it's going to be floor length.
Yes.
It's good that you came. Elif was getting really tired.
I know you're afraid I won't finish in time.
But I even finished my brother's suit.
He hasn't picked it up. You can take it.
He just got back yesterday.
He was grumpy, but I cheered him up.
Who else can do that but you?
Atiye, use the black scissors. I think they're on the table.
-Can you get them? -I'll get them.
I'll be right back.
Let me have a look at you.
Mr. Nazım?
Stop, wait a minute!
Erhan.
You're here.
Don't be afraid, son.
I'll take care of you from now on.
Who... are you?
I'm your Uncle Serdar.
I'm so sorry.
Thank you.
Luckily nobody was injured.
Yes, thankfully.
I feel like I disappointed you. I mean, if you want to stop, I understand.
Erhan, son,
I believe in you.
What we'll find there is so precious, that it will be worth all this.
You're so close.
I can feel it.
I don't have any evidence, only a memory of my dad,
but you've never lost your faith in me.
Erhan, if you find those temples,
you'll go down in history.
Then I'll be so proud of you
that these things won't be worth mentioning.
Then...
your father will see you too, from above.
And be sure that he'll be proud of you too.
Mr. Nazım?
Please, we need to talk.
I'm Atiye, Zühre's granddaughter.
Come upstairs.
Something strange happened a few days ago.
A girl came to the hill.
She was talking about temples, about caves. She said a lot of things.
She even found a stone there.
Anyway, I mean, we should tighten the security measures.
We're struggling with the villagers.
If they think we're looking for temples there,
things will get much harder.
Is this girl's name Atiye?
How did you know that?
Watch out for that girl. She could confuse you.
Let me know if you see her again.
Are you hungry?
You must have missed Melek's food.
Are you really her?
Are you Atiye?
Yes.
Seeing as you've found me...
are you ready to hear what I have to tell you, Atiye?
Subtitle translation by Büşra Külahcı