A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
-[atmospheric music plays] -[wind blows]
ATTENTION - NO TRESPASSING CONSTANT CCTV SURVEILLANCE
[sighing]
[heartbeat echoes]
[whispering]
[whirring]
[whispering]
[whispering stops]
Hello.
[sighs] Alright. Back to the beginning.
What brings you here?
Everybody knows why I'm here. This is what we do.
GAIA MINING
But I mean your real purpose.
You said you know about things. What kind of things?
You know, there are temples under this land.
Before the pyramids were built in Egypt, these temples were here.
Thousands of years ago.
There's no proof of a temple.
Remember when your father explored here before you?
[whirring stops]
I have to find the cave opening.
[atmospheric music plays]
Miss, I think you're a little bit confused.
We're just a mining operation.
-So bel… Please excuse me. -[siren sounds]
-Ali? Where is it? -[Ali] South gate, sir.
-[man] Guys, let's get to the cars. -Help this woman, she's leaving.
-I'm not done yet. -I'm done with you.
I don't have time for this bullshit today.
-You know this isn't bullshit. -[man] Come on!
Look at me and listen carefully.
Temple stories are older than time itself.
You and people like you give us nothing but trouble.
Goodbye now.
Wait a minute.
Look familiar to you?
[atmospheric music plays]
-Where did you find this? -Göbekli Tepe.
You don't have authorization. I'll keep this.
-Help the lady out. Goodbye. -Erhan!
Why are you hiding the truth, Erhan?
-[people clamoring] -[tense music plays]
You're cursed! We don't want you here!
-Anyone in the mine? -They escaped at the last minute.
-Injuries? -No, nothing major.
[sighs] Good. Thank God for that.
There's been too many.
[woman] Go away! You're as evil as your father was.
Enough! Just move off!
[tense music plays]
[music grows soft]
Erhan!
-We don't want you here! -This mine belongs to our company.
You have to stop digging here!
We'll dig again! As much as we want to.
Ali, get the maps to the office.
-Yes, sir. -This is not your land!
[atmospheric music plays]
-[wind blows] -Thank you.
-[insects chirp] -[wind blows]
[sighs]
[cracking, rumbling]
I know you're here somewhere.
[atmospheric music plays]
[music intensifies]
[tense music plays]
No records at all.
No birth recorded. No fingerprints come up in the police files.
She has no phone numbers or any bank accounts reported.
She doesn't exist.
Then what is this about?
Police surveillance footage.
She's headed to Urfa on a bus.
[atmospheric music plays]
Now that the girl is here, I'd say mission accomplished.
So if you'll excuse me, I plan to move on now.
[ominous music plays]
Sorry, Schatz. Nein.
You haven't even begun your role.
Continue to watch her.
Nobody touches her yet.
Can I ask what makes this girl so important?
You would have more faith if you knew about her.
[atmospheric music plays]
You know who I am.
Nobody knows who I am because I don't know who I am anymore.
A military man once said…
He said it doesn't matter what anyone thinks about you
or even if they believe they know your name,
you are simply… you.
[soft music plays]
[sighs]
[Atiye] Why do they call this area Göbekli Tepe?
[woman 1] The ancestors named it.
The mountain looks like the belly of a pregnant woman.
You take one of the old stones at the bottom of a tree,
and you mark it with a star
to see the star-marked woman in your dreams.
Here.
[atmospheric music plays]
Hmm.
[woman 2] But yours… your journey is just beginning.
[woman 1] And if you dream of her, she will heal you.
They say you and your child will survive
with Allah's mercy.
She's very real. I saw her.
[woman 1 gasps] Really?
Really. Promise you won't give up hope.
[atmospheric music plays]
[Serap mutters]
[tense music plays]
[echoing] Serap.
[echoing]
Who visited you, Serap?
I told you she'd come.
But how come she never came to pay you a visit before?
The time is now.
Serap, no baby exists.
You have never given birth.
There'd be records of it.
[Serap] Listen carefully to what I say.
You will need to help my baby very soon.
How could I possibly help your daughter?
Because you're a mother too.
Watch out for your son, Melek.
What are you talking about?
[Serap] The past and the future are about to change.
They have to change.
Your family, too.
[music intensifies]
[phone rings in background]
[breathes shakily]
[phone rings, vibrates]
Hello, Mother.
Ozan, where are you?
-Tell me. -[soft music plays]
At a friend's. What's wrong?
[Melek] You didn't come home last night. I was worried about you.
Mmm…
I was at a friend's party and I didn't want to drink and drive.
What's wrong?
[Melek] It's nothing. Just… please come home early tonight.
Okay, Mom. Bye.
Yeah.
Hmm.
[gulps]
[sighs]
[soft music plays]
[tense music plays]
Elif!
-[Ozan] Elif. Elif. -[Elif groans]
Explain this.
[Elif sighs] Ozan.
[Ozan] How long have you been off the pill?
Elif, how many days have you missed?
Sixty.
Two months.
You become pregnant and you will probably die.
-Ozan, but a baby will-- -Will make sure you're dead!
[Elif sighs] No.
It's my time to have children.
I want to give birth. I want to be the mother of a family with you.
[sighs] Elif, sweetheart…
Listen, don't you know that pregnant women are dying?
No. What makes you so sure? Huh? Maybe my baby and I will both be fine.
Or maybe they'll find a cure. Or maybe it just won't happen to me, Ozan.
-[soft music plays] -Elif.
I'm being serious.
You're back on the pill…
or it's over.
[sighs]
I promise.
But we're not telling any more lies.
We'll tell everyone everything, okay? Promise?
Okay.
[Ozan sighs]
Don't be silly like this again.
-[bus doors open] -[radio bleeps]
[man] Good evening. ID check.
[indistinct talking over radio]
Your ID, please.
-[radio bleeps] -Your ID card, please.
[ominous music plays]
The chief inspector wants to see you.
POLICE
Dad?
-She's here, Inspector. -Huh?
Oh. Come in, come in. Have a seat.
We haven't found any information about you.
It's probably something like
either your record's been removed somehow
or your real name's not Atiye.
I'm telling you this just to help you.
That's why I had them bring you in.
That's kind of you.
Do you remember any names, like your family or friends?
Actually, I do have a name.
-Maybe you could look it up for me. -Who?
Erhan Kurtiz, archeologist.
Find me Erhan Kurtiz, an archeologist.
And send us up two glasses of tea.
I said tea, but we have coffee.
No, tea is great.
-[liquid pouring] -[soft music plays in background]
[sighs] Hello.
[sighs]
I missed you so much, Schatz.
[sighs] I missed those lips.
Hey, handsome. How about taking a break?
[sighs] Hannah, not now.
Come on. Come on.
I have to go back right after the wedding. Digging begins immediately.
We can delay the wedding.
-[clicking tongue] -It makes no difference to me. You know.
We're not postponing.
Don't worry about a thing.
Are you hungry?
You can start. I'll be right there.
Okay.
I'll wait too.
[footsteps recede]
[door closes]
[atmospheric music plays]
[Nazım] Well done, son. Good, keep going.
-Daddy. -What is it?
What are you writing about?
About a cave full of purple stones.
It must be a fairy tale.
No, it's true. Come look.
Come here. I'll show you.
Here underground, hidden way out of sight,
I know where there's a cave that's filled
with purple stones.
I'll take you there one day when you're all grown up.
But you have to promise you won't tell anyone about this, okay?
-Uh-huh. -That's my boy.
[atmospheric music continues]
EARTHQUAKE IN URFA
Hello, Murat?
You're in the lab now, right? Hmm.
I'm going to be sending you a sample to run some tests on a composite.
It's urgent.
[Mustafa] Erhan's parents died in the Urfa earthquake in 1996.
According to the records we found, he also has a sister named Elif.
He studied archeology, but he's in the mining business now.
Gaia Mining.
He works closely with the owner.
Who?
Serdar Yılmaz.
-[tense music plays] -Serdar Yılmaz?
Seems like a decent enough man
and a man you can't push around because he has powerful friends.
GAIA MINING
[Mustafa] What's your connection with him?
Um… well, I'm not sure.
Can you excuse me for a minute?
Erhan, what are you doing with Serdar?
Atiye.
[coughs]
[atmospheric music plays]
[Melek] Serdar!
You found him!
Come out and talk to me.
Sure.
[footsteps approach]
Am I allowed to leave now?
Let's fingerprint you in case something comes up in our records.
Look, Atiye, this is Istanbul, a big city,
so why don't I have a doctor take a look at you?
No, I don't need a doctor.
Then please, take this.
Be sure to call if you're in need of something or if you begin to remember.
[chuckles] Thank you for helping me so much. How can I repay you?
You called me Dad when you were at my apartment.
I mean, I had no children of my own, you know.
But if I did, I'd hope she'd be like you.
Hasan?
Inspector?
-Accompany the lady. -Yes, sir.
I can't remember, but if I had a dad…
I hope he's like you.
And good luck.
[seagulls cry]
[knocking]
Hmm. Hello.
Is Elif home?
In the shower.
-[Ozan] Would you like something to drink? -Thanks, no.
[Ozan] Make yourself comfortable.
[distorted music plays]
-[Ozan chuckles] -[soft music plays in background]
[Ozan groans]
[laughs]
So, Elif and you, how do you know each other?
[scoffs]
Her brother and Elif
are my father's adopted children.
We grew up together.
[groans]
[sighs]
[sighs] So, how do you know her?
We have a mutual friend named Merve. Elif mentioned needing an assistant.
[Ozan] Hmm… Is there something about your eyes?
Maybe…
you and I have met before.
I mean, your face…
[door opens]
Oh, Atiye. How's it going?
Sorry, I thought you were alone. I'll come back later.
No, I'm sorry. The morning got away from me.
Bye, girls.
[Elif] Thanks for dropping by, Ozan.
[chuckles] Le me dress. I'll be back in a couple of minutes.
-Hang out here and make yourself at home. -I'm good.
[atmospheric music plays]
[Serap, on tape] There's a secret in that land,
hidden for thousands of years.
Atiye came to find it.
The only obstacle before her is your husband.
When the time comes, you'll come to a parting of the ways, Melek.
You'll show the truth to your husband.
Because if you don't,
you'll lose your son.
[tense music plays]
Do you have something important to tell me, Serdar?
Your job must be very hard.
Taking care of sick people.
I'll ask one more time.
Do you have something to say to me?
No, Melek. No.
No.
[sighs]
[music intensifies]
[sighs]
-So, what do you think? -It's so gorgeous.
Thank you. Super.
Because tomorrow is the last fitting. It's for my brother's wedding.
Your brother?
[chuckles] How nice.
[soft music plays]
Ah! Um… By the way,
Ozan and my relationship's a big secret, which means you don't know about it.
No problem.
Why? Doesn't anybody know?
Well, um…
Ozan is my adopted brother.
He's scared, scared of the family's reaction to us.
[chuckles]
But the good news is we are telling them soon.
Otherwise, I'm gonna wring his neck.
Elif, not to pry, but may I ask something personal?
Go ahead, shoot.
Do you think a man who doesn't tell people he's in a relationship with you
deserves to be with you?
I'm sorry, I'm out of line. I apologize.
[chuckles]
Maybe we should relax.
Bathroom if you need a shower, and let me get you something comfortable to wear.
-[Atiye] Um… this blanket? -Oh. It's kind of creepy.
Someone left it on my doorstep. There was a note with it.
A note?
Yeah, it said…
Uh… "Still… um… with you."
Something like that. Creepy.
It was a few days ago.
And he slipped the note right under the door.
I bet they just had the wrong address.
[sighs]
Ozan, where were you? I was worried about you.
I'm here and I'm okay.
Is Serap someone you know about? Or this Atiye person?
-What's that name? -Atiye.
You sure?
I have a patient at work. She's confusing me.
Just please look.
Familiar?
[Melek] Hmm?
Elif's dressmaking helper.
-Elif's helper? -[Ozan] Mm-hmm.
What's going on, Mom?
-What are you worried about? -Huh? I'm okay.
-Would you send me that? -Yeah, I'll send it to you.
Oh, Ozan. Well, well. Lo and behold.
Good of you to drop by.
[scoffs] Good to see you too, Dad.
[coughs]
[suspenseful music plays]
[scoffs] Must you?
THOUSANDS DIE IN EARTHQUAKE
[sighs]
KURTİZ KILLED IN EARTHQUAKE
[suspenseful music plays]
[Atiye] That accident never happened.
Elif has never been adopted.
[sighs]
If Nazım died in the earthquake, he might not have found that cave.
So, what is Erhan so busy hiding down there?
Mr. Özgürsoy, it's me, Atiye.
I'm sorry to bother you at home.
[Atiye] There is no Göbekli Tepe. Erhan doesn't recognize or believe me.
What am I gonna do?
-[soft music plays] -He doesn't remember you…
but you remember him.
He doesn't believe you…
but you believe him.
You can make him believe.
But he can't find the temple either, so how can he help me?
If a path is closed,
it's meant to make you look for another path to take.
[sighs]
Ah! Chief Inspector, thank you for coming. I really appreciate it.
[Mustafa] You're welcome, dear.
-Nazım Kurtiz really is dead, right? -According to the records, he is.
I'm wondering if we can get his personal belongings.
There could be research papers or a diary.
That's hard. A lot of time has passed, Atiye.
Why did you want to see me here?
To meet someone important to me.
My mom, Serap.
Uh… Mr. Özgürsoy helped me a lot.
My pleasure.
[atmospheric music plays]
Have we ever met before?
No. I'm wrong.
I would have remembered if we'd met. [chuckles]
The things we call memories…
are locked rooms.
These rooms go back not only to the past,
but to the beginning.
To the start of time itself.
Maybe it starts right now.
Could you please help me get my mom out of this place?
Well, I'll see what I can do. Um…
No stopping. We have to keep digging.
-[loud drumming] -Ali…
Double wages if you have to, but don't stop.
So tell me, do you plan to keep digging after the funding stops?
Give me a break. I'm not in the mood, Ozan.
Half of Urfa is uprooted.
And what did you get? Zilch.
Ozan, why don't you mind your own business?
Oh, my bad, I forgot. You don't have a business to mind.
Come on, Erhan. You know I'd never make fun of you.
Except all the time.
Am I late?
Not at all. It's the bride who's early.
-[tense music plays] -[shots fire]
-I'm Hannah, the bride. -Atiye.
Congrats to you. When's the wedding?
It's in two days.
Two? Wow, that's not much.
Yes. So, maybe a little less chatting and more sewing.
Not bad. The hemline could be better.
-Do you prefer floor-length? -[Elif] I think so, but what about you?
Anything you say.
Okay, we'll make it floor-length, then.
It's great that you're here. Elif was getting tired.
You're scared I can't finish in time, but I have finished my brother's suit.
-He hasn't come by to get it yet. -He just got back yesterday.
-[Elif] Yesterday? -[Hannah] Mm-hmm.
Quite the sexy welcome home party.
You guys must be meant for each other.
Uh, Atiye, could you go to the table and grab me the black scissors, please?
Uh-huh.
[tense music plays]
I'll be right back.
-Let me have a look at you. -[door closes]
[sighs]
[Atiye] Nazım?
[music intensifies]
[Atiye] Stop! Wait a minute!
Erhan. [laughs]
Glad you're back.
[Serdar] Don't be afraid, son.
-I'll take care of you from now on. -[soft music plays]
What's your… name?
Serdar, your dad's brother.
[coughs]
How's the mine holding up?
It's good.
We were lucky, no injuries.
Yeah, we were lucky.
I'm sorry I let you down. I'm embarrassed.
I wouldn't blame you if you wanna throw in the towel.
That's all good.
I know it's tough for you,
but we're exploring for something that's priceless.
I believe in you, son.
You're so close.
I feel it.
[dramatic music plays]
[Erhan] You're the only father I've ever known. I'm grateful.
Nobody's believed in me the way you have.
Erhan, the man who finds those temples first…
gets the glory.
I'm so proud of you. You'll be in the history books.
And these setbacks won't even be worth mentioning.
And your father…
would be proud to know everything you're doing.
I'm sure he's looking down on you, son.
[suspenseful music plays]
[barking]
Nazım, please.
-Can you please just talk to me? -[barking continues]
I'm Atiye. Zühre is my grandma.
[barking]
[Nazım] Hey.
-Up here. -[atmospheric music plays]
Something strange happened the other day.
A girl came to the hill.
Speaking all about temples below the ground.
She knew what we were doing.
She even found a stone up there.
I think we should tighten all of our security measures.
We're already struggling with the villagers.
If they think their temple is in danger of being discovered…
it becomes a lot tougher.
And was her name Atiye?
[tense music plays]
You know what her name is?
You watch out for her. I don't want you distracted.
But you let me know if she comes around.
Are you hungry?
I bet you miss your mother's cooking, huh? Huh?
[atmospheric music plays]
[sighs]
So… you're really the woman?
You exist?
That's right.
I mean, you found me.
But are you prepared to hear what I have to say?
[music intensifies]
Subtitle translation by Büşra Külahcı