A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
-Mr. Serdar… -My darling.
Help me.
There's no such thing as time.
Mr. Serdar.
Everything in the universe happens at once.
Help me.
Don't worry.
We only perceive things sequentially, because that's what we were taught.
Yet every choice we make leads to a new possibility.
We affect everything in a timeless place, even if we don't realize it.
You can still repent, Serdar, and that changes everything.
I'll save you, Cansu. Don't be afraid.
You'll be okay.
BIRTH BEGINS WITH DEATH
OUR LAST DAY IS THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST DAY
Erhan.
I found…
Hello, Serdar? What did you find? Where are you?
Serdar? Hello? Can you hear me?
Hello?
When did he send these?
Where is this place?
Aden!
Come on, we're late.
Aden, come on.
Come on. You have sand all over you. Get up.
You can lay down.
Close your eyes.
When I was little,
my mother and I would collect pine cones.
As if she were praying, she'd always say, "She will come.
She won't stop until day and night come together, and fire and water unite.
Her soul is fear. Her soul is a reward."
I asked her what she was doing.
She said, "I'm trying to reach eternity, the center of the soul.
If you need her one day,
you should find a pine cone and think about her.
That way, your true eye will open,
and you'll be able to reach her."
But I didn't even try.
Do you think she can really do this?
Your daughter is a very special person, Atiye.
Time may have taken some powers from us,
but she is the descendant of two lineages.
She has not only the knowledge of the mind,
like us, but also of the soul.
The people who kidnapped her know that too.
That's why they're after her.
Then it makes sense that she's reaching out to me now.
They made a move. They want her powers, so she's asking for my help.
I need to get to my daughter, right away.
These messages she sent, they all mean something.
Let's find Serdar.
He might know.
No, we can't.
A burnt pine cone, a symbol, a ritual…
You have lots of new information, Atiye.
But I don't want to put him in danger.
What else have you got, Atiye?
Just once.
We'll go and talk to him.
I'll go alone. You don't need to come.
I made you some mint tea. It'll calm you down.
Thanks.
Your sister came all this way. Maybe stop for a minute? Let's talk.
Just a second.
Do you really have to work this much?
Well, this is a work matter…
Yes, but I'm not talking about right now.
It's always like this.
I've been abroad for years. You didn't come and visit once.
Cansu… You know how busy we are. You know our situation.
I do.
That's exactly why…
Perhaps you should stop and breathe? It may do you good.
Okay. Come on, tell me.
Don't beat around the bush. Do I look that bad?
Not bad, but I mean…
You're like this! Tense…
Yes, you're with us, but your mind is always elsewhere.
-We miss you. -Cansu.
Of course it's elsewhere. I'm thinking of our daughter,
and any kind of clue that could lead us to her,
and Göbekli Tepe, and ancient alphabets!
What should I do? Stop looking for her?
Yes, stop it. Give up on your daughter. Am I saying that? Is that what you heard?
What is it, then? I don't have a choice, Cansu! I don't!
Any other person would lose their mind. All I can do is look for her!
If I don't look for her, I'll go insane!
I'm sorry.
We'll find her one day.
And that's when I'll stop to breathe…
…and spend time with my family.
Take no notice of the things I said. I…
I mean…
I was being an idiot.
We love you no matter what.
Is there anything I can help with?
Actually, there is.
Can you find out where this photo is from?
That's easy. I got this.
Who are you looking for?
I was looking for Serdar.
-Who are you? -An old friend.
I haven't seen him today.
I guess he left.
Where can I find him?
I don't know. I've never seen him go out before.
A young man stopped by yesterday.
They locked themselves in and talked.
Bon appétit.
I wasn't expecting your call.
It was a surprise for me too.
I'm sorry I made you come to me. This was the only time I was free.
I thought you were the owner when I didn't see any other customers.
A chef came to me in Prague one day.
He was devoted to his work. He wanted to open up his own place.
He asked if I'd support him. And I did.
Now, we're partners.
He's working, and I'm making money. It's a win-win situation.
Well, good for you, if you're happy just making money.
Is that how it sounds? No, it's not like that…
Let's say, I'm trying to make a friend's dreams come true.
That's not such a bad thing.
So?
To what do I owe the pleasure?
I'm looking for your father.
I'm not.
I… Do you really think I know where he is?
They said his only visitor is a young man.
Thanks for calling me young, but I don't visit him.
What good will Serdar do you, anyway?
I want to ask him a few things.
What do you want to ask?
Why do you care, Ozan? Do you know where he is, or not?
No, I don't.
As you want to talk to him in person,
are you trying to find out about his old connections?
My daughter is trying to reach me.
Only Serdar can make sense of the messages she has sent.
I've been waiting for this for years. If you know where he is, please tell me.
I don't know, but…
I don't think Serdar knows anything.
Do you think he'd still be alive if he did?
So, you don't know?
I don't know.
Okay.
Who's there?
Ozan?
Ozan, is that you?
Whoever you are, open your eyes.
Open them.
Power, success…
Whatever they promised you, don't fall for it.
They know you better than you know yourself.
They tell you they'll heal you, then they steal your soul.
Don't let them use you. Get out of here. Do you hear me?
Hey! Do you hear me? Hey!
Wait, don't go! Listen to me! Stop!
Stop…
-Hello. I'm looking for Mr. Umut. -I'm Umut.
-Sorry, I said Mr. Umut without thinking. -What do you want?
-To ask some questions, if that's okay. -No.
Hold on, we got off on the wrong foot.
-Who are you? -My name is Erhan. Erhan Kurtiz.
I'm an archaeologist, and also an academic.
Let me see your ID.
Oh, that's useless. Show me the university ID.
Come on.
I need to talk to you about something very important.
Please.
Fine, come in.
Come on, can you just ask your questions and go?
A friend, who I do research with, has gone missing.
The last message he sent me was a photo of this place.
-I haven't heard from him since. -Hold on.
-Are you blaming me? -No. I'm just looking for my friend.
Maybe you know something.
What the hell would I do with your friend?
What do you want from me? How did you find my name and address?
On the Internet.
Look, we're doing research on Göbekli Tepe.
Maybe you know something.
Look. Whatever you are searching for, whatever you want, it's not here.
I have nothing to do with Göbekli Tepe!
-Leave me alone! -You have nothing to do with Göbekli Tepe.
Okay.
What's this, then?
You are Umut Yazıcı.
GÖBEKLİ TEPE DISASTER
The only person who survived the wreckage.
Everybody says it's a miracle. Could this be a coincidence?
I don't know. Maybe it is!
If you're done with your questions, can you go?
Birth begins with death.
And…
our last day…
is the beginning of the first day.
We translated that sentence from an ancient language.
Nobody else knows about it.
It's obvious you've heard this sentence before.
Please, this is very important to me.
Look, Erhan…
Erhan, right?
Can I give you some advice? Keep out of all this stuff.
Everything written about Göbekli Tepe is a lie.
It's the gateway to heaven,
the aliens built it, it belongs to superhuman beings… All lies!
Humans are born, live, and die! Nothing else matters!
-It's new age nonsense, okay? -Do you believe what you're saying?
To hell with this! Ask the other shopkeepers about me!
I'm crazy, okay?
Stay away from me, for your own sake! Now, fuck off!
Go on!
You're not crazy.
Look, she added this to the symbol.
Isn't it strange?
She's eight years old.
I still don't even know her name.
I think you're going to meet her really soon. Seriously.
We finally have your full support.
Of course. I couldn't do it any other way.
You know, I'm so desperate I even talked to Ozan today.
Which Ozan? Our Ozan?
And?
What did he say? What happened?
Nothing happened. He just talked.
Not answering?
No, I don't feel like it.
-Do we keep secrets from each other? -Atik.
Are we teenagers?
No, we don't.
Okay, spill it. There's obviously someone in your life.
Here you go again, sounding all otherworldly.
Is it your sixth sense, honey?
Yes, it's my sixth sense, honey.
Your phone is face down on the table, and you're wearing yesterday's clothes.
Dummy!
Fine, don't tell me then!
It's fine if you're just hanging out,
but if you met your true love and came back for him,
I'd be sad if you were hiding it from me.
No way. What true love, anyway?
I couldn't find true love.
There isn't anyone.
There's no such thing.
You're never here.
And when you are, I want things to be just how they used to be.
They will be, right?
This is just the adaptation period after coming back from abroad?
By the way, I want to tell you something.
Speaking of the way things were…
I accidentally saw a message on my brother's phone today.
It was from Serdar.
I mean, you said you weren't seeing him…
I don't get it.
Humankind is the worst catastrophe to occur on Earth.
Violence, grudges, greed, anger,
war, pain…
Humankind created them all.
Man chose not to light the fire of life, but to destroy life with that fire.
Mankind turned its back on the world, and inflicted bloodshed on itself.
It spread hate in the air like a virus, instead of love.
It poisoned its oceans and the waters within itself.
This wave of hatred spread so much…
that it killed not only itself…
Get ready. We're leaving.
…but all the living beings on the planet.
Humankind surrendered to the dark spot in its soul.
Hello?
And now, it's too late to heal.
From now on, we must seek salvation.
Your time is coming.
Find yourself, and do your part.
I don't know. She reached her mother somehow.
This procedure doesn't work anymore anyway.
We can't get any more information.
Sir, what are you saying? What do you mean, fired?
And for what reason?
Enough excuses, keep them to yourself. I know what your real problem is.
Who's giving you the order? Who's pulling the strings?
Okay, do what you want. You can't stop me!
The university fired me, without giving a reason.
Just like that?
Yes, I mean, I was a bit absent lately, but that's just an excuse for them, Atiye.
They're following orders.
Could it be because you're seeing Serdar?
You promised me, Erhan.
We know they're after him. We were going to leave him alone.
Atiye, I can't let Serdar go.
He worked with them for years. Every clue we get from him is important.
What matters is you and our daughter.
Okay, but he disappeared when we needed him most.
Disappeared? How do you know he disappeared?
Our daughter is sending messages. I couldn't understand all the signs.
I went to Serdar for help.
Wait a minute. What messages? Tell me everything, from the beginning.
I went to a forest, following the signs.
The pine cones formed the same symbol.
And there was an eye in the middle.
What kind of forest? Do we know it? Can you describe it to me?
A pine cone.
It wasn't there this morning.
There's something there too.
Here it is!
This is the symbol, with the same eye in the middle.
I knew there was something about that woman.
What woman?
I'M GOING ON A TRIP
I'LL BE AWAY FOR A WHILE I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I'M BACK
My dear…
I think you're in a bit of a daze.
How did you know?
You made yourself a coffee, and you're giving it to me. Take it.
It'll give me heart palpitations.
Sorry, Dad. I'm just distracted. I mean, I was thinking of something.
Dad…
I have trouble understanding people.
Cansu, wouldn't it be better if you talked about these things with your mom?
Mom and I never made that connection.
Then make it, dear.
It's too late, Dad.
It's alright. I understand her.
It's fine.
I was just a baby who was left in her arms back then.
She's doing her best, too.
But that's it. That's all.
Really, let's not push it.
Anyway, tell me. I'm listening.
I'm doing my best to take my communication with people to the next level,
or to make it better, but it's not enough for anyone.
Everybody wants more.
Well done! You figured out what human beings are all about.
Okay, fine, but I might have secrets too.
Or, I don't know, there might be people
I need to think about and understand before I take a step.
I can't make everyone happy!
Cansu, it's better to not worry about these secrets too much.
Are you sure?
We overthink some things.
We become overwhelmed for no reason. There's no need, sweetheart.
Don't bottle anything up for the sake of anyone.
In the end, those secrets shouldn't get in the way of your life and dreams.
They'll be angry at first,
they'll have trouble understanding, but if they really love you,
they'll understand in the end.
Right?
Do you really think so?
Look at us.
I kept a big secret from you.
But we're as strong as ever, right?
I missed your life lessons.
-Really? -Really.
You traveled the entire world, visited every country,
but couldn't find any life lessons?
No.
Good. You must have finally understood where you should live, right?
Huh?
Anyway, I'm off to make things right.
Okay. Go ahead, sweetheart.
Don't beat yourself up!
Does she have to be mentally ill just because she was a little unstable?
There it is. No, of course not, but she's very aggressive.
She kicked me out screaming. She's definitely not normal.
Maybe she was just scared. She's been through a lot.
So, how do we get in?
-Didn't your dad own a security company? -Oh, you're counting on me?
I always count on you.
Well done!
Check everywhere. Books, notebooks, bring me whatever you find.
-Erhan. -Yes?
You need to see this.
BIG DISCOVERY IN GÖBEKLİ TEPE
What is all this?
She's obsessed with Göbekli Tepe.
EXCAVATIONS STOPPED IN GÖBEKLİ TEPE
She has a thing with the evil eye, too.
Like our daughter. She's obsessed with eyes.
This symbol originated in Babel.
It's been used to ward off bad energies ever since.
Who's there?
Who the hell are you?
First, you come here during the day, and now, you're breaking in?
What the hell?
Wait a minute. Calm down. Everything I told you is true.
I didn't lie to you.
So, you're an archaeologist by day, and a burglar by night?
You left me no choice when you didn't answer my questions.
You didn't understand at all.
That's not what I did!
I told you to fuck off and leave!
I wish we had another option, Umut.
Hello, I'm Atiye, Umut.
Our daughter was kidnapped eight years ago,
and she's sending me messages for the first time.
And she's drawing the same eyes you draw.
Our daughter is pointing us to you. Please help us.
Have you ever seen her?
Can you describe her to me?
I've only seen her in dreams.
She's so beautiful. Her eyes are different colors.
One of her eyes is yellow,
the other is blue.
Yes, where did you see her?
She was in my dreams, too.
She kept saying the same thing, every time.
"Birth begins with death. Our last day is the beginning of the first day."
She kept saying the same thing over and over again.
I ended up convinced that this was a calling.
I began researching the places in the dreams with your daughter.
I tracked them like a police officer. I talked to a lot of people.
And I found some things.
It's all here.
In fact, I went to Göbekli Tepe because of that.
But there…
I fell into the darkness.
Everything happened so suddenly.
Our whole group was trapped under the wreckage.
Stuck with no air, I was waiting to die.
She came along at the last minute.
She guided me.
I got out of there thanks to her.
Your daughter saved me.
What did you do after that?
After? What could I do? I stopped.
They were already after me. Something was happening to me every day.
So I shut myself up in here. What could I do?
I found this text while I was after them.
It talks about a day they're waiting for, a prophecy.
May I see?
"Birth begins with death.
Our last day is the beginning of the first day.
And when the time comes, a new age will begin with the first seed.
She will come.
She will open the door to real life."
Aden.
I have one last thing to do.
I'll just finish it, and then…
Don't move. I'll be right back, okay?
BIRTH BEGINS WITH DEATH
You said they're after you. Who's after you?
I don't know. Them!
I never really saw anyone.
They don't show their faces. They always have servants and masks.
And why were they after you?
You…
Who are you?
If you want, you can continue from where I left off.
I marked the last places I saw your daughter on this map.
It may be useful.
It was here.
-Are you sure? -Of course I am.
Ozan.
My son.
I'm so happy you're here.
We need to talk. You need to listen to me.
It's never too late.
I don't know who convinced you, or how you got into this, but still…
You can still give that girl back.
You can start again.
You're right.
I deserve all of this.
But I'm begging you, save yourself.
Free yourself.
Free yourself, or they'll destroy you!
They'll destroy…
How can this be? You…
You were dead!
I buried you with my own hands!
Everything I did, I did it for you.
I did it to bring you back.
Ozan!
Don't…
Ozan…
I…
I'm your father…
I'm not your son.
I never had a father.
Subtitle translation by: Fulden Ötgür