A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
Where are you, Arda?
Arda!
-Where are you, Arda? -Arda!
Where are you, Arda?
-Arda? -Can you hear us, Arda?
Arda, son! Where were you, Arda?
I was so worried!
Where were you?
You know, when I was a child, I would make a wish at every opportunity.
Whenever I was blowing out candles on a cake or I saw a shooting star,
or a ladybug landed on my hand…
I forgot that innocence as I grew up.
I want to remember it tonight.
I want to remember that each wish is an intention, and can create miracles.
So let's remember it together.
May all the wishes made tonight come true.
May you come true too.
Come on. Let's have dinner by the fire.
Red or white?
Red.
Okay.
-Is there only wine? -No.
Of course not.
A goddess once lived in the land where the Aegean Sea meets Anatolia.
As the goddess of fertility and the harvest,
she was responsible for the changing of the seasons.
Every year, the goddess would turn fall into winter, and winter into spring.
But then, one day, someone came and stole her most precious thing.
The apple of her eye.
Her daughter.
The goddess searched for her everywhere, for days, for nights, for years.
She traveled the whole world to find her missing daughter.
But when she ended up empty-handed, her wishes ungranted,
her grief became unbearable.
The goddess stopped changing the seasons.
Spring didn't come around that year.
Once I was told that a word is an intention.
As soon as it leaves one's mouth, it starts to create its own reality.
Atiye?
But wishes are like that too.
That's why I'm making a wish tonight.
And I wish for spring to return.
-Good morning, my love. -Good morning.
Is that your Hıdırellez wish?
Let's see what you wished for.
You can't tell anyone your wish. If you do, it won't come true.
So superstitious!
What do you do with a Hıdırellez wish?
You throw it in the water.
From the earth, into the water.
Don't you have morning classes this term?
Yeah, that's true. I'm off. What are you going to do today?
-I have an art therapy session. -Okay. Take care.
One, two, three.
Ms. Atiye.
-Hello. -Hello.
You have a new guest today.
His name is Arda. He has a special condition.
He's waiting over there.
Thank you.
-Hello. -Hello.
Nice to meet you, Arda.
I'm Atiye.
Today, we're going to do some painting together.
Here.
-No! -Okay. Calm down.
My hands are here, see. I'm not touching you. Okay?
Can you look at me?
Can you look at the card?
Well done.
Whatever is up there is also down here.
Whatever is outside…
is also inside.
Calm down.
Well done.
Hello?
Professor, I didn't see you on campus. Are you not coming in today either?
You can cover my class.
-But, sir… -I said, you can cover it.
Welcome.
Surprise!
Cansu!
Did you miss me?
I missed you so much. When did you get here?
This morning.
Ta-da! Do you like my masterpiece? It's my own interpretation.
I have nothing to add to an artist's interpretation.
Goodness me!
-Did you get a haircut? -Just the split ends.
You've lost weight, too.
Dear me, nothing escapes you today, madam.
That's because I only see you once in a blue moon.
How long has it been?
Not that long. Only three or four months.
I see. Three or four months seem short to nomads like you.
And the purpose of this visit? Work? Love?
I have no love life. I came because I missed you all so much.
Then welcome home, honey.
-Thank you. -For now, at least.
Is that a gift for me?
Thank you.
My sweetheart! Let me take a look at you.
We missed you.
-I missed you so much! I'm glad you came. -I missed you too.
I mean, I missed you all.
How long are you staying this time?
Well, you know what I mean. You never know with this one, that's why I asked.
I missed you loads too, Mom.
But I haven't bought my ticket yet.
Let's celebrate my arrival first, and then we'll think about me leaving.
-Okay, come on. -Come on.
-Have you added the sauce? -Yes, dear.
Erhan told me you started painting again.
How about holding another exhibition, Atiye? Wouldn't that be great?
No, I don't think so.
Cansu, dear, if you had told us you were coming,
we'd have prepared the food you like best.
If you come unannounced, you eat what you get, not what you want.
It's okay, really.
So, my dear family…
Are there any big secrets you're keeping from me?
If there are, just tell me here and now.
Cansu, dear…
She's right. If there is anything, spill it.
I guess there isn't.
-Welcome. -Here we go.
-Thank you. -Welcome. To your health.
Is it a full moon?
Yes, it is.
So, you haven't planned your return trip?
I'll tell you as soon as I do. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Cansu?
-Yes? -I mean…
I know you go to your sister for these kind of things…
But I'm here too, if you need anything.
Don't worry. You're good at this.
At what?
-Well, you're good at being a brother. -Thank you.
Hey!
Where have you been?
We set a table for us youngsters. Take a seat.
I want to say something.
You know how it seems like I'm always making fun of things,
not taking things seriously?
Actually, it's kind of true. It's the only way to make life bearable.
What I mean is, I'm not the baby of the house anymore.
So, you can share the serious and important stuff with me, if you want.
Look at her! Did you hear that?
Our itty-bitty little sister is all grown up!
Of course, we'll talk to you.
Let's not exaggerate, sis.
Alright. Got it.
There's something else that's been bothering me.
How is Mr. Serdar? Have you heard from him? Is he okay?
I'm sure he's fine.
He's hiding, and we avoid seeing him for his own safety.
We don't see him, or talk to him. We closed that chapter.
It's all in the past.
We're moving on.
Hey, listen.
Do you think Dad still locks the liquor cabinet?
I don't think so. But you're the one who lives here.
Why don't you grab a bottle?
He'd give us one if we asked. We were in high school then.
I know! But it wouldn't be the youngsters' table.
I see! That's a game-changer. I'll go steal one now.
They won't even notice.
I guess this is your thing, right?
Secretly opening what's locked.
She's your sister. I wouldn't know.
You're late.
I missed you so much.
So did I.
Alright.
I'm going to bed.
Aren't you going to tell me?
Tell you what?
Something happened at dinner.
-You noticed. -Of course I noticed.
I'm hearing voices again.
Like last time?
No, it's different this time.
It's like crackling. As if something is burning and crackling.
What do you think?
Could it be? Because you said you were waiting for the right time.
But it might not be that.
What if it is, Atiye? What if it's our daughter?
Actually, I can feel it.
Alright then. Now, whatever happens, you tell me every little detail, okay?
If there's anything to do, I'll do it.
Okay? You stay safe and tell me what's happening. Everything.
We discussed this. You can't do this.
What do you mean?
I carried her in my womb.
I gave birth to her. I held her in my arms, I smelled her.
She's my child.
Yes, but they stole her from you, Atiye.
They stole her from us.
When you were lost, I thought you were dead.
I thought I would never see you again.
I couldn't bear it if that happened again, Atiye.
I'm here. I'm not going anywhere.
-Atiye… -Erhan.
I'm not a china doll. You can't wrap me in cotton wool and hide me away.
Atiye. They took our child.
Nobody else could have survived that, lived with that burden.
But we made it. We got back up.
I can't protect you from all the evil in the world,
but I'll try my best.
Something's burning.
My baby.
My daughter!
No!
No! My daughter!
No! Help!
No!
Oh, God!
How about we stay here all day, in the middle of the sea?
Let's do it.
Yeah, sure.
It would be great if you stayed, too. How about you don't go back this time?
-Me? -You.
I mean…
It's nice to live on a boat all the time…
But it's hard. I guess it's problematic.
You wouldn't live anywhere other than the city, right?
-No, you wouldn't. -What are you trying to get at?
What are we talking about?
You wouldn't live around here.
We could rent a place in the city.
-Cansu, how long have we been together? -Ozan.
It's been three years, right?
-Three years. -Right?
Yes, right.
We're not breaking up.
What, are we?
I think we're alright.
I mean, if being alright is…
something like this.
Isn't it hot! Shall we have a swim?
Or eat some fruit? There's plenty.
-What? -What do you mean, what?
Are you serious?
No, I'm not serious.
You're upset. You were serious.
What? What do you say?
-Look, I… -Yes?
I've made a lot of mistakes. You witnessed most of them, too.
I fell. I got up again. I screwed up.
I somehow managed to pull through.
But I promised myself I wouldn't owe anything to anyone, ever again.
Except for you.
Right.
I have a soft spot for you.
So, take back what you said.
Take it back.
Okay.
You're right again.
What's that attitude?
If I could have excavated a bit more at Göbekli Tepe,
spent more time in that cave, maybe we'd have found scriptures like these, too.
But those bastards completely buried Göbekli Tepe.
Never mind excavating, we can't even get near it.
This organization does that.
They'd do anything to tie your hands.
Yes, they bury people under the wreckage. They kill them.
This alphabet…
The oldest source I can find using this alphabet is dated 300 BC.
It didn't exist before that.
300 BC was Alexander the Great's Indian Campaign.
Like other languages, it was spread through war.
I know. I'm going over the files you brought yesterday.
So? But?
But…
Unfortunately, it's not easy.
These secret languages have different levels.
They taught me a completely different level when I joined the organization.
For example, this embossment shows Alexander's war with the Persians.
The sentences are important.
You recognize the alphabet, but you know a different version of it.
So, you can't crack it?
These men took my daughter eight years ago!
And everything we figure out will take me one step closer to her!
That's why you'll do everything you can!
You still can't trust me, can you?
It isn't smart to trust you, don't you agree?
Atiye would trust me.
Don't push your luck, Serdar.
We discussed this. Atiye won't know a thing.
Süveyda.
Do you know what that is?
No.
The point of Süveyda…
It's a small, black point on the heart.
They say…
that our souls are blown through it when we're in our mother's womb.
And when we die, the soul leaves our body through it.
Our whole truth is hidden in that tiny point.
And of course, so is our conscience.
I had blackened my heart, Erhan.
I had forgotten my essence.
Atiye reminded me of…
What I really was. What we really were.
I can never go back to that life.
Never.
Atiye has started hearing a fire.
Like the crackling sounds a fire makes.
Would that be useful?
I saw her, Mom. I saw my daughter. She's alive.
But she was very different than how I remember.
Atiye.
We look different in different lives.
What matters is the soul.
-I saw you in a dream last night. -And?
I woke up with an aching heart, so I came here.
You were in a forest.
It was chaos.
You were running around, yelling, and searching for something in a panic.
I was searching for my daughter. I was asking for help. I was screaming.
Atiye, I'm worried.
I'm really worried that something might happen to you.
So you won't do everything you can should something happen to me? Fine.
Of course I will. I'd give my life for you.
Mom, you of all people should understand me.
Someone took my daughter, and I don't even know who they are.
Do you think I'd be scared of anything after that?
Is it a coincidence that we both had the same dream?
This is a calling to our blood.
This is your duty as much as it is mine.
Please stand by me this time.
You're right.
I got scared and ran away.
I tried to protect you, too.
But…
we all saw that this is an inevitable destiny.
You're right.
You'll do what I couldn't.
You don't know this,
but you once told me that this seed would make everything flourish again.
Did you talk to Erhan? What does he say?
Don't worry, Mom.
My daughter is calling me.
All I need to do is follow the signs she left behind,
with no fear.
Life…
Sutima…
No, that's not it.
Death…
That's not it either.
That's it, Erhan. Come here!
"Birth begins with death.
Our last day is the beginning of the first day."
That's what it says.
What does it mean? Reincarnation? What is the meaning of it?
I don't know.
You were with these men for years. Does it not mean anything?
After all this time, I realized that I know nothing about this organization.
I see. You don't know shit but still managed to ruin our lives.
Fine, I'll work on this for a bit.
Erhan…
Please stop, Erhan! Stop!
I can see that you're angry.
At these men, at me, at the whole world.
But don't let this rage take over your life, son.
-Please. -I'm not doing anything wrong.
I'm only trying to find the men who ruined our lives.
I didn't think I was doing anything bad, either.
I just wanted my wife back.
Yes, you're right.
Maybe you're right…
But that's not what's important.
Don't forget to look around you, son.
There are people who need you.
Don't…
Don't withhold your love from them.
That's what being a father is about. I…
I understood that too late.
Too late.
Thank you.
One by one. Get in line.
There!
-Could you excuse us for a second? -Sure. Go ahead.
You gave this to me as a gift yesterday, remember?
Could you tell me why?
Did someone give this to you?
A girl… A little girl…
A girl with long brown hair.
The tree, in the forest.
"Birth begins with death.
Our last day is the beginning of the first day."
"Birth begins with death. Our last…"
"Miraculously, Umut Yazıcı managed to escape the wreckage."
The secret of Göbekli Tepe. My father was also searching for it.
Years passed.
I grew up and became a father, but I'm still searching for the same thing.
But today, I can finally say that I think there is a direct connection
between Göbekli Tepe and the human life cycle.
Atiye?
Many scientists have claimed that time is not linear,
but circular or spiral.
I propose a new interpretation,
replacing "time" with "human life."
Atiye?
So birth, life, purgatory, death…
These don't have to occur in the order that we are taught.
The temples in Göbekli Tepe are instruments for this cycle.
And in fact, there's something else, beyond that.
There's an ancient knowledge, a mystery, hidden somewhere.
There has to be.
Sometimes, the power of a secret is so strong, so intense,
that you ask yourself, "Is it worth setting off on this journey?
Is it worth risking everything?
The past, the future, the present?"
BIRTH BEGINS WITH DEATH
What if there's a reason those people tried to keep it a secret?
And what if it's a secret that shouldn't be revealed?
What if it causes darkness instead of enlightenment?
What would you do then?
But if you're chasing the truth,
and if you've scraped the surface of knowledge that will change the world,
then you can't give up.
You can't run away when you see danger.
You have to keep believing, even in your darkest moments.
And I will keep going.
I have to keep going,
because if I solve these mysteries, I know I will find my daughter.
Daughter. Aden?
Subtitle translation by: Fulden Ötgür