Ethos (Bir Başkadır)

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

ONE YEAR AGO

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be doing.

We can just talk… about anything you want.

Like what?

Anything. Whatever's on your mind.

Let's just talk.

Until…?

Sorry?

Well, I have to pick up my niece from school.

Does the 12 go by here?

The 12?

Oh, the bus.

I really don't know.

But there's a bus that stops right outside the building.

I know. I came here on that one.

But I forgot to check, so if the 12 doesn't go that way…

There's still more than a half an hour left in our session.

So, we have time to talk, if you want.

About what?

Anything you might have on your mind. Anything you'd like to share with me.

No, Doctor Nuray, who saw me before, the woman doctor,

down in the emergency room…

She said that all my tests were fine, so she made me come up to this,

to your office, so that's…

why I'm here.

Well, I'm glad… she did.

Yeah.

Meryem…

That's very pretty.

Thanks. It's the name of Jesus's mother.

Means "holy person."

Well, it's a lovely name.

Thank you.

Well, I could always take a minibus, I suppose.

What was your visit to the emergency room all about, Meryem?

Were you sick?

It was my fainting, mostly.

Can you tell me about it?

Well, I faint sometimes.

When?

It was the day of our aunt's wedding, and I was watching my brother's children.

That's when it first happened.

When was this?

Right after the Eid holiday.

Last year?

Oh, this year, too,

at our neighbor's downstairs.

And once when I was sitting at home watching TV.

You remember what you were watching?

Esra Erol . Are you familiar with it?

The wedding program. Is that right?

I really like her a lot. She's just had a baby.

Praise Allah.

She's a very beautiful lady, I think.

Motherhood makes you even more beautiful.

You, I have to say,

have also been blessed with great beauty.

What I wouldn't give to have your color of eyes!

Thank you very much.

You're very pretty, too.

Thanks, sweetheart.

Do you recall what they were testing you for downstairs, Meryem?

Honestly, a lot of things.

But they never found anything.

First, another hospital, where someone looked at me.

And the doctors there were the ones who sent me to Doctor Nuray.

Sent both of us, because my neighbor, Sadiye, had come along with me.

So, we came to this hospital, where I was told to see Doctor Peri upstairs.

I mean, see you… upstairs.

But no one found anything like that wrong with me, praise Allah.

Anything like what?

You know, depression.

Like what?

Well, like depression.

Eh, the neighbor I mentioned, Sadiye, she went…

She went to see somebody like you for a while and cost her a lot of money.

Poor thing. She went a little crazy when her… when her husband died.

Mustafa's her husband.

Or he was. He and my brother were very close.

My brother and he worked together at the industrial park near the airport.

You know the one I mean?

Well, my brother had a workshop and they built things like stands there.

You know, like, for, conventions.

Or fairs.

Your brother's a carpenter?

No, a commander.

Is he?

He was when he served in the military. He was stationed at Erciş.

And when he got out, he worked with Mustafa,

until Mustafa died, that is.

My brother… He sort of fell apart when that happened.

He lost the workshop.

Fortunately, we had the house our grandfather left to us.

It's not big, but you know…

There's room for all of us.

Then someone he knew from the military luckily came along

and told him he could get him a job.

There's a night club called Open in Etiler,

even though, from the side, it looks more like Up, really.

So, my brother got a job there,

working the door,

which means he has to work all night.

And that's difficult when you've got two kids and a wife.

And his wife… She's sick.

Anyway, sometimes he tells me about all the crazy things he's seen people do...

So, this Şadiye, this neighbor of yours…

She's been to see a therapist.

Is that right?

Yes, she's the one who told me to try it.

She said it did her good, so I asked the Hodja…

Hodja?

Oh, he's our teacher and mentor.

May God protect him. He's a very wise man.

So, of course I went to him.

I said, "Hodja, seeing a psychologist in Islam…

is it allowed?"

His reply to me was this…

"My daughter, you can do it once,

then come to me and tell me, word-for-word, all that was said.

I will tell you then whether it's acceptable or not."

He's descended from the Prophet himself. At least that's what everyone says.

He swears it isn't true, but…

Do you work, Meryem?

Well, I used to work in a garment shop.

Not anymore?

That's the way Mr. Sinan makes his coffee, too.

Two fingers of coffee and pour the water just to the line. I know.

But the first couple of times, I was using boiling water.

And he said, "Meryem, let it cool off a little.

Once it's finished boiling, give it a minute before pouring it in."

So, that's what I do now.

Who is Mr. Sinan?

Would you mind if I opened up a window? It's feeling a little warm in here.

Of course not. Go right ahead.

Are you doing any kind of work now?

I'm a cleaning woman.

Right now, with three clients.

Monday, Tuesday and Friday.

The rest of the time,

I take care of my sister-in-law, who isn't well.

What's her illness?

We don't know.

No one does. She's tired. Always tired.

She can't really do any of the housework.

She's in bed all morning and most of the afternoon.

Our Hodja has done what he can to help.

And my brother gets her herbs and things from the herbalist,

but no matter what we try, nothing seems to work.

Has she ever seen a doctor?

No doctor could help with this.

It all began when my brother was out of work.

It's like she just kind of gave up.

Our Hodja told us it wasn't something a doctor could do anything about.

Oh, and she smokes,

and in the house,

right in front of us.

Hodja said if she would just stop the smoking, she might get well.

And have you ever talked with your Hodja about your fainting spells, Meryem?

Oh, of course I did.

I went to him first.

When I fainted at the neighbor's downstairs,

I told you about that.

Hodja told my brother to take me to the doctor's, so that's what we did.

We went down to the clinic.

This Mr. Sinan you mentioned earlier, Meryem…

would you mind telling me a little more about him?

Did you say the 12 bus stops here? I can't remember.

No, I wouldn't know if it does, but it could.

Check when you go out,

or, like you said, a minibus is always an option.

You can catch one on the lower road.

That's what I'll probably do.

Though my brother… he would get mad if I…

Not mad, but he doesn't really like it when I…

when I take the minibus.

So, you don't want the water boiling when you pour it over the coffee?

That's something I never knew.

It burns the coffee.

Hmm. I'll be more careful from now on.

Turkish is the best. The best coffee, of course it is.

And not to brag, but I make it really well.

My sister-in-law, when she makes coffee, it's cold and there's no foam on it.

When she's not looking,

my brother tells me to dump it out and make him a real coffee.

Hers is all right. It's not terrible.

But it's cold.

And there's no foam on it,

everyone knows there should be foam on it.

The foam on top… that's the whole thing.

I'd love to make one for Mr. Sinan, but he's never asked me.

Do you know what time it is? My phone is off and I don't want to be…

late picking up my niece from school, so she's left standing all alone.

We still have some time left today, Meryem,

but you're free to go if you want to leave early.

We can pick it up in our next session.

Our next session?

Next Tuesday, if that works well for you.

Now, I don't see the need to put you on any medications,

but I'd like you to continue therapy.