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"Based on true events"

"Episode 11"

This is unbelievable! We must have a problem every single day

I called you to tell you this, OK?

Well done, let her call me first

So we can find out what the hope chest is about

OK, see you, Mom

See you

It looks like we'll never finish this

- Hello, I came to see Mr. Abdullah - Hello

Please wait a moment so I can tell his assistant

- What's your name? - Alev Arslan

Alev Arslan has come

They're on the way

This way, please

Sir! Alev Arslan wants to see you

- Let her in, of course - OK, sir

Come on in, Mrs. Alev

Hello

Hello Mrs. Alev how are you?

- I'm fine, thank you, how are you? - Thank you, please be seated

I like this place, it's beautiful

It's very elegant

You talk in such a way as if the place doesn't suit us!

No, dear, I mean it's modern

I see

What would you like to drink?

Nothing, thank you

You seem surprised to see me

Yesterday you said you would come but I didn't expect you to actually come

I thought you'd forget that

Or did you think I was drunk?

No, my dear, is that possible?

It's possible, and it happens a lot

But I remember to do what I promised even when I'm drunk

- At least drink coffee - No, I won't

But I will invite you to lunch

- I don't understand - You eat food, right?

And you need food to survive

Yes, but...

Of course I eat

No, I'm not going to apologize like that

There's a meat restaurant nearby I want to invite you there

If you don't have work to do, of course, I don't want to embarrass you

I don't have any work

I mean, I'm free today

So what are we waiting for? It's time for food

I'm not used to these surprises

My time is usually organized

I'm not like you in this regard but you'll get used to it, shall we go?

Go ahead, please

I'm going to have lunch, Ekram I'll be back in two hours

OK, sir

- Yes, Mrs. Pembe - "How are you, dear?"

- I'm fine, and you? - We're all fine, thank God

I spoke to Doga this morning

Our friends and relatives will come to congratulate us

So when will you be free?

- Should I come too? - Sure

- Didn't Doga tell you that? - No, she must have forgotten

It's OK, congratulations and blessings last for several days

And it would be fine if you tried to come for one day, not all days

OK, that's possible I will try to come

And Ms. Sonmez can come the rest of the days

OK, I'll tell her that

There's also the hope chest issue but...

Yes, but I didn't quite understand that

We must show the hope chest to whoever comes to congratulate us

But if you don't have a hope chest that's fine, I'll bring one

No, dear, does that make sense? Of course I will bring what's needed

OK, no need to exaggerate it at all

It will be like any young girl's hope chest

I mean it must contain only the essentials

Yes, of course

"OK, tell me when it will be ready then"

And I will tell my friends

OK, I'll tell you when it's ready, Mrs. Pembe

OK, goodbye then

- Goodbye - See you

Isn't that mom Pembe?

Dear Doga!

I'm sorry

Don't be sorry, do you see the pictures?

I came looking for a book to read

And I wanted to see the photo album when I saw it

That's good, you can see it of course, this is your house too

Let me see which one this is

Look

We were newly married then

And Mustapha wasn't born yet

Those days were extremely beautiful!

You were so beautiful

I mean, you're still beautiful

This was before I put on the hijab

I didn't know you weren't wearing a hijab then

Don't misunderstand me but why did you wear the hijab?

I have always been interested in religion

My parents went on pilgrimage

But they didn't force me to wear the hijab

I was praying and fasting from a young age

And I was very committed to religion

Dad Abdullah wanted that?

Abdullah? No

He doesn't interfere in these matters at all

Our religion is a religion of ease, right?

There are other difficulties in living with Abdullah

He's meticulous and stubborn

He worked hard in our early years of marriage

and it took us a long time to get along

He had problems because of his work

And I was spending all my time at home, and Mustapha was a newborn

And I was reading a lot

One of the books touched me a lot

- It touched you? - Yes

I read it over and over and then thought...

That God has blessed me with many things

So I decided I should thank Him

I have a healthy son and my husband is active and committed to his family

So I resorted to God

And I wore the hijab

I got it

What about those around you and those who know you?

Didn't they oppose that?

Rather, everyone supported me then

This is a private matter between God and humans

Who can interfere with it?

Do you think we say anything to people who don't believe in hijab?

Maybe someone backbites us

But they won't get away with it

My beautiful daughter!

OK, since I brought you here

I can now give the speech I have prepared

Of course, as you like, go ahead

First of all...

My sister got so angry and sad that she would cut ties with me

That's why I don't have to make an ordinary apology

So I thought about changing the conversation a little bit

- Are you always like this? - What do you mean?

Do you say what comes to your mind?

I wish I could say the first thing that comes to my mind

But I actually do it right away

This is basically the problem

Otherwise, I wouldn't have been invited you to lunch to apologize

So this isn't the first lunch invitation you've made to apologize

Unfortunately

Mr. Abdullah

Listen, we, I mean, I...

I don't know your traditions very well

You may have misunderstood me for what I did, but...

I didn't do it with bad intentions

I thought no one would object to the dancers

And that it would be a nice initiative on my part

I mean, I didn't intend to disturb your guests

Thank you for your interest

Basically, my family and I didn't care much about it

We honestly didn't expect that

Yes, I knew it by your face but I was too late

As I told you earlier, my sister got angry with me and she was very sad

Although Mrs. Kivilcim was against the wedding ceremony

But she treated us very kindly

My sister is an amazing woman

I wish I could be like her

My sister sacrificed so much for her two daughters and still does for them

Was accepting Doga and Fatih's marriage a sacrifice?

She loves Fatih very much, we all love him

But as I told you, when there are differences...

Even if there are differences we are all Muslims, right?

I have no comment

I didn't understand

I promised my mom that I wouldn't talk about it

Didn't you say that you say and do what comes into your mind?

Let's say I don't want to get in trouble again

- "Hello" - Hello, Ekram

I called Abdullah but his phone was off

"Mr. Abdullah is not in the company, ma'am"

Really? Will he come back? Did he say anything to you?

Yes, he'll be back, ma'am he went to lunch

- Did he go with Fatih? - No, ma'am, a woman named Alev came

- I want to ask you a question - Go ahead

Why are all employees in the company men?

Why are there no women?

You could say it's been like that ever since my dad was the manager

There is no specific reason

So it's not in your beliefs that work is forbidden for women?

I don't understand what you mean by this, can you explain it to me?

I mean according to your custom and way of thinking

No, it's just that I don't like troubles

Do you mean that woman's work is annoying?

No, not at all it's not like that, for example...

I have assistants

They accompany me on business trips

They give me my medicines and pack my bags

And they get very tired because of it

You mean they're like servants?

I don't want a lady to do these things

Can we say Mrs. Pembe doesn't like it?

Pembe doesn't really interfere with these things

She trusts me

Why?

What do you mean?