The revelation of Tufan’s affair with Gülsüm and her pregnancy in Haysiyet led Yıldız to leave home, declaring her marriage over. According to Hürriyet’s episode recap, the Karlıova family also faced Yıldız’s emergency surgery and hospital bills they could not afford. The episode’s upheaval affected not only Tufan and Yıldız’s relationship but also the trust and solidarity among family members.
After learning of Tufan’s affair with Gülsüm, Yıldız rejected her husband’s explanations and said their marriage was over. Gülsüm’s pregnancy also came as Yıldız was grieving over her belief that they could not have children. Tufan’s attempts to defend himself and his wish to stay together did not change her decision; Yıldız packed her suitcase and left home. Simay saw her leaving and said she would stand by her.
The events leading to this decision began when Suzan saw Tufan and Gülsüm being intimate. Suzan went to Gülsüm’s home and asked whether she was pregnant with Tufan’s child. Gülsüm said Tufan had deceived her and told her he would divorce Yıldız and marry her.
Suzan later met with Haluk Tarman. Expressing concern about her son’s future, she said she could withdraw her lawsuit against Sadık Karlıova if Haluk dropped his own case. After Haluk took Suzan home, Tufan confronted her, leading to the secret affair being revealed to the family. Following Suzan’s revelations, Yıldız demanded an answer directly from Tufan. When her husband remained silent, she became distraught, and Simay and Sema tried to calm her down. Yıldız was later taken to hospital for emergency surgery.
Yıldız also encountered Gülsüm after leaving hospital and confronted her for concealing the truth despite being someone she had considered close. Gülsüm said she was in love with Tufan and had considered ending the pregnancy when she learned she was pregnant, but had decided against it. She also claimed that she had wanted to reveal the truth, but Tufan had not allowed her to.
Tufan defended himself by saying he had been drunk on the night he was with Gülsüm and did not know what he was doing. Yıldız rejected this explanation. She pointed out that while she had been grieving over the thought that they could not have children, her husband might have a child with another woman, and she refused to reconcile. Yıldız’s treatment left the Karlıova family facing a bill they could not afford at the time. Ender came to the hospital to collect a flash drive needed for a presentation from Simay, who had been unable to come to work, and realised that Mehmet could not pay for the surgery. By covering the costs without letting the family know, he settled the medical bill but gave Mehmet another reason to resent him.
Mehmet reacted angrily when he learned about the payment. Simay said Yıldız’s health was the priority at that moment and asked that the argument wait. The help at the hospital thus brought renewed attention to the family’s relationship with Ender, Simay’s former boyfriend and current boss.
The family’s financial problems were not confined to the hospital scenes. Sadık Karlıova announced that he had sold the land he had dreamed of for years. Despite objections from family members, he said the sale had gone through and the land no longer belonged to them. The decision was a tangible consequence of the family’s money troubles in the episode.
The disagreement between Simay and Mehmet had begun before Ender’s help at the hospital. Mehmet intervened when he saw Simay hugging her former boyfriend Ender. Simay said her husband had misunderstood the situation, and the couple initially managed to resolve their differences after talking.
However, Mehmet later met with Ender and asked him not to interfere in his family’s life. Ender said Simay had shared her feelings with him in the past too, and that Mehmet should consider why his wife was not talking to him.
Mehmet’s request that Simay stop working with Ender sparked another disagreement. Simay did not accept her husband’s dislike of her boss as a reason to give up her job. She said she would make her own decisions about her working life.
The family was also concerned about the lack of news from Ahmet and Sema. Ahmet returned home beaten and said he had taken Fulya to hospital and been attacked by Cengiz’s men. After Sadık Karlıova told the family about Sema’s situation, they set out to rescue her.
Worried about her mother, Fulya called her grandfather Sadık and gave him the address where Sema was being held. The Karlıova family went to the farm, got past Cengiz and his men, and rescued Sema. Fulya also arrived at the scene, confronted her father and left with her mother. The family later gathered at home for a meal.
In the series, the doctor said Yıldız still had viable eggs and could undergo IVF treatment once she had recovered. Yıldız, however, said she no longer wanted a baby.
Gülsüm came to the house to see Suzan and encountered Nimet. Nimet confronted Gülsüm for deceiving Yıldız and the family.
Key developments in the episode
Why did Yıldız leave home?
Hospital bills expose the family’s financial strain
Simay says decisions about her work are hers to make
Fulya’s information about Sema’s location proves crucial to her rescue
Questions about the episode
What was Yıldız told about having children after her surgery?
How did Nimet react to Gülsüm?
Episode recap: Hürriyet.