I am a romantic story lover. I have
read a lot of romantic novel and also I have seen a lot of romantic movies and
series around the world. I sometimes write short story or Novella that mostly
is about romantic. I used to watch Telenovella since I was a little child and
was drowning like crazy about the story even I didn’t really understand about
those adult’s matter. I addicted to those series though.
When I was in high school, one of my
friend told me that one of the television channel in my country showed a Turkey
series titled Ask I Memnu (Forbidden Love). Its title caught me once I heard it
and remind me about Telenovella so I was getting excited and of course I
watched that but unfortunately the channel only showed the series until 7
episodes then they cut it and never showed it anymore. Thank God, I could watch
it through Youtube even it has English subtitle only in 3 first episodes. I was
still so excited even the other 76 episodes I watch without read any subtitle
and I was like reading and feel the story from the character’s movement. I used
to learn Turkish a bit though hehe.
You know what? I have never seen a romantic series that had a heart-broken story like this. Never before! I cried a lot in the end
of the series. But for the first time I fell in love with Kivanc Tatlitug who
played the most charming Casanova coward. His act was perfect there. Actually
all of the actors and actresses were playing their role perfectly.
Let’s talk about the story…
It begins around Ziyagil and Yöreoğlu
families. Adnan Ziyagil, one of the richest and busiest man in Turkey, who
lives with his teenage daughter Nihal (Hazal Kaya) and 11 year old son Bulent
(Batuhan Karacakaya). He hasn’t been marrying for 12 years since his wife
passed away. Behlul (Kivanc Tatlitug) is Adnan’s nephew who lives with him
since his parents died in a car accident. Behlul and Nihal used to play
together and Behlul always gets close to Nihal. When Behlul graduated from high
school, he was sent to Paris by Adnan to study there and came back to help
Adnan run his company.
Firdevs Yöreoğlu is a kind of socialite lady in
Turkey, has two beautiful daughters, Peyker (the elder) and Bihter (Beren Saat). Behlul grows as a womanizer,
dating a lot of women and breaks their heart include Peyker when he was in
Paris, but they broke up because Behlul cheated on her. Not so long after broke
up with Behlul, Peyker is getting married with Nihat Onal and lives happily
with him.
Bihter doesn’t like Behlul in case
of breaking her sister’s heart. Either she doesn’t or even hates her mom as she
was very sad about her father’s untimely death because of heart attack as she
and her father caught Firdevs with
another man in their farm house. Bihter always visits her father’s grave. Once
she met Adnan when he was visiting his wife’s grave that opportunely is located
near Bihter’s father’s grave. Day by day they often meet each other there, talk
the fall in love with each other. Adnan purposed to Marry Bihter after all. He
knows exactly what Nihal will react about it but after 12 years being a widower
yet that’s the time he falls in love with a woman. With Bihter. Firdevs eyes
Adnan because of he’s rich but when hearing her younger daughter want to marry
Adnan she is surprised but doesn’t know what to do.
After facing some problems they
finally get married and even Nihal doesn’t really like Bihter because she gets
married with her father and doesn’t want her mother’s place in her dad’s heart
replaced by other women include Bihter, day by day she can adapt with the
situation in their house. Firdevs moves to Adnan house and lives there. For
some reason Behlul who dislikes Bihter so much think that Bihter marries her
uncle only for money based on the thought that Bihter is way too young to marry
Adnan.
Nihal struggles to just stop being
so cold to Bihter as Bihter tries to show that she marries her father because
she loves him. Nothing more.
One day when Behlul is extremely got
a headache and a slight fever and there is no one but Bihter at home, Bihter
takes care of him and since that moment, the feelings toward Bihter starts to
grow up in Behlul’s heart. Since that time they become friends but he realizes
that she is his aunt and tries to push away the feeling.
Living in the same house for Bihter
and Behlul is not a good way to live by the way, because Bihter,
unconditionally falls in love with Behlul and that makes Behlul in a big
trouble. It is harder to control his feeling because of Bihter’s feel the same
to him. When Bihter is pregnant, she decides to abort the child as she thinks
that’s a good time which makes Adnan extremely upset. Behlül who isn’t much
happy about the baby news becomes relieved hearing that she has aborted the
child. He tells her that he is happy she is not pregnant anymore. This makes
Bihter little off but she doesn’t say anything. Hearing about the abortion,
Adnan tries to take some time off from Bihter and plans a business trip which
makes Bihter really upset as she thinks she will lose Adnan forever.
Behlül consoles her and finally accepts
that she really loves him and doesn’t marry Adnan for money. After this
realization, Behlül who already is in a deep love with Bihter is extremely
confused and doesn’t know how to control his feelings for her knowing that what
he is doing is extremely wrong.
(I admit that this is the one of my
favorite scene ever.) One day he sneaks into Bihter’s room to smell her scent
through her perfume and on realizing that what he is thinking doing is totally
wrong and next day he decides to propose his girlfriend Elif, this announcement
makes Bihter sad and in a evening when everyone is out she sneaks into Behlul’s
room to smell his scent through his perfume just like the way Behlul did. At
time suddenly when she hears someone coming and walks up through stairs who are
Nihal Behlul and Bulent. Fortunately Nihal and Bulent do not realize it is
Bihter walking out Behlul’s room. But Behlül sees the drops of his perfume on
floor and realize that it was Bihter in his room.
One day Behlül finds Bihter alone in
the back of the house selecting painting and kisses her, Bihter slaps him and
runs off to home. She realizes that she cannot tell about this to Adnan as part
of her is also responsible for that. She forces Adnan that Behlül and Elif
should get proper engaged and married. Behlül unwontedly gets
engaged to Elif, but confesses his love to Bihter. Bihter initially refuses
Behlül completely but eventually realizes that even she cannot live a day
without seeing him around.
This leads to a Forbidden Love
between Bihter and Behlül, Bihter know that she is wrong and tells Behlül to
run away with him to USA. At the airport Behlül backs off leaving Bihter. Heartbrokenly
she returns home to Adnan and breaks off with Behlül. She tells him
that he is Coward and self- centered man who only thinks about himself. Behlül
still tries to beg apologize to Bihter but she doesn’t want to give him a
chance.
One day on business trip Behlül
calls Bihter, and Bihter tells him to stop calling her as she hates him. This
makes Behlül upset and gets into the chopper in foggy weather in Turkey. His
chopper gets missing and everyone thinks that he is endanger which makes Bihter
really upset and on receiving his call that he is alive and well. She realizes
how deeply she still loves him and about his arrival then afterward their
secret meetings start again. Mean while, Adnan’s daughter who is
extremely sensitive is in love with Behlül but can never confess to anyone
except her governess Ms. Deniz. And Adnan’s family driver Bashir, Nihal’s
childhood friend is in love with her but knows it’s impossible to even dream
about it. Ms. Deniz who loves Adnan thinks one day she will marry Adnan knows
about Nihal’s love for Behlül and Bashir’s love for Nihal. As Bihter and Behlül
tries to meet in secret their meetings make Ms. Deniz suspicious of their
behavior but she can never speak out loud as it’s unacceptable and unimaginable
that Behlül dates his uncle’s wife.
One night Bihter and Behlul’s failed
plan to finally make proper love to each other in a hotel room leaves them sad
as they both know what they do is terribly wrong. But that night when Behlül
returns, Bihter knows she cannot wait anymore and hints Behlül to come after
her in the glass house at the back garden of the house. But there is something
falls down on the floor and make a noise sound and surprised both of them. Bihter
and Behlül runs to the different way out from the garden and try to assess who
was peeking them but they think it was a cat or Bihter’s mother Ms. Firdevs who
now is always suspicious and curious of their affection for each other.
Behlul has broken off with Elif. The
day which starts so good for Bihter ends on a nightmare, when Adnan in drunken
state rapes Bihter, she is sadden and locks her in the washroom. Adnan is upset
on what he did leave the room. Bihter packs her things and leaves the house she
goes to Behlül at the stone house in the middle of the night. Saying that she
has left everything behind and will never return to
that.
On hearing what happened to Bihter,
Behlül starts to think that maybe what they been doing went too far, though
Bihter wants him to stand up for her and just leave country with her. Behlül
tries to stop her and ask for some time. One day when Nihal finds Behlul’s
stonehouse, Behlül takes her back to home and promise Bihter that he will
return tonight.
Bihter sad and miserable thinks
about what his mother has done to her father and what she has done to her
husband drinks and waits for Behlül but he caught up with Elif’s suicide
attempt. Bihter tells Behlül that even if he doesn’t want to stand up for her,
she will just tell Adnan everything and leave; she cannot do this to that man
anymore. Drunken Bihter on way to Adnan’s sister’s farm house gets into almost
fatal accident.
Behlül who is on phone with her gets
ballistic and crazy, he cries but when he reaches hospital he sees his uncle’s
car there and returns home. His cowardice again takes him over. Next day in
hospital when comes and visits with all family, he tells Bihter how much broken
he was after hearing her screams and thought she is dead. Bihter even in hospital
refuse to go back and tries to tell Adnan but Behlül stops her. This AGAIN
breaks Bihter’s heart, sick Bihter comes to Behlül room on return from hospital
telling him to make a decision and stand up with her. She tells him that it’s
all over now and she doesn’t want to hear from him again.
Meanwhile, Ms. Firdevs is sure that
Behlül is the reason Bihter wants to leave Adnan and all this wealth. She
starts training on Nihal and tells her that Behlül also loves her and they both
should get married. Behlül again tries to pursue Bihter but Bihter
knows that he will always be this coward lover. Still she tries to give him
another chance and goes to stone house, where she finds another woman in his
bed. She returns in shock and tears; Behlül tries to stop her and tells her
that she rejected him that’s why he was angry.
She comes back home goes to Behlül’s
room and cries over her situation who he has broken her hearts so many times
and yet she cannot break free from him. Behlül again tries to mend things with
Bihter and when he goes to his room, he smells Bihter’s smell on his pillow who
was there crying over his betrayal. This gives Behlül a hope that Bihter is
still very much in love with him and will forgive him. He pursued Bihter over
and over again and finally mends things with her. And now they know that they
have something so powerful which cannot separate them for longer and it’s
“Ask”, which controls them and put them back into each other’s arms.
The world comes upside down when Behlül’s
fake love for Nihal increases and when Adnan asks Behlül if he loves Nihal, he
says yes. This breaks Bihter’s heart and once they know that Bashir know about
their secret to keep Bashir shut Behlül proposes to Nihal. This leaves Bihter
off balance and now the real devastation for her starts.
First Bihter refuses to help Behlül
and tells him that she knew this would happened but she realizes that she has
fallen for a coward man and tries to help him. When her attempts to stop the
engagement with Adnan and Nihal falls she comes to Behlül and tells him that
still there is time we can run off. Behlül at time becomes aware of Nihal’s
love for him and says she is so innocent and pure who has fallen for him. He
cannot on any situation break her heart, Bihter tries to adjust this but she
tells him that he doesn’t love Nihal and he is just trying to pity her, he
should stand up for their love even if it’s a sin but it is LOVE. But Behlül
warns Bihter to stay away from Nihal and don’t toy with her to get to him. She
tells Behlül that “you’re actually hiding behind Nihal because it’s your way
out and penance for the sins you committed” she says that “you love even your
hairs more than Nihal”. Next day during their charity annual Ball, Behlül
appears with Nihal with shaved head. This leaves Bihter devastated and she
unwontedly hooks up with her husband Adnan just to make him jealous, which
makes Behlül extremely furious and upset. Behlül shaves his head to prove on
Bihter that he deeply care about Nihal and it’s not just to hide behind her but
it also sort of proves on Bihter that Behlül NOT even for ONCE Stood up or Did
something for Bihter (Buying a House counts a little but he didn’t do something
to Prove on Bihter that he want to Save their relationship and will fight the
world for it). Bihter tries to forget Behlül but watching her with Nihal breaks
her every day from inside.
Bihter tells Behlül that he cannot
see anyone else touching him and she cannot take this anymore. Even when Behlül
is engaged to Nihal, he secretly makes love to Bihter and thinks that there
will be a way to get out of it. The business rival to Adnan makes accusations
that Behlül has an affair with Bihter puts Adnan off balance and for a while he
started to believe that. Though the allegations turn wrong but this gives
Bihter a chance to leave home and she tells Behlül to join him so both can
leave the country.
Behlül who is confused over his
uncle’s sadness as he thinks he is responsible that Bihter leaves him, still
tries to leave but on Nihal’s attempt to stop him. She falls off stairs and
breaks her arm. Behlül starts taking care of Nihal and ignoring Bihter, Bihter
comes to Behlül and tells him that she is pregnant and she needs him. When
Behlül comes to Bihter’s hotel room he hears her telling Adnan that he should
not have allowed for Nihal and Behlül’s wedding. And she is not coming back.
When Adnan leaves, Behlül comes to Bihter and where she tells him that if you
are scared because of the baby then there is no baby.
When Behlül sees Bihter back home,
he gets angry at her and takes Nihal on boat with her that night. Behlül makes
love to Nihal and when she returns home next day, she tells Bihter all about
it. Bihter who sees them kisses for the first time in corridor in state of
shock listen to their love making night’s story. She tries to talk to Behlül
but he locks his room to her. Devastated, broken and angry Bihter tries to tell
Behlül that by using innocent Nihal to revenge on her he is not doing right.
Behlül tells her that his future is bright and clear now, Bihter again watches
Behlül kissing Nihal this leaves her angry and she comes back to room breaks
her mirror. She cries and cannot believe that the person she loves the most and
the person for whom she ruined her marriage and everything can do that to her.
When her mother returns from Europe trip she breaks down in her arms, Adnan
watches her but cannot understand the reason. That night Bihter tries to talk
to Behlül in winery room but he pushes so hard on realizing that Nihal is
coming to the room that hurt and broken hearted Bihter decide to abort their
love child.
Next morning Behlül asks everyone
about Bihter who is nowhere to be found at the house,” this proves that Behlül
still very much care about Bihter but tries to hurt her so he can make Nihal
happy as penance to the stabbing in the back of Adnan who not only gave an
orphan child a home but considered him as his son.” Anyways I cannot forget the
grin on his face when he receives the new luxury boat from Adnan as wedding
gifts, and world tour on luxury cruise. This proves that whether Behlül admit
it or not, Bihter was right he can never leave that much money and luxurious
lifestyle. On the night of the abortion, and her mother’s engagement, Bihter
finally confesses to her mother about her affair with Behlül and tells her to
stop that wedding, she breaks down in tears and begs her to stop this wedding
as she is dying and cannot see him getting wed to Nihal. Her mother promises
her that she will stop the wedding but she has to promise that she will get rid
of Behlül. Bihter promises at that time, after that Bihter and her mother tries
to break the wedding but failed miserably. On one occasion when Bihter fights
with Adnan upon knowing that the Adnan has hidden guards on her, Behlül calls
her that night and Bihter rightfully tells her that “What he fault now that
you’re getting married to Nihal, and left her all alone. For the sin, which
they both should have been punished only she is getting punished as now he is
going to start his new life with Nihal”.
Next day while jogging in the forest
at the back of the house, when Behlül and Bihter cross paths she just asks him
that doesn’t he miss her at all or doesn’t he loves her at all now. Behlül
tries to hide his love but suddenly starts kissing Bihter and tells her that he
missed her immensely. Bihter tells Behlül that we still got time; we can have
all this if you just leave Nihal. Bihter runs back to house and her mother and
Nihal suspects that something happens between them. Nihal stupidly gets
convinced by Behlül but Ms. Frives tells Bihter that she was just helping her
so she can get rid of Behlül as well but clearly she isn’t so she won’t help
her anymore. Bihter after getting kissed by Behlül in forest thinks that they
are back together and now this wedding will not happen. She dress up very
happily and feels like on seventh sky but Behlül thinks that kissing Bihter in
the forest was a mistake so he and Nihal propose that when they’ll go for
honeymoon to USA. They will take admission in university up there so they are
not planning to come home anytime soon. At least in five years they will visit
time to time.
This leave Bihter in devastation
Again, next morning Nihal tells her that she is planning a surprise B’day party
for Behlül in which Bihter tells her that she will help. Adnan is going out of
town, so Bihter starts texting, calling Behlül that he should meet her only
Once tonight as Adnan is going abroad for one last time. Behlül refuses to meet
her but eventually goes to a hotel for which Bihter had texted that she will be
waiting. When Behlül comes out of the lift thinking that he is coming to spend
a night with Bihter gets shocked when Bihter comes and screams “Behlül
Surprise” and all lights turns on and all people including Nihal and Adnan are
there for his surprise Birthday. This defiantly shocks Behlül and Bihter happy
for a while as she was trying to prove to Behlül that he still mentally and
physically deeply in love with Bihter otherwise he would not have come here”
she tells Behlül that” upon finding that it was a surprise B’day all she saw on
his face that he cannot be alone with Bihter tonight’ (Which is true but Behlül
wouldn’t accept it) . Behlül tells Bihter that he came here so she should not
be more humiliated but (for us there is a moment when Behlül steps out of his
car and then again goes in and put a perfume on his neck is a CLEAR indication
that he came here to make love to Bihter one last time as he cannot resist her)
Bihter tries to act cool and says she is now for sure that this wedding will
not happen on which Behlül calls her “SICK” (it breaks my heart). Bihter on
verge of tears again tries to act cool and Behlül goes to Nihal and start
dancing with her but still looking at Bihter (as he cannot take his eyes off
her”).
After that Bihter again alone, dying
inside trying and finding a way to stop this wedding but she doesn’t have
anything now as the man she could have relied on doesn’t he talks to her
anymore. Till the end, Bihter plans their escape as she knows that Behlül
deeply loves her and cannot live without her but is not accepting the fact
because he thinks Nihal will die if he leaves her. She tries to stick for her
selfish coward lover, trying to understand that he is coward and needs a hand.
BUT then the day comes when she also losts it, before wedding day Behlül meets
her in the forest and thinking that Behlül called her so they can run off. She
brings her ticketing details but as expected Behlül tells her that their Love
was a mistake and we cannot hurt so many people. She should just forget him.
Behlül apologies to Bihter and tells her that he knows he hurt her a lot but he
wants her to stop and don’t ruin this wedding. Bihter tells Behlül that she was
a fool; she always thought that in the end their love will conquer but she
forgot that you’re a selfish man. She torn apart all the tickets and leaves him
devastatingly. Behlül cries and then gets into his car. Mean while Ms. Deniz
watched them in the forest, she tries to convince Bashir to tell her the truth.
On Behlul’s Bechlor’s night Adnan tells Bihter that they should get divorce
after their marriage as he doesn’t think we both are happy. This gives Bihter a
hope and she calls Behlül and tells her that Adnan is divorcing her and even if
he hasn’t decided yet she can wait for him to leave Nihal and returned to her.
Behlül tells her that he will never leave Nihal but Bihter gives him a night to
think about it.
Next morning Bihter watched Nihal
getting her dress to the car and getting set for the wedding, she calls and
texts Behlül but he doesn’t call her back. Heartbroken Bihter tells her mother
that today she will tell everything to Adnan and then she will leave this place
for ever. Ms. Frives who doesn’t want Bihter to leave Millions of money for a
Casanova lover calls Behlül to come and stop her. Meanwhile, Mademoiselle tells
Adnan that Behlül is having an affair with someone and he should ask Bashir
about it. When Adnan is coming to Bashir who is on death bed, Bihter happily
calls Behlül on seeing his 11 missed calls thinking that he left Nihal and
finally coming for her. But Behlül tells her that she should not tell uncle
anything and don’t ruin everything. Bihter heartbrokenly says “Alright” and
just know what she has to do now as the man whom she gave millions of chances
still only care about himself. On one side we see Adnan going to Bashir, where
he tells him that he saw Behlül with Mrs. Bihter in glass house. On the other
side Behlül enters Bihter’s room and she locks the room, Bihter hold gun to her
chest and tells Behlül “that you’re leaving me because you cannot leave Nihal,
she asks him “Why Me”. Meanwhile Adnan is trying to break the door, and Nihal
is running to their room on the stairs. Bihter asks Behlül” does he really
think he can live without her, as this door will only open once she is dead”.
If you say yes you can live without me, so Let me Go, Let your Bihter Go”.
Behlül cowardly tries to get the gun out of her hand but suddenly Adnan breaks
into the room ‘ and tells Behlül” that But you were MY SON”. Bihter looks at
Behlül who ashamedly sinks his head down realizes that he will never stand up
for her and their LOVE in life shoots herself’. Bihter dies and it finally
awakens Behlül that what he has lost suddenly.
After her death, Behlül visits her
grave, asking for forgiveness over his cowardice. Behlül tells Bihter “Seni
Coke means I Love but couldn’t complete the sentence as he knows it’s too late”
He admits that he always loved her and that he is her murderer and of everyone
else, nothing would have ended this way if he wasn’t the coward man that he
was, and that it is his punishment that he will have to live with this guilt
forever. Behlül leaves Ziyagil family. Firdevs goes into shock over her
daughter’s death and ends up being paralyzed. She blames herself for snatching
her daughter’s love from her which resulted in her death. Adnan moves into a
new house with his children, Mademoiselle and the servants (Suleyman, Shayesta,
Nesrin, and Cemile) while Nihal is on the path of recovery after Behlul’s
betrayal.
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The purpose of mentioning the whole
tragic story was just to give you guys an idea who much this woman Bihter has
suffered on the name of love. I might have seen several movies and shows but
have not seen a woman so much in pain as her. From beginning she is grieving
for her father’s sudden death which leads to her marriage to an old man and
then a Forbidden Love affair with coward man who not for once stood up with
her. Every time I was the ending, or Behul’s cruel behavior towards Bihter I
wish it didn’t happen or there must be a way to change it, even if it’s just a
TV show its more real than anything I have ever seen. I have seen Behlül and
Bihter’s scenes several times again and again. And I’m still unable to
understand how could a man who loved a man so much leaves her in so much pain
and devastation.
Beren Saat’s performance as Bihter
has outdone all performances ever done by any actress in TV or cellulite
history. As Bihter, her expressions changes every other minutes and sometimes in
seconds. She is happy outside and in extreme pain inside which is visible in
her eyes the entire time. Even when she tries to fight her mother to marry an
old man or when unwontedly she falls for her husband’s nephew. I’ve
never seen a woman more in pain then her, she fall for a coward man who
disappointed her on every occasion. She tries to break free of his charisma but
falls right underneath it again and again. Just thinking about Bihter’s heart
break brings tears in my eyes. Conventionally we may are suppose to hate a
woman who cheats on her husband with his Son like nephew but we can’t. We see
her struggling on every step and she tries to fight all odds against her. Even
knowing that the man she loves isn’t going to stand behind her. There are
thousand times I think that she should not have committed suicide for this coward
man but honestly there was no other way for her. She was in pain, a pain which
was eating her soul and heart and the only way to put him through that pain was
to make him finally realize that he even can’t live without her.
It won’t be wrong to say that Kivanc
Tatlitug is one of the world most beautiful man alive. And his casting as
Casanova lover Behlül is perfect. His performance is nothing but spectacular,
first as Casanova lover, then as man on fire falling for his young aunt, then
turning into this obsessive lover to eventually selfish lover and in the end to
heartbroken for life lover is exceptional. We can’t ignore his charisma,
expressions and superb performance. How fit his about his face that
Kivanc did as Behlul in the show. I really have never found a role like his.
This one is perfect.
The chemistry between Kivanc
Tatlitug and Beren Saat is magical, at least I have never seen chemistry like
that ever in TV shows it’s not possible. Every day the moment they see each
other there is this fire and unspeakable magic between them. Even when we see
Bihter and Behlül hating each other in the start or when they feel attracted to
each other and when they fall in love with each other and in the end when they
fight. There are a still magical expressions, eyes and body languages which is
rare and uncommon between two people. To understand how powerful their chemistry
and performance is you have to watch their every scene multiple times. I swear
Bihter and Behlül’s every second’s expression is a million dollar; even they
are not in a scene together and hear each other’s voice on phone or someone
else even say their name. Their facial expression and eyes are not worthy. No
wonder this show looks more than real than any reality show or documentary.
I’ve become obsessed with the show
and its amazing cast, direction, writing, background music and production
value.
It’s just a story by the way!
Fiction. Complicated. Full of sin I could say. And I can point out that this story is out of mind and kinda a a bit stupid.
Here are some of the scenes..
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