Burnt Cocoon - Episode 75
The Çelebis are a well-established, well-known, and successful family in Bursa. From the outside, the family is practically perfect. They are wealthy, close-knit, and happy. A conservative, honorable, and admired family from Bursa. The textile workshop, founded years ago by Asaf Çelebi's father with two primitive looms, has now evolved into one of Turkey's most advanced textile factories, a holding company producing fabrics and clothing for America, Europe's leading firms, and even the domestic market. Behind all this is Galip Çelebi, the family's eldest son, who returned to Bursa to his family home immediately after graduating from Istanbul Technical University. A natural, well-intentioned, charismatic, and hardworking man, Galip has always been a good son. The Çelebi family's greatest asset, Galip, married Hanzade Birkol and, in their third year of marriage, had a son: Ömerasaf. Galip and his brother Akın Çelebi are the two heirs of this empire, envied and admired both in the business world and in their social circles. Their mother, Esmanur Hanım, was one of the most powerful women among Bursa's elite, while Galip's wife, Hanzade, was Bursa's luckiest bride. The growing conflict between Galip and Hanzade was seemingly put to rest with the birth of their son. For Galip, principles and family came before all else, and with Hanzade's pregnancy, the institution of marriage continued. For Galip, who was extremely fond of his son, Ömer Asaf, his expectations of marriage and love were replaced by the pursuit of family manhood and professional success. Inside, this seemingly normal, even perfect, family was a Burnt Cocoon. Galip Çelebi's and the entire family's fate was suddenly shattered by a terrible tragedy. In other words, fate is unchangeable, and fate never tolerates being toyed with: The great secret, hidden from Galip 10 years ago, was revealed in the fall of 2005, and the unraveling began. That large family wasn't even a real family!