This exchange is the moral thesis of the entire series. The first episode argues that happiness without honesty is merely a performance. By the final scene of the pilot, the audience knows that Metin and Carry have already begun an affair—and that Ali is the only one who does not know.
Before the first frame of the even rolls, a melancholic piano melody prepares the audience for a storm. The year is 1967. The setting is the beautiful, sun-drenched Aegean coast of Turkey—specifically, the fictional town of Saraylı. Here, we meet the Akarsu family, headed by the principled and tough-as-nails Ali Rıza Bey (played by the legendary Erkan Petekkaya). oyle Bir Gecer Zaman Ki 1. Bolum - Full Bolum