Overview: A mysterious creature brings a dying man to a snowy village. Ziya leaves his hometown — and his sweetheart, Asiye — to study medicine in Istanbul.
Overview: The creature makes an offering to the starving village. After a rocky start at university, Ziya seeks out a mysterious and eccentric former teacher.
Overview: Ziya goes to great lengths to convince Ihsan to teach him his experimental scientific methods, but their first test ends in disaster.
Overview: Still reeling, Ziya reckons with the consequences of his actions and enlists aid from Yunus. Later, Asiye travels to Istanbul to surprise her love.
Overview: Dirty and sick, Ziya returns to Bursa only to discover that the people he came for are already gone. Ihsan finds community in a wandering carnival.
Overview: A well-intentioned Ihsan gets into trouble at the carnival. Ziya tries to settle into a quiet life in the village, but his past haunts him.
Overview: After years of longing and weeks of preparation, Ziya and Asiye take an important step. On the run from danger, Ihsan meets someone special of his own.
Overview: Reunited with his maker, Ihsan tells Ziya of his travels. When a lethal fight breaks out, a witness puts the pieces of the tragic puzzle together.