A NETFLIX SERIES
"GIVE YOURSELF TO ME. I OWN YOU NOW!"
The bird has many options for living in the woods.
They don't mind soaring in the sky, revealing themselves.
On the contrary, they enjoy it.
They land, they fly, they twirl,
they ascend, and they grab attention somehow.
Birds don't care about being liked or losing face.
The only important thing is being seen.
To be seen more and more.
HELLO, DEARS! WHY DID THE PR MANAGER GET THE BOOT?
LALE AND HER CREW'S CONTRACTS END THIS YEAR.
IT'S A MESS. I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT!
RIZA TAŞÇI DECIDES, OR IS FORCED TO DECIDE TO STIR THINGS UP,
AND INVITED FARUK TO LALE KIRAN'S BBQ PARTY ON THE WEEKEND.
HE'S THE CEO OF THE OTHER NETWORK! AND GÜL SİMİN WAS ALSO THERE!
THINGS GOT A LITTLE TENSE. KENAN SEZGİN ESPECIALLY GOES HAYWIRE.
THEN RIZA TAŞÇI GOT SACKED.
THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING, DEARS.
RIZA TAŞÇI DIDN'T DECIDE TO TAKE A BREAK. BELIEVE ME. I DON'T FEED YOU FAKE NEWS.
Stop.
What are you doing?
-Are you okay? -I'm good. How old are you?
Dad?
Where are my leggings?
I thought they were packing their bags themselves.
-This is how they do it. -Apparently.
Dad!
-I'll go check. -No, it's okay. You stay.
I'll go.
Seriously, where are her black leggings?
-Lale. -Huh?
Come with us.
You know I would
if I could.
But take lots of photos.
Send me videos.
As usual. Don't worry about it.
Don't.
Good morning.
Good morning, Kenan.
-Good morning. -Good morning, everyone.
Why are you early?
Thank you very much.
Good morning.
Okay.
Shall we start, then?
"Hello, dears!"
"Why did the PR manager get the boot today?"
"Lale and her crew's contracts end this year."
"It's a mess. I'll tell you all about it."
Okay, guys, what the hell is this?
Huh?
How has this leaked?
-And says "dears," huh? -How can this happen?
We'll figure it out.
I don't want to falsely accuse anyone in this room, but…
Yes, social media has its allure.
She has many followers. It's her platform, her own playground.
Awesome.
But this is a cybercrime.
It's illegal.
Do you understand me?
So you think one of us…
Yeah, it's definitely someone among us, Lale.
Either someone among us is Büşbüş, or they're leaking everything to her.
But no one in this room knew about the things she wrote.
So it's all true? She's not lying?
Is that what happened? Mr. Rıza was fired?
All right.
We'll sort this out somehow.
Let's get back to our agenda.
Okay, Volkan, you can go ahead.
Truck drivers are on strike, turning off their engines.
The transportation of goods has almost come to a stop.
Due to low wages and recent legal regulations…
They're claiming that they can't afford
the road tolls and gas prices.
The union leaders stated that the strike will continue
until they reach a solution.
I want a detailed file about this on my desk.
The story gets better with more content, okay?
If you're a nobody,
even your life doesn't mean a thing.
And for that, the motivation to become somebody
is the most powerful of them all.
No one can get in its way.
It's not that important…
Yusuf.
What's up? How are you?
I'm fine, Kenan, sir. And you?
Come on. I need to talk to you.
Yusuf, you know the ins and outs of this place.
I need you to start paying more attention.
Who's texting about what with whom, what people talk about on the phone.
I'm looking for the girl who's been leaking everything.
-But, Kenan, sir-- -Oh!
No buts. Come on, start paying attention.
No.
Don't come in.
Ouch. What's wrong?
You've been neglecting me.
I've been disregarded.
So I'm upset with you.
Nah, I'm kidding.
I'm going out.
But I want you to find that girl, Büşbüş.
She's taking it too far.
-I'm getting a lot of calls about it. -I'm dealing with it.
Where are you going?
Okay, all right. Tell him I said hi.
Let me give you a kiss.
Oh, you smell so good.
As usual.
Hello, Gül, ma'am.
Sulhi's back. She's on her way to speak with him.
How do you know that?
I did the math.
They gotta talk about the contract renewals.
Gül has to consult Sulhi before putting an offer on the table.
Awesome.
Let's go.
Thank you very much. Have a nice day.
Gül went to discuss the contract.
Well.
God help us. We'll see.
-Are you hungry? -Yes!
@BÜŞBÜŞ HELLO, DEARS. I HAVE BOMBSHELL NEWS.
"THE OTHER SIDE" IS BOILING UP. ADRENALINE ON AIR!
WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT? GATHER AROUND.
WHAT'S LALE DOING ON VACATION WITH HER FAMILY?
I RECENTLY FOUND OUT HOW LALE GETS HER STORIES.
ALL IN DUE TIME.
What does "in due time" mean?
It means "at an appropriate time."
Oh.
WHY DOES LALE ALWAYS HAVE A BAND-AID ON HER HAND?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT SHREWD LALE KIRAN?
And what does "shrewd" mean?
You should read some books.
THIS IS MY NEW PAGE TO EXPOSE THE SECRETS OF "THE OTHER SIDE" AND LALE.
YOU'LL SEE HOW SOME PEOPLE WERE UNJUSTLY PROMOTED
IN THAT JUSTICE WARRIOR NEWS DEPARTMENT AND HOW DECISIONS WERE MADE.
Hello.
-Can I ask you something? -No, I'm very busy.
Okay, dear.
I'll let you know. Okay.
Don't worry about it.
Why is everyone trying to get something from that woman?
Oh, shit. There's no decaf.
I know, right?
I'm pissed off too.
I'm going out to grab some coffee. Would you like one?
-That'd be cool. -All right, then.
Oh, wait.
I need to ask you something.
In fact, they asked me to.
Who were the people expecting a promotion last year but didn't get it?
Who told you to ask that?
Müge.
Oh, come on. Müge has the final word on promotions.
Don't worry about it.
She's pretending to have nothing to do with it.
Yeah, but I still have to give her names.
Okay, fine.
I'd like to tell you something.
I'll die if I don't.
Fine, go ahead.
I saw something I'm not supposed to.
Listen,
if it's something nasty, don't bother.
I don't like that.
I saw the offer.
For the new contracts.
It was something like eight million.
It said six on the paper. I immediately looked away.
How's it possible that you saw it? Is Gül back?
She is. She left her purse and left for lunch.
What lunch? She had lunch with Sulhi.
I don't know.
Maybe it was another meeting, but I thought it was lunch.
Don't make me repeat myself again. Exclude the marked ones.
-Isn't three a little low? -It is.
-We're used to it being a lot higher. -How much were they making?
I'm not sure. There were just rumors.
I wonder how much money Kenan's making.
I was at his place last year, and boy…
That's the kind of life I want to live. Go figure.
What's it like?
It's so cool.
It has a Bosphorus view.
Art, paintings, you name it.
He didn't know what to do with all that money.
What do you think of that Büşbüş thing?
They deserve it.
And even more.
Would you do something like that?
I'm not gonna answer that.
Quit distracting me.
Thank you.
You seem a bit less annoyed. Have you found Büşbüş?
I'm looking into it.
-Did Selim and the kids leave? -Yes.
I'm all by myself now.
Good.
Enjoy it.
Enjoy it how?
I'll open a bottle of wine and sleep.
I'll come over. Let's drink together.
Chili liqueur?
-Really? -Yes.
I'm in.
Let's make it a '90s night and reminiscence about our youth.
Okay. Deal.
Your place tonight.
HOLD YOUR BREATH, HERE IT BLOWS!
THE AMOUNT LALE IS BEING OFFERED FOR NEXT YEAR IS REVEALED.
Damn!
What is it?
9 MILLION PER ANNUM!
How?
What the hell?
What's going on?
-Be honest, did we know about this? -No.
No. Gül had her lunch today.
-She's making it up, then. Right? -She's never been wrong before.
The way she shares her news is interesting.
Dynamic.
Distinctive. It's strange.
You're unbelievable. Are we going to talk about this?
Come on, for God's sake.
I…
REFRESHING NO NEW MESSAGES
SİNAN BOYATLI LIVING THE GOOD LIFE
ON HIS BOAT WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND IN AMALFI
THE FAMOUS ACTOR MADE A SPLASH IN AMALFI!
SİNAN BOYATLI'S AMALFI EXPEDITION
LOVE GETAWAY IN AMALFI!
-Kenan, I'm the new junior editor. -Yes, Aslı?
Yes, I know. Something wrong?
I've noticed something.
It could be useful.
You know the boat accident off the Amalfi Coast?
-We're looking into it. -I saw a story two days ago.
Sinan Boyatlı rented a luxury yacht and was cruising along the Amalfi Coast.
It's tabloid news, I can't confirm it, but--
Well, let's see.
The person you have called cannot be reached right now.
Please try again later.
Do you have Sinan's brother's number?
-Which Sinan? The actor? -Yes.
No, but I can find it. Why?
If this is about some new show, please--
That boat in Amalfi could be his. His phone's off as well.
The boat that caught on fire? Really?
Müge, we're in my room,
could you come over?
Nothing yet. We're looking into it. His manager doesn't know either.
His girlfriend has been posting stories from the boat every day,
but she didn't today.
-Are people talking about it? -No, there's nothing about this anywhere.
-Let's report it. -That's ridiculous.
How could we do that without confirming it first?
How do you know that he's there?
You know the new girl? Aslı, the intern.
Oh, that one. The new girl, colorful eyes, petite.
Guys.
I hope it's not true, but let's do our research first.
Hello. Can you give me the number for someone at the consulate?
I'm trying to reach Sinan Boyatlı.
BREAKING NEWS! TERRIBLE BOAT FIRE IN AMALFI
Bring the story up. Say that we're looking into it.
No, we need confirmation.
Lale, Kenan.
They broke the news.
So it's true?
We don't know yet,
but a website wrote that Sinan's boat caught fire.
-Sinan is trending now. -We should've broken it first.
Let's air it first, then.
We need confirmation.
We can say it's being looked into.
You guys hear?
Yeah, it's really bad.
I hope he's okay.
I'm sure Lale will tell the truth about it now.
-Good luck, everyone. -Good luck.
Özge, dear. Thanks.
Good luck, everyone.
Hi, Sabri.
Come on, people. Hurry up.
-Sinan Boyatlı's boat caught on fire? -So they say. We'll see.
-Müge, what's the word? -Everyone's talking about it.
Countdown?
And five, four,
three, two, one.
Lale is on.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
Today, the world's reviewing the economic incentive package
proposed by the United States of America.
Here in Turkey, the focus is elsewhere.
As carbon emissions increase in metropolitan areas,
talks with city administrations are underway about the measures to be taken.
Are we at the point of no return, or is an intervention still possible
before mankind makes the Earth uninhabitable?
The World Health Organization takes the matter very seriously.
I'm Lale Kıran,
and this is The Other Side.
Roll intro.
Today, Turkey was hit by an event that shook everyone to the core.
Let's talk about that first, if you please.
Okay. Put on number two.
In Samsun, an LPG tank has exploded at a repair shop due to leakage
and left three people, one of them a child, wounded.
Heavy damage was reported at the shop and its surroundings.
Luckily, there were only minor injuries,
but child labor, which is a concern both globally and locally,
has come under the spotlight again.
Employers consider child labor a cheap and off-the-books workforce.
Children are forced to work under harsh conditions…
Everyone's talking about Sinan.
I know.
-You should've opened with this. -We'll see.
It's reported that girls work in areas
such as housekeeping, home care, and agriculture,
where they are more vulnerable to exploitation.
We hope that the war against child labor
carries on more effectively,
globally and locally.
I GUESS LALE KIRAN JUST DOESN'T CARE.
LALE, DEAR, WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE.
UNBELIEVABLE. UPDATE US ON SİNAN BOYATLI. HELLO?
I'LL BE DAMNED IF I EVER WATCH LALE AGAIN. SHE'S CLUELESS.
AHAHAHA ANALOG LALE!
Now, the financial incentive package in the United States of America.
Lale, break it already!
-…repair the damage of the pandemic. -Everyone's talking about Sinan.
After the steps taken in the health industry,
the economy's next.
Nunu, cut and go to commercial.
-Two, one. Go to commercial. -Go to commercial.
What are they doing?
We need confirmation first.
At least say that there's a rumor. Everyone is talking about him.
-Do you want us to gossip about him? -Can't we say there's a rumor?
Not you of all people!
Are we supposed to get caught up in gossip mill journalism now?
Müge. Just find a confirmation.
Don't you know any slutty friends of his girlfriends?
What?
-What? -You're disgusting, that's what!
Calm down, both of you.
We have two minutes left.
No one's talking about what you want them to.
We live in the era of social media now.
-That girl got the scoop at noon. -Which girl?
The young girl who's in sync with the world!
-Kenan. -A new and improved human being. Got it?
You're going to learn that this world exists the hard way.
Me?
I think you've lost your mind.
They're calling you "Analog Lale."
You should keep that in mind.
Analog Lale.
Nice.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, that's it for tonight from The Other Side.
I'm Lale Kıran, and--
Hold on. There is last-minute news, I believe.
-They are handing it over to me now. -Come here. Quickly.
Thank you, Aslı.
Well,
it seems that
we have a great surprise for you.
We have a guest here who'd like to say
a few words about the boat accident
that has been in the news all evening.
The beloved Sinan Boyatlı.
Hello, Sinan.
Hi, Lale, how are you?
Close-up on the phone.
We're fine, thank you.
We were all very concerned about you today.
Everyone was really scared and worried
that you might be involved in that boat accident in Amalfi.
What would you like to tell us and your fans?
So I've heard. I was in a place where there was no reception at all.
When I went online, it was crazy.
First of all, I'm fine. Don't worry.
Thanks to everyone who got worried.
But spreading that news without knowing anything…
Can you imagine what my mom went through, Lale?
I totally get it, Sinan.
Now we're all truly relieved.
I'm sure it was very hard for your fans as well.
Would you like to say anything to them?
Don't believe everything you see or hear on social media, please.
I'm here. I'm all right. Don't worry.
Don't upset my mom and my loved ones.
I'll be back soon. We'll see each other a lot. Love you all.
All right, thank you very much, Sinan.
And give your mother our regards. See you. Have a good vacation.
Let's end tonight
with this great news.
I'm Lale Kıran,
wishing you a good night from The Other Side.
Goodbye.
Look who's here.
Mom!
Wave to your mom.
Mom, watch how I dive in!
One, two, three!
Now you go in headfirst.
Come on!
Now I'll dive in headfirst.
One, two, three!
We miss you.
I've got it, don't worry.
There is last-minute news, I believe.
They are handing it over to me now.
Thank you, Aslı.
Well,
it seems that--
WHO WAS THAT GIRL WHO HANDED OVER THE PHONE?
SWITCH PROFILE
AM I THE ONLY ONE WITH A CRUSH ON THE GIRL WITH THE PHONE?
SHE SAID ASLI, RIGHT? HER NAME IS ASLI.
Yes.
That Sinan story ruined our ratings.
And we're proud of it.
There will likely be permanent damage.
Our audience watched other shows. They've discovered new places.
And maybe they'll stay there.
We're the only ones who didn't report hoax news.
Thank you.
Don't ever forget about this.
You are the ones to decide what's important and what's not.
Now,
did we win,
or did we lose?
Everyone should think about it.
I agree.
Kenan.
The girls sent a video. Would you like to watch it?
Let me see.
Mom…
Do you think what's happening lately is normal?
What do you mean?
I don't know.
I feel a chill,
like a hunter in the woods has been watching me.
THE TURKISH COFFEE MACHINE IS BROKEN. WE'LL GET A NEW ONE ALL IN DUE TIME!
-Do you know who wrote this? -Wrote what?
-This. -Yes, I do know.
Who wrote it, then?
You can tweet now.
Büşbüş is busted.
Just tell me one thing. Why did you do it? What's your grudge?
Was it just for attention?
It's okay. It makes sense.
-It's not about attention. -Tell me.
Spill it.
I got you anyway.
Listen,
I've studied journalism.
I tried to work my way up from the bottom.
They didn't let me.
I've been stuck as an office boy.
You see,
Kenan is
using me as the informant to find Büşbüş.
But he doesn't even think that I could be her.
They don't see us.
They look down on us, they despise us.
Come in.
Even when they appreciate you, they do it like it's a gift.
Thanks, dear. Thank you.
Even a small, warm welcome is just to make themselves feel modest.
They don't accept that we exist.
I've spent years here,
but I've never made it into that meeting.
They won't let me in.
Though, I'm sure that they're talking about me in there.
They think that where they are is out of reach for others.
It is.
They're working so hard to keep it that way.
You can never go up the ladder.
You can never be one of them.
You can be something else. They leave, and you write a new story.
I don't understand.
And that's the problem.
Oops.
It's Kenan.
Go and score some points.
I was bound to get caught anyway.
And today's the day. Congratulations.
There's one thing I'm curious about. How did you figure it out?
Let's say it was a lucky guess.
I only had one clue, but you were ready to spill it all.
-What now? Should I stay or should I go? -Stay put.
Kenan, sir?
Good day to you.
Good day to you too.
Well…
Give yourself to me.
I own you now.
Hey, Aslı.
Lale was looking for you. Go see her.
-Sure. -Okay.
See? I'm already on their radar.
Try not to get a ticket.
I think, on Friday, Bülent…
Come in.
Lale, ma'am.
Hello, dear. Looks like Özge won't be here tomorrow.
The big day is near.
If it's okay with you, would you be my assistant tomorrow?
Well, of course. Sure, I'd really like that.
-Okay, we have a deal, then. -She's excited.
Wow, you'll spend the day with Lale.
Özge.
All right, we're on for tomorrow.
Subtitle translation by: Verda Tuna