Yaprak Dökümü (The Fall of Leaves) is a Turkish television series. It is the adaptation of the 1930 novel of the same name by Reşat Nuri Güntekin. The series aired on Kanal D from September 13, 2006, to December 29, 2010, lasting 5 seasons and comprising 174 episodes. The show is set in Istanbul, Turkey, and it revolves around the fictional family Tekin, and how when they come to Istanbul that tears their family apart, and transforms them in a way they cannot imagine.
Premise The series revolves around the fictional family Tekin as they move from Trabzon to Istanbul so that one of their daughters, Necla, can attend college. The family patriarch Ali Riza raises his children in harmony, teaching them on moral values and justice, missing to prepare them for the real cruelty of life.
The family consists of Ali Riza's wife Hayriye Tekin and their five children: Fikret, the oldest daughter, their only son Şevket, young daughters Leyla and Necla and their little daughter Ayşe. Other characters include their loyal neighbors, widow Neyir and her young daughter Sedef. Şevket's spouse Ferhunde and schemer Oğuz serve as the main antagonists.
The show's title refers to the fact that upon the arrival of Ali Riza's family in the big city, his family begins to fall apart, symbolic to the autumn's fall of the leaves.
Series overview
Cast Halil Ergün as Ali Rıza Tekin Güven Hokna as Hayriye Tekin Bennu Yıldırımlar as Fikret Tekin , later as Şevket Tekin Gökçe Bahadır as Leyla Tekin Fahriye Evcen as Necla Tekin Efsun Karaali, later Şebnem Ceceli as Ayşe Tekin Deniz Çakır as Ferhunde Güven Tolga Karel as Oğuz Ayhan Bedia Ener as Neyir Genç Güler Ökten as Cevriye Başsoy Ahmet Saraçoğlu as Tahsin Başsoy Perihan Savaş as Nurdan Güven Mustafa Avkıran as Mithat Kara Seda Demir as Sedef Turan Ege Aydan as Can Türe Türkan Kılıç as Oya Türe Kıvanç Kasabalı as Cem Aydınoğlu Barış Bağcı as Ali Sarper Nihat Alptuğ Altınkaya as Levent Tuncel Yusuf Atala as Ahmet Genç Başak Sayan as Ceyda Bülent Fil as Yaman Nezih Tuncay as Kemal Aydınoğlu Sedef Avcı as Selin Aydınoğlu Selma Özkanlı as Suzan Aydınoğlu Melina Özprodomos as Ufuk Engin Hepileri as Emir Caner Cindoruk as Nazmi Uğur Kıvılcım as Nurinisa Eren Balkan as Gülşen Gülşah Ertuğrul as Reyhan Burcu Günay as Asli Arda Esen as Serdar Necip Memili as Erkan Ayberk Pekcan as Talat Burak Davutoğlu as İsmail, who likes Ferhunde Mehmet Güler as Seyfi Neslihan Atagül as Deniz Başsoy Berk Boğaç Akgüneş as Mehmet Başsoy Mustafa Orbay Avcı as Caner Başsoy
Synopsis Season 1 The first scene shows the Tekins on a train to Istanbul. Fikret is the narrator of the story. She explains that Ali Riza was the mayor of Trabzon. She was engaged to a man who worked for Ali Riza, but was later framed for embezzlement. Ali Riza could not tolerate the scandal and asked for retirement. He demanded Fikret to end the engagement and she did. Necla passed the entrance exam of a university in Istanbul. Ali Riza decided to move the family there to facilitate Necla's life. Upon their arrival, the Tekins move to an old mansion which Ali Riza has inherited from his parents, and they quickly adapt to Istanbul. They soon befriend Neyir and Sedef. Sedef falls in love with Şevket, but he treats her as his sister. Ali Riza starts working in a company and meets Oğuz (Oğuz), and from that point he hates Oğuz's personality. Oğuz leaves the company and works for a rich man named Yaman. Şevket starts working in a bank, meets Ferhunde at work and dates her. Necla starts seeing Oğuz secretly, while he's already involved with Yaman's wife, Ceyda. Ali Riza resigns due to an honor issue with the boss. Leyla begins her pre-college courses. She meets a guy who persuades her to get on a motor-bike with him. Whilst driving, they accidentally run over an old man; Leyla tries to help him get to the hospital but the guy forces her to get back on the motor bike and they flee the scene. The old man dies and the story gets revealed. Ali Riza stops Leyla from going to the courses but eventually allows her to go again. Şevket finds out that Ferhunde is married and ends the affair, but she seduces him again. She divorces her husband to marry Şevket. Ali Riza does not approve of the marriage but allows it to go on after Şevket threatens to kill himself. They decide to live in the mansion until Şevket can buy a house. Sedef attempts suicide; But Ali Riza saves her. Necla suspects Oğuz and ends the relationship. Ferhunde resigns with an excuse to have some rest, leaving Şevket the only person to pay the Tekins' expenses. She starts lavishing and making instability at home while gaining Necla and Leyla's trust. Leyla starts dating Oğuz secretly. Fehunde takes Necla in her car to see Leyla and Oğuz, thus starting the friction between the two sisters. Necla gets angry first but later reconciles with Leyla. Ferhunde ruins Fikret's birthday, angering Şevket to the point that he expels Ferhunde. She pretends that she's pregnant, causing Şevket and Ali Riza to ask her to return. Nurdan, Ferhunde's mother leaves jail and meets the Tekins and reveals that she committed murder. Hayriye gets curious and finds out that the victim was her husband. Ferhunde gets angry and reveals that her stepfather was trying to rape her and Nurdan killed him in Ferhunde's defense. Ferhunde also reveals that she's not pregnant and she lied in order to have a family. Leyla ends her relationship with Oğuz, but finds out that she's pregnant. She goes to his apartment to tell him, but sees Ceyda with him. Leyla gets angry and falls from the stairs, causing her baby to abort. The Tekins find out. Leyla tells Ferhunde about Oğuz and Ceyda. Ferhunde threatens Oğuz into marrying Leyla, otherwise she'll tell Yaman about the affair. Ali Riza accepts the marriage, but stops talking to Leyla. Ferhunde starts blackmailing Oğuz secretly. She also shows displeasure towards Sedef and Neyir after finding out about Sedef's love for Şevket. Ali Riza reconciles with Leyla and allows Oğuz in his house only for her good. Necla befriends Cem in the college. He's rich and handsome and aligns with Ali Riza's moral values; so he accepts Cem's request for a more serious relationship with Necla. Ceyda's pregnant from Oğuz, but Yaman believes the baby is his. Fikret calls him from a phone booth and tells him that it is not, causing Yaman to investigate Ceyda and later Oğuz, but he makes Yaman trust him again to the point that he stops paying Ferhunde. She tells Yaman that Oğuz may have been stealing from him, considering Oğuz got rich so fast, prompting Yaman to investigate Oğuz's records. Necla and Cem get engaged, but Oğuz seduces her and they plan to escape to Germany. Hayriye, Fikret and Ferhunde find out about Necla and Oğuz. Fikret tries to tell Ali Riza, but Hayriye stops her. Fikret meets Tahsin, a relative of Neyir, who lost his wife recently and lives with his mother and children in Adapazarı. Fikret decides to marry him only to get rid of her family, stating that she hates all of them. Necla and Oğuz escape and the Tekins suffer through grief. Leyla gets mentally ill. Yaman finds out about Oğuz's theft and his affair. Oğuz is arrested in the airport as he and Necla try to leave.
Season 2 Oğuz leaves custody and waits for trial. He and Necla buy a small apartment. Fikret leaves for Adapazarı without saying goodbye. Ali Riza removes all signs of Necla from his house and forbids naming her. He hires Yaman's lawyer Can for Leyla's divorce. Fikret arrives in Tahsin's house, but his mother and daughter show displeasure upon Fikret. Leyla confronts Necla and Oğuz and reveals Oğuz and Ceyda's affair to Necla. Oğuz believes Ferhunde sent Leyla and takes his revenge by sending Şevket the paper of all the money transfer to Ferhunde. Yaman divorces Ceyda. She has nowhere to go and Oğuz brings her to his house, angering Necla to the point of leaving. She goes to a pension where the landlady plans to lead her into prostitution. Şevket has problems paying the family's expenses. Oğuz goes to jail. Ceyda attempts suicide, but Necla stops her. Leyla recovers from her disease by the help of Can's psychologist wife. Tahsin's daughter reconciles with Fikret. She comes to Istanbul and reconciles with the Tekins who have been missing her so much. Ali Riza realizes that Tahsin is a good man and Fikret is happy. Later she and Tahsin fall in love. Necla starts working at a bar while continuing her studies. She writes a letter to Ali Riza expressing her remorse. He starts checking on her secretly. In the prison, Oğuz is constantly harassed by the drug lord Kudret and his right-hand Arkan. Ferhunde prompts Şevket into gambling in a club, while Can tries to get close to Leyla. Oğuz breaks out of jail, kidnaps Ferhunde and beats her up. As he's preparing to leave the country, he finds out that Ceyda has bred his son, Han. While seeing Han, Oğuz is arrested and returned to jail. Necla befriends Ceyda. Leyla starts dating Can. Necla finds out about the prostitution business in the pension and prepares to leave before being arrested by the police. Her photo is printed in the newspapers and the Tekins are shocked. She's cleared of charges and goes to her friend's. Ali Riza and Hayriye consider returning Necla to the house, but Leyla is the problem. When she finds out, she asks them to do it, although she has not forgiven Necla yet. Necla refuses to return. When Oğuz hears the news about Necla, he gets angry. Kudret admires Oğuz's honor and sends his gang members to ruin Necla's workplace. She's fired and decides to return to the mansion. Şevket does not talk to her. He loses a lot of money in gambling and steals from the bank accounts to pay his debts. Ahmet, a middle-aged man, falls in love with Neyir and tries to get close to her, but she keeps her distance. Oğuz makes Kudret believe Arkan has stolen his money, and Kudret fires him, giving his place to Oğuz. He uses this chance to make money and pay his debts. Şevket reconciles with Necla, but she and Leyla constantly argue. Sevda, Ali Riza's former girlfriend meets him by chance. When Hayriye finds out, she gets upset and goes to Fikret's in Adapazarı, but returns when Şevket's theft is revealed. Cem meets Necla by chance and realizes that he still loves her; and she feels the same towards him. Sevda passes away and Hayriye reconciles with Ali Riza. Oğuz offers money to Ferhunde secretly in exchange for dropping her complaint and she accepts. Şevket goes to jail and befriends Arkan. Ferhunde decides to have a more comfortable life and plans to seduce Levent, a rich and handsome man. She starts working at his company and soon succeeds in her goal. In the prison, Şevket meets Oğuz, who tells him about his deal with Ferhunde and everything else she's done. Fikret finds out about Ferhunde's infidelity. Necla takes the receipt from Ceyda and shows it to the Tekins, and Fikret reveals Ferhunde's affair. The Tekins expel her and inform Şevket, who decides to divorce Ferhunde, realizing what this marriage cost him. Leyla ends her affair with Can after Ali Riza disapproves it. She saves Necla from death and they finally reconcile. Oğuz leaves jail. Ferhunde denies taking money from Oğuz.
Season 3