Kadın (TV series)

This series follows the life of Bahar, a young widow with two children. She was abandoned by her mother when she was 8 and later loses her grandparents. Now alone, Bahar meets Sarp, with whom she falls madly in love, but loses Sarp as well after some years together. Bahar leaves with her two children, Nisan and Doruk. Together, they turn life into a game, poverty into fun, and absence into joy. She believes that when one has a smile on their face, their heart also responds with a smile. Sometimes, she talks to Sarp's photograph about all her troubles, remembering their past life.

Bahar has given up her own life for her children. Her mother Hatice comes back into her life after 20 years of absence. Bahar wants to get close to her mother again but her half-sister Şirin tries to prevent her mother and sister from bonding. In order to protect Şirin's mental well-being, Hatice turns her back on Bahar even though Bahar needs her. Enver, Hatice's husband, cares about Bahar and helps her. Bahar's best friend Yeliz also helps her. Soon, Bahar meets new neighbors named Arif and Ceyda. Arif is the son of the owner of Bahar's flat. Ceyda initially refuses Bahar but later helps Bahar survive after learning about her.

Meanwhile, Bahar suffers from pain and fainting. When she meets a doctor, she learns that she is suffering from aplastic anemia and needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life. Bahar attempts to hide her condition from everyone due to her financial and social problems, but everyone soon learns about this and finds out that Şirin's bone marrow is suitable for transplant to Bahar.

Meanwhile, Sarp is shown to be alive, pretending to be a man named Alp Karahan. He is married to Pırıl and has twin children. Pırıl's father, Suat, informs Sarp that Bahar and her children died 4 years ago, which is a lie made up by Şirin. To prove this, Suat makes fake graves and shows them to Sarp who believed that. Soon, Sarp meets Şirin. It's revealed that Şirin was in love with Sarp 4 years ago and she was the reason for Sarp's ferry accident. Suat kidnaps Şirin to stop Sarp from learning that Bahar is alive.

Bahar's condition worsens and she is admitted to a hospital. Arif now has feelings for Bahar, and he proposes to her. One day, Doruk sees Sarp across the road and calls him father. Sarp is confused and comes to see Doruk at Enver's house. He meets Enver and learns that Bahar and his kids are alive. Sarp is shocked, realizing that Suat had lied to him. He goes to the hospital and unites with Nisan and Doruk. Sarp learns about Bahar's situation and brings Şirin back to give bone marrow for Bahar. After Bahar's recovery, she meets Sarp after being separated for years. She accepts Sarp, unaware that he has remarried. Once she learns this, Bahar tries to ignore him. One night, Sarp comes to pick Bahar and his children up to go Pırıl's house, but some murderers decide to follow him. Sarp escapes with Bahar and his kids from Bahar's home when the murderers surround it. Unfortunately, Yeliz is shot and dies. Bahar, who doesn't know about this, lives in Pırıl's home with her kids. When she learns about Yeliz's death, she breaks down and blames Sarp. She tries leave with Nisan and Doruk but is stopped by Sarp. Sarp reveals to Bahar how fell out of the ferry and how Şirin and Suat had lied to him about Bahar and his kids. Bahar is shocked and forgives him.

One day, Bahar faints on the road and Hatice, Sarp and Arif try to bring her to the hospital. While Arif was driving the car, he gets into a major accident. The four of them get badly injured and are rushed to the hospital. Bahar recovers, but Hatice dies. Șirin secretly closes the flow rate of the IV line connected to a sleeping Sarp and kills him. Bahar loses her mother and husband for the second time and Şirin blames Arif for their death. Shocked, Bahar completes the last rites of Sarp and Hatice while Arif gets imprisoned.

3 months later, Bahar is living peacefully with her children in their house. Arif is released from jail. Enver and Șirin move into a new house in Bahar's apartment after their home burns down. Enver misses Hatice and talks to her when he's alone. Șirin tells Nisan and Doruk that Arif had killed Sarp and Hatice on purpose. Nisan and Doruk ignore Arif but after learning the truth they unite with him. Meanwhile, Şirin gets a waiter job at a restaurant belonging to Emre, who was Ceyda's boss. Emre's son Satilmiș considers Ceyda as his mother while Ceyda battles with Dursun to get custody of her son, Arda. Satilmiș secretly earns money to keep Arda in a home. Once Ceyda learns this, she breaks down and considers him as her child like Arda.

Ceyda gets a carer job at house of Fazilet, a writer. She takes care of Raif, Fazilet's disabled son. Fazilet meets Bahar and invites her to share her story. Fazilet writes Bahar's story, naming the book Kadın (Woman). Bahar is surprised to see her book.

Soon, Arif finds that Sarp was killed by Șirin after hearing her voice record. Once Bahar learns this, she follows Şirin, who has left home and is staying at a hotel. She calls Enver to meet her, and Șirin gets arrested by the Police, who admit her to mental hospital. Meanwhile, Arif and Bahar's relationship gets stronger when Raif and Ceyda fall in love. Bahar and Ceyda plan to have their marriages on the same day. Bahar, Arif, Ceyda, Raif, Enver, Nisan, and Doruk celebrate together happily.

In the book Kadın (Woman). Bahar tells how she managed her life while facing so much hardship. Șirin reads Bahar's book and regrets what she did to Bahar. Finally, Bahar and her kids get praised by the world.

• Official website (in Turkish)
• Kadın at IMDb