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THE JOURNEY OF LOVE

Is there anyone who went and didn't come back?

Welcome, Yunus Efendi.

Welcome.

Hey, hey, wait.

Where are you going?

You have just come.

Get well soon, Yunus Efendi.

May God protect you from all evil.

Amen.

Aynali! Let it just get out of here!

It's probably sick or has a tick.

Its impure blood stained my hand.

Just do let it go.

How have you been, Sahip Efendi?

Has your pain subsided a bit?

The world is like this.

You carry it on your back.

It sucks your blood.

Parasites never understand...

that they shouldn't depend on others.

But you look better now.

Those who don't understand it are removed by force.

We gave you a bit of trouble though.

Patience.

Good at biding your time, eh?

It had a tick.

Went in by its neck.

Dervish Aynali brought it here for a reason.

He meant for us to diagnose its sickness.

What did we do?

We threw a life struggling to survive here and there.

Only a friend can appreciate the value of life.

There's always a reason.

Were you with him when he woke up?

No, I was not.

I saw him afterwards.

After the accident, when they came to my father...

-they were afraid that... -Don't say that!

He’s saved.

The rest is not important.

Hopefully, he’ll be up in no time.

The foods are getting cold.

Let’s go and check them out.

Step slowly.

Do you feel pain in your leg?

Take a step with your other leg slowly.

Slow, slow.

It's feels scary in the beginning.

Like he's taking his first steps in the world.

As if there’s a colony of ants under his foot that he can't step on.

I hope trouble finds us too, then.

Don’t talk like that, efendi.

His clothes are ready.

Come on, girls.

-Welcome, friends. -Thank you, sheikh.

Thank you, sheikh.

-Get well soon, Yunus Efendi. -Get well soon, Yunus Efendi.

You almost left us in debt, Yunus Efendi.

Where were you going before we pay our debt of life?

-Get well soon. -Get well soon, Yunus.

-Get well soon, Yunus. -Get well soon.

-Get well soon, Yunus Efendi. -May it never happen again.

Amen!

Come on.

Let’s pray then.

Will you be able to pray, fellow?

If you can’t, you may pray later on.

If you think you can, you may pray sitting.

All right then.

The washbasin is on the left, did you forget, fellow?

After months...

you are staying in your cell, fellow.

Have you noticed a change...

in your cell?

Sit down, fellow.

If you can’t get ready, I’ll help you.

No.

Well, then.

Excuse me. Have a good night, fellow.

Thank you, Kazim Efendi.

Don’t get up.

Do you have any pain...

or anything troubling you?

My legs.

Do you remember...

the first time you entered this cell?

Who was with you?

You were.

Okay, then.

Excuse me.

-Have a good night, fellow. -You too, Kazim Efendi.

You too.

If you need anything...

we're here.

Is there anyone who went and didn’t come back?

Welcome, Yunus Efendi.

Welcome.

Get well soon, Yunus Efendi.

May God protect you from all evil.

Come on, go to sleep, dear.

-I’m not sleepy, mother. -But your eyes tell another story.

Who are you waiting for? Go to sleep.

Where is Yunus Efendi?

The dervishes asked him to stay in the lodge.

-In the cell where he used to stay. -Why doesn't he stay here?

I said so, but he said he's fine.

Kasim insisted on looking after him.

His medicine is here, father.

Doctor Mikel told us to make sure he takes them.

He can take them in the morning, he's not far away.

-Get well soon, Yunus Efendi. -Get well soon, Yunus Efendi.

You almost left us in debt, Yunus Efendi.

Where were you going before we pay our debt of life?

-Get well soon. -Get well soon, Yunus.

-Get well soon, Yunus. -Get well soon.

Come on, let’s pray then.

Welcome, Yunus Efendi, welcome.

Get well soon, Yunus Efendi.

Get well soon, fellow.

Yunus!

I understand.

I am Yunus.

But...

who is Yunus?

Who are you, Yunus?

Who?

Dear.

Will you get this...

to Ali Taygu Efendi so he can give it to Yunus Efendi?

All right, mother.

-His medicines are here. -Take them along.

The dervishes are in the courtyard.

Efendi.

Could you take this to Yunus? Milk will do him good in no time.

He probably has difficulty in swallowing.

I’ll take it, mother.

I'll give his medicine as well.

JOURNEY OF LOVE

Welcome, Fellow Yunus. Are you looking for someone?

Are you hungry? I made some lentil soup, heals even the soul.

Do you remember, dear Yunus?

You used to say that you never tasted anything like my soup...

neither in Konya's inns nor in Karatay’s kitchen.

Come on, sit. Don’t stand there, come on.

May it heal you.

Come on.

In the name of God.

In the name of God.

Peace be upon you.

-Did you see Yunus Efendi, fellow? -I didn't, Fellow Kasim.

Strange.

Did they take him to the garden?

I came from the garden, he's not there either.

You didn’t eat anything, fellow.

Let me bring you some rice.

Yunus!

They could have brought your soup to the cell.

He came by himself.

I didn’t know, Kasim Aga.

Peace be upon you.

And upon you as well as the mercy of God and his blessings.

Only God.

My wife boiled some milk. Sit down, sit. Drink your soup.

What is the matter, Kasim? What are you thinking?

If you excuse me, I'd like to go to the market, sheikh.

Go and do your chores.

The lodge needs this and that.

Then go and buy them quickly.

Sit down, sit.

Let us sit and say grace, friends.

Peace be upon you, Kasim Efendi.

-And upon you, sir. -What's up, where are you going?

Our lodge needs a few things.

-May I be of help? -No need, thank you.

Okay. Give my regards and respect to the sheikh.

As you wish.

-May we come in, Bacim Sultan? -Come on in, sir.

-Good luck with your work. -Thank you.

Come, Yunus.

My sheikh said Yunus Efendi had to take his medicines.

-Welcome. -Thank you.

Yunus Efendi came to take his medicines, Ali Taygu Efendi.

Come in, Ali Taygu Efendi.

I’ll get the medicines right away.

You're better, inshallah?

I am.

It's not easy, of course. You were bedridden for a month.

You couldn't even drink water.

Mikel Efendi is a good doctor.

We wouldn’t have felt comfortable if it hadn't been for him.

Such a coincidence.

When you were appointed to Nallihan, you went to his office...

on your first day here.

Here they are.

Hopefully, it’ll cure you quickly, inshallah.

Insallah.

Uncle Mikel said that you shouldn't neglect it.

Come on, let’s go, Yunus Efendi.

Two bunches.

Kasim Aga, welcome.

Thank you, Sister Kira.

Is Mikel Efendi not in?

My father's gone for a patient.

What is it? I hope you are not sick.

No, I’m not.

There was an issue.

I came for his advice.

Please do tell.

If I can be of assistance...

It's a private matter.

A relative of mine had an accident.

I was going to consult him about that.

What happened?

Well...

he fell off a cliff while shepherding.

They brought someone from a village at night though.

Which village was it?

Kara...

Karatepe. Karatepe village.

They didn’t bring him to us.

What’s his problem?

It’s been about a month since the accident...

but he doesn't seem to remember anything.

He doesn't recognise faces or places he’s been to.

It's as if he sees the world for the very first time.

It happens but I don’t know why.

My father says it happens to people after receiving a blow on the head.

Some forget everything, some forget some parts.

Don’t they remember later on?

Of course, they do.

But how? Does it happen suddenly?

Or slowly? My father didn’t mention it.

Don’t lose hope.

Bring him in if possible, for my father to see.

My father has treated people who even forgot who they are.

Now they live their lives as before.

What happened, father?

Sit, my dear, sit.

Father!

Yunus Efendi.

Yes, dear?

He's a bit strange.

The world itself is strange, my girl.

Why shouldn’t he be?

It looks like he sees everything for the first time.

Everything, everywhere.

As if he doesn’t know or recognise...

anything or anyone.

Him knowing himself is enough.

Who are you?

Who are you?!

I'm not worthy of your respect, son.

Sit, come on, sit.

Is your bed comfortable?

Well?

You must have been used to comfortable beds in Konya in three months.

We don’t have cotton mattresses in the cells, as we have at home.

Well?

Is there anything you want, anything you want to say?

Then excuse me, I'll go now.

My sheikh!

When words dominate silence, even the tongue cannot stop them.

Come on, tell me.

Who am I?

Who am I, sheikh?

Everybody knows who you are.

Only you don’t.

Who are you?

If you don’t know yourself, what good is everyone knowing you...

and you knowing everyone?

I can’t tell you who you are.

But if you want...

and if you have strength...

we may go out and walk a bit.

Well, as the saying goes...

feet walk...

mind works.

Come on, then.

Will you be able to pray, fellow?

If you can't, you may pray later on.

If you think you can, you may pray sitting.

All right then.

The washbasin is on the left, did you forget, fellow?

Thank you, Kazim Efendi.

Minberci has still not returned.

They wouldn't return before finishing their work.

It may last three days or five.

My sheikh!

Come on now.

Let’s search together who you are, what you are.

You look better.

You look well, fellow.

Get well soon, Yunus Efendi.

We’ll get a bit of fresh air.

Look.

Everyone knows you.

Look, she knows you too.

Ask her.

How does she know you?

Stop!

Stop, stop!

Then, I must assign you a new duty.

Here, take this.

This shall be your new duty.

You'll take care of Karabas.

Until she is tamed, you are responsible for her.

My wife prepared her food, ask her to fill the bowl.

Where is Karabas?

I do not know, sheikh.

Do not say 'I know', do know that you do not know.

It must be gone, sheikh.

If you let it loose, of course, it’ll run away.

Go on, find it.

It's not disciplined nor has it been educated.

Once it's satisfied its worldly desires, of course, it'll vanish.

Go find it at once and bring it back.

One must put a leash on those that aren't disciplined.

If it persists...

put the leash on and drag it here. Search the market.

Every corner, every street, every shop.

Wherever they give her food, there she will be.

Come, my girl.

Are you powerful enough to look for yourself?

It's come back.

They tied it up.

It must be hungry.

Prepare some food for the poor thing.

Mother.

-My father and Yunus Efendi... -Yes?

They were outside.

Thank God, Yunus Efendi is cured.

Where do they go?

I don’t know.

They are looking for something...

but he didn't say what.

My dear, you made me curious like yourself.

If you don’t have anything to do, try to think of something useful.

Let us see what the horses are doing.

These friends carry our load for years.

Seemingly, they carry our load...

but actually they carry our burdens.

You brought along this guest.

Do you remember it?

Look at it a bit.

It’s trying to tell you something.

What does it say?

Please, don't.

Please, don't.

Look at it.

What does Nallihan say to you?

Look at that square.

At those streets.

-Isn't he the qadi? -What qadi?

The qadi that resigned, Yunus Efendi.

-Yes, that's him. -No way!

Take that dog away from me.

The deranged who can’t look after himself has gone and got a dog.

Yunus!

Please, don't.

Please, don't.

This is the square of Nallihan.

The square is...

where the Example Stone is.

They say, 'lords, gentlemen, qadis, we leave the centre of the town empty'.

'We'd get the axe and force your head on a log in the middle of the town...'

'just to set an example'.

There.

The owners of the square.

-Peace be upon you. -And upon you.

Get well soon, Yunus Efendi.

Thank God that you are up and about.

Thank you.

Hasan.

Hasan.

How quickly you forgot...

Minberci, Qadi Efendi.

Hey!

Stop!

Minberci Hasan is innocent.

Come on.

Peace be upon you.

And upon you.

Where are you coming from, where are you going?

I am on a never ending journey.

O Mercy crueler than treachery!

Mercy crueler than treachery.

Who said it?

Who heard it?

Where did he say it?

Let me tell you, for you to listen.

Odon said it, Odon.

Who is this Odon?

A priest.

We can’t always tell our tales.

Let the topic of this sermon be a priest.

Even if a priest says it, the truth is always the truth.

Just because a priest said so...

would the truth become a lie?

This priest Odon is from Antalya, do you know?

The late Sultan...

Giyaseddin I conquered it.

The heretics got united and initiated the crusades in Anatolia.

It was the second campaign.

Part of the army came all the way here.

Those who came toward here were killed by warriors...

and the next group wanted to go over the Taurus Mountains...

to reach Antalya.

But when you say a crusading army...

think of it as a whole town moving.

It moves, then that big town stops for the night.

Well, you need bread for so many men...

you need food.

What could the heretics do? They demanded it from the people.

Do you know Elmali?

Of course you do, you do.

Elmali has many gems.

I’ll tell that story some other time.

This crusade army settles in Elmali and plunders it so much that...

even the Greeks, whom they came to save, started to rebel.

They united with the Turks.

They wanted to be with the oppressed, rather than with the oppressor.

There came a time...

when Greeks started to fight against the crusaders.

The crusader heretics were bewildered.

They called those Greeks 'traitors'.

So it can be said that they were more upset about the so-called treachery...

of the Greeks than the sword of the Turks.

Then...

The crusader army surrendered in Elmali.

Elmali townsfolk decided to give a helping hand to these incapable...

and hungry soldiers.

Because...

even if the devil is asking for mercy...

you should not hit him.

They did the same thing...

and showed mercy.

It is said that...

3000 of them settled near Elmali and became Muslims.

When the priest sees this result, Priest Odon...

cries his heart out, upon hearing the crusaders converting to Islam.

"O Mercy crueler than treachery."

Yes!

These things have many sides, Cagri Efendi.

One minute, it's done.

And the next minute, it's dead.

One minute, it's a living friend.

And the next minute, he's dead.

O Mercy crueler than treachery.

One must be merciful, first.

One can’t have a religion without compassion.

What were supposed to do?

Were they going to kill those who begged for mercy?

Sword and shield in the field of battle.

Mercy in the field of the Truth.

Those who are Muslims by heart know that...

there’s no power bigger than mercy.

Don't kill.

Make it happen.

There are many reasons to kill.

You kill for a cause, kill for a friend...

kill in self defense.

Kill and kill.

Make it happen once.

For a cause.

For a friend...

For your own good.

How?

O Mercy crueler than treachery.

Let alone humankind, how can we be merciless...

to the ant walking on the ground, the bird flying in the sky?

If one loses one's mercy...

dragons stick their heads out.

They fill the empty cups.

Don’t they, Ali Taygu.

What do you say?

They do, my sheikh.

If you don’t fill it up with compassion...

they’ll fill it up with arrogance, greed, and lust.

Some out of the greed of a friend...

some out of one's own greed.

Well...

I've talked enough.

Now let’s...

Listen to our Lord.

Hafiz Baba.

Your turn.

I'd like to assign a new task to you, Yunus.

I think you're the only eligible one to do this task in our lodge.

From now on...

you'll say, 'I do not know'.

Whatever they ask you...

just say, 'I do not know'.

Whoever wants to hear your opinion about anything...

say, 'I do not know'. Keep on saying that.

As dhikr is obligatory for a disciple...

from now on, to say 'I do not know' is obligatory for you.

Have a good night, Yunus Efendi.

You too...

Kasim Efendi.

May I come in?

Come on in.

I am glad you are better.

The dervishes are happy for you.

But they're worried too.

Naturally.

So I wanted to ask how you are, if you were awake.

Yunus Efendi should know himself best.

Whatever we say can only be a guess.

Do you have time?

Can we talk a bit?

I do not know.