All language subtitles for Alef - S01E02 [English]

Good morning, Mahmut.
They said you call us.

-Sir, The Undersecretary...
-Get out!

Sit down.

You know what?

You made this guy like yourself
in two days, Settar. Bravo.

I got some information yesterday,
incidentally.

An evidence came to us
from Izmit Police.

A tounge... No owner, no nothing...

Fortunately,
our guys found the owner.

You must've guessed it.

Yes.

Its owner is Mustafa Diri.

But what I couldn't
understand is...

...this tounge...

How could it go...

...that far away to Izmit.

Settar?

Anyway...

There is much more
to say to you, but...

Now is not the time.

But let me tell you this...

We have wounded with our friends...

...and we bleed with them.

The friendship is long gone,
Mahmut.

The file is on the table.

Take it, and leave.

Edip will tell you more.

Well... Captain Settar is going
to lead the investigation.

And his partner Mr. Kemal
is your new squad leader.

Mr. Kemal came here
through Lefkosia.

Before then he worked in London
at Scotland Yard...

...on a special unit
for a long time.

He's been in London
since he was a kid.

He got education there.

Is that right, Mr. Kemal.

Ahmet...

Our computer genius.

Billur...

The top of the police academy.

This will be her first assignment
with us.

And this is Cihangir...

We love him very much.

Files are on your tables.

Let us be alert.

Any question?

Then good luck to you.

I know what they're saying
behind my back.

So, if you're gonna
believe something...

...I'll prefer you talk to me first.

And let's get to the point...

I want everybody
do their job right.

I won't care about the new
regulations, your rights...

...your time cards,
end of your shift...

...I'll fuck you all up.

My girl Billur, you see...

You won't take offence
and I won't have a pitty on you.

My kind of justice.

Well, that's all I have to say.
Now, my partner...

My new partner Kemal...

...is going to tell you
what this asshole did.

First of all, we lost four days.

Four days is a long time for
a homicide investigation.

We have to get to work
before losing anymore time.

The first victim, Mustafa Diri.

A transvestite sex worker.

Know by the name Merve.

Her tounge was cut
before being murdered.

The killer, probably drowned
the victim in a bathtub...

...and then chained under the pier.

The second victim, Nusret Işık.

Found in the Haliç Dock.

He was still alive
when we got to the scene.

His lips were stitched.

When we removed those stitches...

...the lost tounge of Mustafa Diri
was in his mouth.

He's a famous bestseller writer
on his 40's.

There is no apparent connection
between these two victims.

This exactly
what we have to investigate.

We have to learn what
Nusret Işık wrote and did...

...and what kind of connection
they might have with Mustafa Diri.

We took that shot with ultraviolet
light at Mustafa Diri's house.

It's written with blood
and then cleaned.

I want to know what thhis means,
and everything about this.

Take samples from the crime scene
send to analyze them immediately.

I'll do that, Lieutenant.

And the second thing,
the recording...

It's been recorded
by the killer for us.

There is a transcript
on your files.

The killer says if the novel
"Rainbow" by writer F.A.K...

...isn't published in a week...

...there will be new victims.

I want you to study it closely.

Ahmet... Will you do it?

Yes, Lieutenant.

Cihangir...

We need to organize here.

According to dates,
start from up left...

...counter clockwise,
and nothing should touch others.

Cihangir?

Yes, sir?

Just put them there one by one,
okay, son?

Okay, sir.

Good.

Okay, good luck everybody.

We'll go to see some books.

You can't eat a simit like that
at any other place in Istanbul.

Bastards use a China dye
instead of grape molasses.

But this guy didn't spoiled it.

We were eating here
when we're students.

Was the school nearby?

Just back there,
across the library.

Then you must know
the library well?

I'll went there once
because I had to.

Hello?

Nusret Işık?

Did you cross-checked
it with the database?

I see.

Okay, Ms. Billur,
you can drop it on my desk.

Nothing for now. Thanks.

Samples from the symbol on
the wall aren't matching...

...with samples from Mustafa
Diri or Nusret Işık.

And it doesn't belong to anybody
in our system.

Hello. We're looking for a book.

Did you fill up a form?

What form?

No. We have an urgent business.

Sir,
everybody have urgent business.

Here, your form. Homicide.

We're looking for a book.

Are you solving murders
by reading books, sir?

Man, look...

We're looking for a book. A novel
named "Rainbow" by a writer F.A.K.

I'll check right away.

Faik Ahlat Karaca. "Rainbow". 1963.

Mürekkep magazine.
Serial novel. Just one print.

Yeah, can we take it?

Unfotunately, sir. You have to go
to the old records department.

And where is it?

Downstairs.

Good morning.

Yes?

We're looking for an old book.

A serial novel "Rainbow"
by Faik Ahlat Karaca.

Let's see. Serialized at where?

Mürekkep magazine. 1963.

Okay.

No. No.

Let's check here.

Faik Ahlat Karaca. 1963.
-Yes.

Yes.

All of those magazines are taken.

And return date is over.

Isn't there another copy?

No, there is only one.

There is no other copy
or photocopy?

-No.
-There is only one print...

...and it's missing, is that it?

It's not missing,
it just didn't returned to us.

When it should have returned?

It says...

September 24th, 1984.

-For God's sake. It's long overdue.
-Yeah, it appears so, yes.

Who took it?

It's erased, I can't read.

-May I?
-Sure.

No, no.

What can we do?

Well...

You can wait if you want.

Or it's probably sold to
second-hand booksellers.

You'll find it in the library of
a bookish person if you're lucky.

Call me from this number
if you learn something.

Okay.

Don't worry,
we'll give it back to you.

Give me that book card.

Is it okay if I drop you here?

Aren't you coming
to the second-hand bookseller?

No, I have something to do.
I'll find you.

Give me the card.

There.

Hello, Fevzi?

What's up, sir? You haven't been
calling for a long time.

I'm gonna ask you something. I need
a forger, who would you recommend?

Sir, you know, I'm out years ago.

Watermarks and all that
were the end of this job.

If I may, sir,
why do you need it for?

I have an erased writing
that I need to get it read.

I see. New generation
can't help you then.

But there is Toros Monster.
He can help you.

Who's this Monster?

Mehmet is retired.

He's breeding birds now, sir.

Where can I find him?

He has a place in Tophane, sir.

Come on, girl. Come on, girl.
Come on, girl.

-Hello.
-Hello.

No need.

It's obvious that you're a cop.

What's wrong with her?

Because of those Syrians.

They only brought
trouble and disease.

This is third this week.

Sir, is there a mistake?

It's been very long
since I retired.

No, no, there is no mistake.
Fevzi sent me here.

He said only Toros Monster
can help me.

My Gosh.

There was a play I did once...

...and it stuck with me.
Go on, girl.

When we're inside...

...there was an actor friend of ours.
He insisted to do a play.

The management wasn't approving,
saying Aziz Nesin is a communist.

So we persisted.

We played.

They made me play
the Monster of Toros.

I was putting down
anybody I hit back then.

On the day of the play, there were
journalist, audience, cheerings...

They brought a newspaper
a few days later...

...and on the front page...

...it says, "The Great Play of
'the Monster of Toros'".

So the name stuck.

Sir?

You're standing there, please sit
down, let me offer you some tea.

Thanks, but it's urgent.

We need to read this name.

70 grams, Indian.

If it didn't go through the back...

When should I come?

Is tonight okay?

Come tomorrow, sir.

-See you.
-See you.

Huh? What did you do?

Where did you go?

I visited the Toros Monster.

Toros Monster? Who's that?

Never mind.
Have you found the treasure?

No. They'll let me know
if they find anything.

Good. Hopefully.

We're waiting to hear from you.
Okay. We're waiting. Thank you.

Hello, guys.

-Hello, Lieutenant.
-Hello.

How is it going, guys?

Sir, I investigated this symbol.

It looks like the first letter
of hebrew alphabet, "aleph".

There are som mismatches,
but I think that's it basically.

It has many meanings...

It's the first letter of Greek,
Hebrew and Egyptian alphabet.

To ancient Egyptians
it's the symbol of "Ra".

To Cabbala
it's "the breath of God".

And to sufism it means
"the beginning".

One of the meanings is "the place
where the earth and sky meets".

There are many more meanings.

What do you think about
the way they were tied?

It's clear that there
is a connection between...

...the way victims tied
and this symbol, but...

Yes?

But I don't know what it is.

Neither do I.

Add it to the file, please.
-Of course.

Did you check the recording?

It's an analog recording,
Lieutenant.

I sent it to digitalize
this morning...

...they'll send a detailed
report tomorrow.

And the magazine?
Is there another copy?

I couldn't find anything, sir.

I looked on websites
selling rare books...

...and second-hand booksellers'
databases, but there is nothing.

I just found a little clue.

When I was searching
on libraries...

...I found an article that
mentions Faik Ahlat Karaca.

The name of the article is...

"The Radical Sufism Tradition
in Our Literature".

As far as I gather,
it's an article that examines...

...the works of Faik Ahlat Karaca.

The writer of this article
might have a copy.

-Who's the writer?
-Yaşar Turan.

Associate professor of Islamic
studies at Istanbul Uniiversity.

Good. Let's go check.

Good luck.
-Thank you, sir.

I'll go to the morgue first.

All those dead people
weren't enough to you, Kemal?

I'll take a nap in the car.
Let me know if something comes up.

Didn't you read the report?

I did.

But still you had to see?

Settar was like you in the past.

I had a anathomy professor
at the university.

He said: "You'll be doctors...

...when you learn
how to be unable to asleep...

...not when you learn
what I teach."

After I graduated...

...I was tired of watch duties.

I tought that I'd be
forensic doctor and rest.

And I bought a house
with a loan like a sucker.

I couldn't take
Settar into account.

I could rest more
if I'd be a doctor...

...in emergency at Şişli
Etfal Hospital.

Only I know how many times
I came here...

...from far away
at the dead of night.

"For whom are you going?"

"They're already dead,"
grumbled my wife grumbles.

And I say "I'm not going for deads,
I'm going for livings," but...

...I couldn't make her understand.

She still can't understand.

Well, she's even happy now
when I leave.

You can leave it like this.

Just turn the lights off
when you're leaving.

Good day.

I want to see Mr. Yaşar,
Yaşar Turan.

-Ms. Yaşar?
-What?

She's in the class now.

May I learn where the class is?

The big lecture theater upstairs.

In the middle of the 8th century
a thinker school emerges...

...that questions the traditional
Islam in every way.

Those theologians known as
"Mu'tazilites"...

...are looking for a syntesis
between Islamic thought...

...and the ancient Greek
rationalism tradition.

That means they were
suggesting intellectualise...

...everything in Quran
and understand it by logic.

And their idea was appealing
to Caliph al-Ma'mun.

Caliph al-Ma'mun
followed the Mu'tazila...

...and he adopted a dogma that
contradicts the traditional view...

...that Quran is the word of Allah.
Okay?

Now... According to this idea...

...Quran was created by Allah,
but it wasn't His word.

As you know,
"Word" is a name of Allah...

...thus it's considered
eternal and endless.

So,
if Quran isn't the word of Allah...

...and just a created word...
What does it mean?

It means it can change and be
changed like every other creation.

According to some historians,
for a ruler like al-Ma'mun...

...this idea provided a big space
to move against Ulama...

...who were trying to limit him with
references from the holy scripture.

Hence, exactly because of this...

...al-Ma'mun raised Mu'tazila
to state's religion...

...and his strong move caused a big
reaction among people and Ulama.

Next time we'll talk
about Ahmad ibn Hanbal...

...and a more orthodox
theology school, Ash'arism.

Have a good day.

-Hello, Ms. Yaşar.
-Yes?

Istanbul Police, Homicide Bureau.
Kemal Tekin.

Homicide?

May I ask you a few questions
if you have time?

Sure, yes, but I don't have a lot
of time, I have a plane to catch.

It won't take long.

You wrote an article about the work
of Faik Ahlat Karaca, yes?

Yes.

We're looking his novel named
"Rainbow"...

...and we thought you might
have a copy of it.

-Very strange.
-Why?

First of all,
this is the first time...

...a cop takes interest in
my articles.

Besides, I'm after that novel
for a long time.

Yeah?

I've found almost every work
of Faik Ahlat Karaca...

...but "Rainbow" is his only work
that I couldn't find.

Unfortunately, the only copy
in Beyazıt Library is missing.

-I know.
-I wish I could be of help.

Why are you taking an interest of
a forgotten writer nobody cares.

For an investiagation.
What's the writer's works about?

Didn't you read my article?

I'm afraid, I didn't have time,
but I'll read it as soon as possible.

In general, Karaca's works
are about sufism movements...

...that considered
heretic in Ottoman.

And he even chooses his characters
from these movements.

Heretic?

Opposes common interpretations
of Sunni Ulama.

Movements, even doesn't recognize
shariah on a lot of subjects.

Mr. Kemal, I'm really sorry,
but I need to catch my plane.

Sure, sure, please.

I can try to help you in a more
convenient time if you wish.

I'll be glad.

How can I find your article?

I can send you online.

That's very kind of you.

Thank you.

Are you going to a conference?

Yes, to London.

My favorite city.

What a coincidence.

I'm from London.

I was raised there since I was 13.
-Really?

When did you come back?

A short time ago.

If you call me when you're back,
I want to talk to you about...

...your article and to listen
to your expert opinions.

Sure, absolutely. See you.

Semiha?

Recep, I asked for water.

Hello?

Yes, that's me.

When?

Okay, thank you. We're on our way.

See?

East is a place you stand and wait.

Everything comes to you
with a little patience.

When did they bring it back?

I don't know, Zeki found it
in the return shift this morning.

-Did he see who returned it?
-No.

He found it on his desk.

Nobody wants to pay
for 35 years of overdue, right?

Where are magazines?

In the return booth.

-Hello, Cihangir?
-Yes, sir?

Can you take the last 24 hours
CCTV recordings...

...of Beyazıt Library,
and bring it to the station?

Yes, sir.

Thanks.

I have some things to do.
See you. Keep me posted.

Oh, sir.

Careful.

You'll slip if you
won't stand firmly.

Yeah. You'll slip.

How did it go, Toros Monster.
Do you have good news for me?

Hello, Cihangir?

Yes, son, it's me,
who else it can be?

Is Ahmet there?

Okay. Tell Ahmet that
we're looking for a person...

...first name starts with "R"
and last name starts with "GÖ".

No, the last name isn't "GÖ",
it starts with "GÖ".

Tell them to make a list
includes everybody...

...born before '70 and still lives.

Okay, okay.

Ziya Mahir
Sultan Hakkı

Faik Ahlat Karaca
Rainbow

Hello, Ahmet?

Okay, I'm coming right away.

Facial recognition
couldn't find anything.

So?

Cihangir brought Nusret Işık's
phone records...

...from Telecommunication Bureau.

He's been called by only
one number three times...

...one day before he was
found in the dock.

We asked his records from
his service provider.

The suspect is a male.

Moussa Moseiv. Nigeria, 1986.

Entered from Atatürk
Airport in 2008.

Taken into custody two times
for migrant smuggling...

...but they couldn't find anything
and released him.

Do we know his address?

Barber

Come.

Lads...

Does this guy lives
in the building across?

Take a good look.

Don't make me take your passports.
I said take a good look.

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

4552, dispatch. Over.

Dispatch listening.

The suspect I'm following...

...got in the Kadıköy ferry
from Karaköy pier. Over.

Roger that, sir.

Careful.

You'll slip
if you won't stand firmly.