Ferit Korhan

QUESTIONNAIRE

Name: Ferit
Last name: Korhan
Age: 20 years

Character:

Ferit is a young man with two sides warring within him: the boy who yearns for freedom and the man forced to bear the burden of the family name. He's hot-tempered, like his older brother, but his anger is different—not heavy, like Fuat's, but impulsive, almost childish. He flares up instantly, shouts, and can say nasty things, but he cools down just as quickly, though he's not always ready to admit guilt.

Jealousy is second nature to him. It awakens suddenly and defies logic. Even if he doesn't love her himself, the thought of someone getting close to what's his enrages him. Seyran isn't his wife in the true sense of the word, but she's not a stranger either. She's his. By paper. By obligation. And that's enough to make jealousy burn inside him.

He's accustomed to an easy life. Money, status, the attention of women—it all came effortlessly. Ferit has never known true loss, so he doesn't know how to appreciate what he has. He's selfish, sometimes flighty, but not hopeless. Somewhere deep within him, there's a kindness that he carefully hides behind the mask of an indifferent rich kid.

Now his marriage to Seyran is a sham. They sleep in the same room, but it's as if they're on different planets. Ferit doesn't love her. At least, that's what he convinces himself. But her presence unsettles him, her coldness angers him, and her tears—even the ones she hides—trigger something he doesn't want to think about.

Biography:

Ferit was born when Fuat was eight. From childhood, he grew up in the shadow of his older brother—the one his father groomed as his heir, and his grandfather eyed with expectation. Ferit experienced far less pressure, but also far less attention. He quickly learned that to be noticed, you either had to shout louder or laugh louder. He chose the latter.

At school, Ferit was known as the guy who always had everything under control: charming, handsome, from a wealthy family. Girls sighed, teachers turned a blind eye to his antics, and classmates sought his friendship. But true friends were few. Too many wanted to be with "Korhan" rather than Ferit.

The relationship with his father had always been complicated. Orhan placed the burden of heir apparent on Fuat, and the hope that at least the younger son would be "simpler" on Ferit. But Ferit had no intention of fulfilling these hopes. He grew up a freedom-loving man and couldn't stand being forced into a box.

His first serious crush was on Pelin, a bright, striking girl from their circle. With her, it was easy, fun, and non-committal. Ferit thought this was love, until Seyran burst into his life.

Seyran was completely different. Proud, stubborn, with a sharp tongue and an unwillingness to bend to the will of the wealthy Korhan family. Their marriage was a sham—a union of two families, a mere paper agreement. At first, Ferit perceived her as a burden, an infringement on his freedom. They argued daily, trading barbs and ostentatiously living their own lives.

But gradually, day after day, through scandals and unexpected moments of care, through jealousy and quiet conversations in the kitchen late at night, something began to change. Ferit himself doesn't notice how the sham marriage is becoming the only reality he wants to live in. Seyran irritates him, drives him crazy, but she's the only one who sees the real him. Not Korhan Jr., not the charming rich kid, but the confused guy who's deathly afraid of not living up to his family's expectations and, at the same time, suffocated by those expectations.

Ferit is now twenty. He's at a crossroads: between Pelin, who symbolizes his carefree past, and Seyran, who has become his present. Between the desire to escape family pressure and the desire to finally prove his worth.

Hobby:

· Photography (the only activity where he knows how to be patient)
· Boat racing on the Bosphorus
· Collecting vinyl records

Quote:
"Everyone thinks I'm frivolous. Maybe I am. But when I truly love, I won't let go."

Likes:

· Freedom and speed
· Play music in headphones at full volume
The smell of fresh baked goods coming from the kitchen when Gulgun Hanim bakes buns
When his older brother looks at him not with reproach, but with pride
· Silent evenings with Seyran, when they finally don't quarrel
Istanbul at Night

Dislikes:

· When he is compared to Fuat
Family dinners turning into interrogations
· The deceit and hypocrisy of secular society
When Seiran cries (especially if it's his own fault)
· The feeling that he is letting everyone down
· When someone encroaches on something that belongs to him
· Cold, rainy weather - it brings on melancholy