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GAFFUR TASKIN (30) ALI RAHMET FEKELI (55) Gaffur is Yilmaz's friend from the military. He works as a butler at the Yaman Ranch, just like his father. They keep him in this job out of respect to his father's memory. The mortal enemy of the Yaman family, Ali Rahmet is the head honcho of the prison ward, known as Fekeli. He shot Demir’s father in front of everyone but killing a member of the Yaman family cost him his whole life. After his imprisonment, his family couldn't stay in Adana, and they moved to Istanbul where they became real estate tycoons. But Ali Rahmet didn’t cool off. He spends his time in prison imagining the day he will be free to take his revenge from the Yaman family. A liar and a mercenary, he is a shrewd peasant who likes to take advantage of the people beneath him. He worships power so his biggest fear in life is losing his status and position. He has no tolerance for any competition, which is why he sees the arrival of Yilmaz as a threat. Gaffur is the first person who finds out about Yilmaz being a murderer and his romantic relationship with Zuleyha. This is a secret between Hunkar and Gaffur. When his employment is in question, he will use this secret to blackmail Hunkar... Yilmaz and Ali Rahmet become inseparable like father and son during their time in prison but after the amnesty, they drift apart for a while as Yilmaz is free to go. Yilmaz finds out that the woman he loves got married to Demir Yaman. Yilmaz knocks on Ali Rahmet's door one more time. Now is the time to get revenge from the Yamans, not just for him but for Yilmaz as well. Ali Rahmet lays all of his wealth in front of Yilmaz, standing tall behind him.