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HUNKAR YAMAN (60) Just like the meaning of her name, Hunkar is a sultana, a ruler. With a legendary beauty, she is both just and distant. She is Demir Yaman’s mother and the “Grand Lady” of the Yaman Ranch. Her father is one of the biggest landowners of the time. She is a wealthy woman who cares deeply for her land and the people who live on it. After successfully graduating, she arrived at the Yaman Ranch as the bride of the family. Everyone in her care is afraid of her because they know that her rage is as large as her conscience. Hunkar is very supportive of Demir’s plans of owning all of Cukurova. The almost perfect man Demir has only one shortcoming and that is infertility. When he was a kid, the doctor warned Hunkar he might be barren due to mumps. Hunkar can't accept the possibility that her strong and powerful son might be prone to such a misfortune. The idea of having no blood-related heir beyond Demir starts to drive Hunkar crazy. Unless Hunkar finds a solution to this problem, the whole fortune will be left to Demir's cousin Sermin while Demir will be known as the “Barren Lord.” There is no way Hunkar can accept this. Hunkar always finds a unique solution when she is cornered. She doesn't tell a soul about her plans, as they are always in secret, just like her appreciation, rage and mercy. She finds a solution for Demir as well: Zuleyha.