ZULEYHA (ALTUN) YAMAN (25)
Zuleyha is a brave woman, with impeccable smarts
and fascinating beauty, who accomplishes
everything she sets her mind to. She grows up
with her step brother Veli after the loss of both
her parents at a very young age.
She starts to work at a luxurious tailor shop in
Nisantasi and earns her keep. She is aware of all
the doors her beauty and intelligence will open
for her but she doesn't care about being rich or
powerful. She only wants to be happy with the
man she loves, Yilmaz. Crazy in love, she is
determined to spend the rest of her life with him.
Veli is a gambler, thus broke. When Veli gives
Zuleyha away to Naci in exchange for his
gambling debt, Yilmaz kills Naci. Instead of
mourning, Zuleyha stands tall in support of the
man she loves, no matter what. It is Zuleyha who
calls the shots; she is the one to suggest running
away together.
At the Yaman Ranch Hunkar is aware of Zuleyha 's
intelligence and beauty, as well as her son Demir’s
interest in her. Realizing that Zuleyha is pregnant,
she breaks Yilmaz and Zuleyha up and forces her
to marry Demir.
Believing in Hunkar’s lie that she can rescue
Yilmaz from execution, Zuleyha agrees to the
marriage in order to save Yilmaz. Even though she
is carrying Yilmaz's child, she acts like it's Demir
who is the father.
Zuleyha suffers the most when they take Yilmaz
away from her. She finds a solution to everything
except for living a life without Yilmaz.