Efsun Kent

* 2024
* 2020

**Efsun Kent** is a fictional character in the television series Çukur, played by Damla Sönmez.

Çukur's one of main villains in Season 3, and Yamaç's love interest, Efsun is the only daughter of one of the main villains in the first season - Baykal. She inherits her father's empire and remains the only living heir of her family. She uses her money to control part of the mafia in İstanbul.

## Biography

> "*İnsanız biz. Zayıf yerimize vururlarsa parçalanırız. Sen de ben de düşündüğümüz kadar güçlü değiliz.* "
> ― Efsun to Yamaç Koçovalı
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Efsun's childhood has not yet been shown, but she may also have been trained in culture and manners, as has been seen in the first season, when Baykal was learning Emrah to play on piano. Her only mentioned childhood memory in Season 3, Episode 3 is when the right hand of her father - Yücel calmed her down and took her away from the children's camps to which she was sent.

For the first time Efsun's character appears is in Season 3, Episode 1. She allies with Azer, Timsah and Yücel in order to capture Çukur and avenge her father's death. She is a major sponsor in the gang attacks on Çukur. The four of them manage to play Yamaç to kill his own father - the leader of Çukur - İdris Koçovalı. In the next episode, Yamaç begins to chase the four of them in order to avenge for his father. When he meets Efsun for the first time with the intent to kill her, he is played by her grandmother Makbule, who stabs him in the back and calls Efsun, who chases him with a gun. When she touches Yamaç, she feels sorry and hides him in a hotel, where she bandages his wound and tells him a story from her childhood to put him to sleep. Their second meeting is in Season 3, Episode 3, where he tells her it has nothing to do with her father's death. She trusts him and the two of them agree to meet on another day to resolve their misunderstandings. Unfortunately, Efsun's grandmother - Makbule understands the actions of her granddaughter and decides to send a group of mobsters to stage a shootout and intimidate Efsun. When she returns home, Efsun tells her grandmother everything and she manipulates her to start her revenge against Çukur.

In Season 3 Episode 14, Yamaç learns that Azer Kurtuluş, who killed one of his close friends - Kemal, and took over some of his restaurants, has been sponsored all the time by Efsun. In Episode 15, Azer resigns his power over the mafia leaders in Istanbul and Efsun decides to take control of them. She presented herself at the underground meeting and bribed everyone with gold bars. Yamaç finds out about her intentions and decides to steal the gold from one of the vaults in the buildings of the pharmaceutical business of Çağatay ​​Erdenet, a longtime partner and old friend of the Kent Family. In his war with Yamac, Çağatay ​​is attracted to Efsun, thanks to her grandmother, who really wants her granddaughter to be with him. Efsun doesn't like him, but pretends, just to can manipulate him and keep his anger from herself.

In Season 3 Episode 20, Yamaç is wounded and decides to go to Efsun, who has already rescued him once. There, they smooth out their relationship and finally confess their love for each other. For several episodes, they have conflicts over Nehir, who turns out to be pregnant by Yamaç.

In Season 3 Episode 24, Yamaç decides to defeat Çağatay ​​once and forever and he goes to Efsun, who offers to manipulate Çağatay ​​so that he can summon one of her father's old partners - Murtaza and their plan to works. He flatly refuses, but despite his refusal, Efsun manages to get Çağatay ​​to do what she wants, and thanks to that, they manage to expose Çağatay ​​to the police.

> "*Sakın korkma sevgilim! Korkarsan yenilirsin. Sen korkarsan, yeniliriz...*"
> ― Efsun to Yamaç Koçovalı
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In the next episode, Çağatay's brother, Arık Böke Erdenet, appears, who aims to finish what his brother started. At the same time Çağatay decides to go on a trip around the world and asks Arık to take care of Efsun. In Season 4, he is expected to be an important person from Efsun's childhood and her second love interest. In season 4, Efsun saves Yamaç's life for the fourth time and got threatened by Cengiz Erdenet - father of Çağatay and Arık. He wants she to work with him in return to not harm Yamaç. Efsun is also pregnant with Yamaç's child.

A couple years after 2021, Efsun finds herself working in bars for Nizam. Her stage name became Simay. She also developed a drug addiction. After she got saved by Yamaç, she was kept in a cage to recover from her issues, one being the withdrawal from drugs. With the support of Yamaç, she got better again and reunited with her daughter Masal.

Efsun died of old age.

## Personality

> "*Ben bir söz verdiysem, onu tutarım...* "
> ― Efsun Kent
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Efsun is a very complex and conflicting character. On the one hand, she is a vegetarian and doesn't like to hurt or kill animals and people. She is loyal, well-meaning and kind to the people to those who loves and she is ready to do anything to protect them. On the other hand, she is exactly like her father. She is a hypocritical, sneaky and manipulative character who likes to control everything and everyone with her money, as is seen in Season 3 Episode 15, when Makbule mentions that she contacted Çağatay ​​to ask him for help in connection with Çukur and Efsun erupts and tells her that these are people with power that she can't control. She is also a flawless liar who can very easily manipulate intelligent and cunning people like Çağatay. She is also intense, emotional, jealous and possessive as shown in her relationship with Yamaç. After their first meeting she becomes obsessed with him and even has him followed. She has saved his life more than three times even if it puts her in a dangerous and vulnerable position, showing how strong and intense her feelings are. Furthermore, she gets jealous numerous times when she sees him with Nehir and befriended her just to learn more about Yamaç and Nehir's relationship with him. Efsun is very cultured and has been seen reading literature and listening to classical music. For instance, early on in Season 3 she is seen listening to Johann Sebastian Bach's *Cello Suite No.1 Prelude in G Major* as she relaxes on her bed. She likes reading about and recounting fairytales which shows a more romantic and wistful side of her personality.

## Appearance

She is a beautiful woman and the most stylishly dressed woman in the series and wears elegant, classy and expensive clothes. She likes to change her hairstyle and appearance very often, and puts on make-up, accessories and likes to wear high heels. She is thin, short in stature, has long wavy brown hair and green eyes with a bluish-grey tinge. Her eyes and hands are said to have healing and calming properties that work like her own magical power. Many consider her beauty to be captivating and she attracts many men with her charm and appearance.

## Quotes

* "Annem özel bir kadındı dokunduğu insanları iyileştirirdi gelecekten anlar görürdü."
* "Sen babamın katilsin!"
* "Sana masal anlatmamı ister misin?"
* "Gerizekalı... Gerizekalı!"
* "İstersen teras vereyim, mangal yaparsın."
* "Sen hayatımda başıma gelen en acayip şeysin Yamaç Koçovalı..."
* "Gözlerin... açık."
* "Üç."
* "Bu beni korumak İçin bir uyarı mı yoksa ben tehdit mi ediliyorum şuan?"
* "Kendi gelirse gelir, yoksa hiç uğraşamam banane."
* "Benim sizin kovboyculuk oyunlarınızla harcayacak vaktim yok. Öyle bi bizden iki onlardan diye sizin gibi skor da tutmuyorum. Bütün bunlar beni daha önceden de ilgilendirmiyordu. Şimdi de ilgilendirmiyor."
* "Beni çok seviyorsunuz çünkü ben buyum."
* "Ben konuşmak dışında hiçbir şey yapmadım ama Çağatay iki kere beni öpmeye kalktı hatta bak tam göstereyim sana nereden olduğunu bir tanesi böyle buradan, bir tanesi de böyle!"
* "Bir zamanlar çok uzak bir ülkede..."
* "Ne biliyorsun?"
* "Başka bir şey yoksa eğer güle güle."
* "Eğer bu oyun devam edersen eğer Yamaç'ın kılına zarar gelirse o değil ben öldürürüm seni ellerimde."
* "Bu savaş elbet bir gün bitecek, bittiğinde geri geleceğim, seni almak için. Gelir misin benimle?"
* "Kimmiş bu Vartolu Saadettin?"
* "Bekliyorum."
* "Ölsem duyardın Azer. Merak etme öyle sessiz gitmem ben."
* "Siz kendinizi fazla ciddiye alıyorsunuz Yamaç bey."
* "Rüyanda ne gördün?"
* "Izledim seni... Yüzünde müthiş bir gülümseme vardı."
* "Çağatay, beni gördüğün rolünü bilmiyorum, ama yavru kedi değilim. Ve beni koruyan ve koruyan birine ihtiyacım yok."
* "Benim vicdanım rahat Akın."
* "Korkma... Korkma... Korkma..."
* "In misin, cin misin, sen nesin?"
* "Değilsin, ben senin yanındaydım. Sen hiçbir zaman benim yanımda olmadın, hiçbir zaman yanımda olmadın benim. Ben senin yanındaydım, ben yaptım her şeyi. Ben ne yaptıysam yaptım ama senin için yapmadım hiçbirini. Çünkü sen hiçbirine değmezsin, anladın mı hiçbirine.
* "Ben bir söz verdiysem onu tutarim."
* "Ne biçim masal bu ya?"
* "Ben sana çukura dönme demiyorum dönerken yolda ölme diyorum. Olur mu?"
* "Efsun yok!"
* "Ama sen benim yanımda olmadığın her gece gidip başka bi kadınla uyuyosun!"
* "Niye soruyorsun Medet, borç mu isticen?"
* "Beş kuruşsuz öleceksin, sırtını dayadığın o paradan dağlar eriyip yok olacak, kimsesizler mezarlığına gömüleceksin..."
* "Çık... Çık!"
* "Senden neden böylesin hırçın inatçı?
* "Geleceğin hiç parlak değil Cengiz Erdenet."
* "Benden uzak duracaksın."
* "Yamaç geri döndü!"
* "Hadi abi, hadi abi... Çıktım. Ya bırak! Bırak! Bırak! Bırak!"
* "Kes, Nizam!"
* “Otursana şöyle sen. Gel... "
* "Annen bana ne yaptıysa aynısı yaptım..."
* "Ben de oturayım.”
* "Sen Efsunu mu istiyorsun?"
* "Hayatın boyunca benden kaçmaya çalışıcaksın ama yine de ölürken gördüğün son yüz benimki olacak."
* "Bu ne?"
* "Bul onu Yamaç!"
* "Bu adamı bulacaksın, bana vereceksin, ben onun gözlerinin içine bi bakacağım."
* "Ya anne ya ben!"
* "O kadın bu evden gidecek!"

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