An approximately 35-year-old successful doctor who wants to marry Nüzhet and is master of his profession with a stable financial status. He represents 'adulthood, power, and health' to Nüzhet and the young protagonist. He represents the Istanbul bourgeoisie, possessing a direct, rational intelligence, alien to the inner conflicts at the heart of the narrator's world.
Well-educated, having graduated from medical school with recent acclaimed success, he has entered the Pasha's family circle through his mother to ask for Nüzhet's hand. One of his goals is to go to Berlin for his career.
Tall. Sparse, thin, blonde hair. A pinkish-toned face with a very healthy head. A somewhat flattened, Slavic-looking nose. Sharp and shallow blue eyes.
Nüzhet
A graceful, reasonable object whom he deems appropriate to marry.
İsimsiz Genç (Hasta Çocuk)
A poor medical case with a constitutional ailment and a harmless, impulsive boy.