Wife of District Governor Salâhattin Bey and mother of Muazzez. She is a woman living for provincial gossip, a show-off who is fond of luxury and comfort. Exploiting her husband's spineless nature, she has become the absolute ruler of the house, making both him and the home unlivable. From the beginning, she has been disgusted by Yusuf, who entered the house as a dependent, and deemed him unworthy of her daughter. She plans Muazzez's future according to her own convenience; she feels no shame in giving her daughter to Şakir for his money. With her husband's death, she completely loses all restraint and wanders freely in the town's wealthy circles as a fresh widow. She does not feel the slightest remorse as events turn into a catastrophe.
After marrying the district governor at a relatively young age, she used her status to exert pressure and arrogance over the townsfolk; however, due to her husband's alcoholism and passivity, she never attained the magnificent metropolitan respectability she dreamed of.
A plump woman who grew fond of makeup and henna as she aged, loves to dress gaudily, and has a tired face but piercing, biting eyes.
Yusuf
The 'wild' adopted son whom she always approaches with disgust.
Muazzez
The daughter she loves but also a pawn through whom she will certify her own wealth.
Salâhattin Bey
Her husband, whom she suppressed and kept passive throughout their marriage and whom she respected (!) only for his status and wallet.
Şakir ve Çevresi
The 'ideal' high society she constantly wishes to belong to.