Some loves continue to hold their place in our lives despite the passing of many years. In Marriage Is Beautiful, Seçkin Özdemir portrays Murat, a man who comes face to face once again with the love he had to leave behind in the past. We spoke with Seçkin Özdemir about Murat’s feelings for Zeynep, the conflicts brought about by his return after all these years, and whether it is possible to make amends for past hurts.
Murat is a man who has carried his love for Zeynep within him for years. What do you think living with such an unfinished love for so long reveals about his character?
Murat is not someone who can easily give up on his feelings. Although he had to leave Zeynep behind, he was never truly able to move on from her. I think this shows both how deeply he feels and how much longing he carries within him. Some loves are never forgotten with time. Murat’s love for Zeynep has always remained in his heart, despite the years they have spent apart, and it is still as intense as it was on the very first day.
Murat left Zeynep years ago, leaving her with countless unanswered questions, and now he returns with the secrets of his past. However, Zeynep’s life has since taken a different direction. Do you think he hoped to find her exactly where he had left her?
Murat must certainly have held on to such a hope. After all, he never lost his love for Zeynep throughout all those years. However, when he returns, he realises that life has not stood still in the place where he left it. Moreover, he too has found himself trapped in a dead end due to circumstances beyond his control and has been forced into a fake marriage. He has become part of a completely different life. This is actually one of Murat’s greatest conflicts: his heart belongs to the past, but life has taken him somewhere else.
The traces of past choices and the heartbreak left behind are an important part of this story. Do you think it is truly possible to make up for the hurt one has caused someone they love?
I think it may not be possible to completely make up for certain kinds of hurt. However, if you have the opportunity to explain yourself, acknowledge your mistakes and show the other person the truth, you should fight for that opportunity until the very end. That chance is always there. Murat did not leave Zeynep willingly; the circumstances and obligations he faced at the time forced him to walk away from her. But the years that have passed do not erase what happened or what Zeynep felt. The most important thing Murat can do now is take responsibility for the story he left unfinished in the past and find a way to make things right.
