The Turkish TV series “Innocence” follows the life of Bahar, a married mother of two whose life takes a turn when her 19-year-old daughter, Ela (İlayda Alişan), falls in love with a 35-year-old man who is about to get married to someone else. Bahar tries to intervene and stop her daughter from pursuing this relationship, but her efforts are unsuccessful.
Premiere episodes of Innocence air on S3 from Mondays to Fridays at 16h30.
Monday 1 April 2024
Episode 1
Ela, 18-and-a-half, falls in love with Ilker Ilgaz, 35, her father’s boss. He makes her believe that his relationship with his girlfriend Irem has ended. Ela’s mom tries to protect her but Ela rejects her. She starts an internship at Ilker’s company.
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Episode 2
Ela, now 19, wants to live her own life. She’s in a relationship with Ilker, but is threatened with tarnishing her image. She goes to see her father and catches him with his mistress.
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Episode 3
Ela announces her pregnancy to Ilker, who promises her a happy ending. Later she discovers that he’s about to marry Irem. She decides to confront him at their usual meeting place. A few hours later, she’s found beaten on the side of the road.
Thursday 4 April 2024
Episode 4
Ilker Ilgaz is arrested and imprisoned on the night of his wedding. The case gains momentum and becomes a public issue. Ilker is taken to prison, where he’s lynched by his fellow inmates.
Friday 5 April 2024
Episode 5
Irem’s father wants to keep his daughter away from Istanbul until things calm down, but Hale convinces her to marry Ilker in prison. Ela wakes from her coma but is unable to speak.
Monday 8 April 2024
Episode 6
Ela is in hospital, thinking about what has happened. She doesn’t answer the doctor and doesn’t speak, despite her parents’ best efforts. The police discover that there have been messages from Ela, but no reply from Ilker.
Tuesday 9 April 2024
Episode 7
With Ela still unable to speak, Ilker’s lawyer unexpectedly turns the tables during her opening statement in court. She argues that the victim in the case is not, as expected, Ela, but Ilker.
Wednesday 10 April 2024
Episode 8
Ela suffers from traumatic amnesia. In court she’s accused of lying about a fake diamond necklace she bought at the bazaar, claiming it was a gift from Ilker. People begin to doubt her innocence in the affair.
Thursday 11 April 2024
Episode 9
Hande shows Ela insulting comments. Harun asks Ilker to annul his marriage to Irem. He’s disgusted that his daughter is being used to protect Ilker. He arranges a meeting so that Ela’s mother can prove Ilker really had a relationship with Ela.
Friday 12 April 2024
Episode 10
Hiding his face, Ilker goes to the hospital to try to ask Ela what really happened, since he doesn’t remember anything either. The news spreads on social media platforms. The affair takes a new turn.
Monday 15 April 2024
Episode 11
Harun’s distant attitude towards the Ilgaz family thwarts all efforts to silence doubts about Ilker’s innocence. Just in time for the 4th hearing, in an unexpected turn of events, Irem is taken into custody.
Tuesday 16 April 2024
Episode 12
Irem becomes the target of a lynch mob on social networks, much to the delight of Hale and his team. The doctor says that Ela can finally leave the hospital. On her return home, she experiences flashbacks.
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Episode 13
Ilker says that he doesn’t remember what happened on the night of the attack and arranges a meeting with Ela to try and piece together their memories. Irem overhears Ilker on the phone, but he doesn’t care.
Thursday 18 April 2024
Episode 14
Hale tells Ilker that his last chance is to live in the Cayman Islands under a false identity. His departure is scheduled for the next day, which is also the day of the hearing where Ela will say what she remembers.
Friday 19 April 2024
Episode 15
On his mother’s advice, Ilker decides to flee to another country. Ela tells her lawyer and her family that she remembers the incident. The hearing begins and Ela is ready to speak.
Monday 22 April 2024
Episode 16
Hale encourages Ilker to finally speak out. Irem overhears a conversation between Ilker and his mother and suspects he’s still hiding something from her. As Ilker had feared, Ela’s testimony causes her great concern.
Tuesday 23 April 2024
Episode 17
Ela’s comments about her pregnancy come as a shock to the Ilgaz family. Irem finally decides to pack up and leave the Ilgaz swamp. Ilker once again plays with fire, leaving a bouquet of roses on Ela’s doorstep.
Wednesday 24 April 2024
Episode 18
Ilker’s psychologist, Birce, tells him that he’s a narcissist. She seems to like the diagnosis. Irem asks for a divorce. Ela decides to return to the college, but the students look at her sideways.
Thursday 25 April 2024
Episode 19
Ela’s return to university goes badly. Apart from Umut and Burçak, her friends criticise her behind her back. Irem also falls victim to her friends’ hypocrisy and makes a scandal on the street.
Friday 26 April 2024
Episode 20
Ela decides to leave the family home, leaving behind a letter in which she explains that she wants to return to the carefree spirit of her childhood. Bahar fears that Ilker will be after Ela, and she’s not entirely wrong.
Monday 29 April 2024
Episode 21
Bahar understands from her letter that Ela has taken refuge in her dead grandmother’s house. She goes there with Umut. Ela is there with Ilker, who tells her that he wants to win her back.
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Episode 22
At Hale’s house, Irem doesn’t know what to do. Ilker arrives and puts the ring back on Irem’s finger.
Bahar goes to the psychiatrist for advice, who plays Ela’s tapes of her romance with Ilker.
