Gülcemal Episode 12: Release Date, Recap & Streaming Guide

A Turkish romance drama that has created a craze from the very first episodes is Gülcemal. This Turkish version of Beauty and the Beast is a feast to watch.

It made its premiere on 6 April 2023, and with a total of 13 episodes, it won’t be wrong to call it a mini-series.
Even though its run seems too short to offer many stories, the reality is the opposite. It covers two generations of love stories, betrayal, and a woven tale of revenge.

The threads of the two generations and the love story are such that they tangle and detangle occasionally.

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Plot Synopsis

The story is about a boy abandoned by his mother at a tender age. The backdrop story is a love triangle of his mother, father, and ex-lover, set in Bursa.

Zafer, Gülcemal’s mother, loves Mustafa but is married to Saim. She conceives and gives birth to Gülcemal but fails to love him. After some time, she gives birth to a daughter Gülendam.

When Mustafa returns to her, she flees, leaving her family behind. Saim cannot bear the humiliation and commits suicide. This fills the heart of Gülcemal with hate, and he wishes to seek revenge on his mother.

He stabs Mustafa, and his actions deeply hurt Zafer, so she curses him to crave love. Thirty years later, Mustafa has everything but still hasn’t tasted love.

This angry young man starts melting upon meeting Deva. A charming girl who cannot tolerate the young man. Slowly she gets used to him, and the two are bound to fall in love. The strangest part of this love story is that Deva is Zafer’s adopted daughter.

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So far, Gülcemal has decided to marry Deva, but a shocking truth hits him. Zafer reveals that Mert is Deva’s ex-fiance. A hurt Gülcemal suddenly turns into a monster during this heartbreak.

A worried Deva waits for him and is consoled by some and instigated by others not to get married. Deeply in love, she tries her best to do all that is in her might. After witnessing Gülcemal’s changing attitude, Deva gets scared but has no option other than to marry him.

In episode 11, the couple has tied the knot, and this news is making rounds. Not many are happy for the couple. Deva herself sees the monstrous side of Gülcemal, which he had not unleashed yet. Deva knows that this is not the man she loves or would like to live with.

Even Mert and Gülendam cannot withstand the fury of Gülcemal. The house becomes a living hell for all, and now they are considering some escape plans. One of the people utterly disappointed with the wedding is Zafer.

She decides to take Deva away from Gülcemal, and for that, she has a plan. She is ready to introduce Deva to her biological father for the first time. Time the upcoming episodes, emotional turmoil will take over.

As per the preview released of Gülcemal episode 12, Deva has an emotional breakdown knowing that Zafer never told her about her biological father despite knowing him. She is seen screaming and crying.

The shock is not limited to the father’s revelation. Both Gülcemal and Deva are to find out about Deva’s biological mother as well. So will this hate-turned-love story turn back into an account of hate or will Gülcemal give up on his lady love?

With only two episodes remaining, seeing how so many things will fit right in their places will be interesting.

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Where To Watch?

All episodes of Gülcemal are aired on the Turkish TV channel FOX. Episode 12 will be dropping on the channel at 8 pm Turkish time on Thursday, 29 June 2023. It can also be watched for free on the Youtube channel Gülcemal without English subtitles.