Deemed "the D.W. Griffith of Turkish Cinema," Omer Lutfi Akad directs this 1952 film based upon real events that took place in İstanbul, in the following years of World war II. It is about a love triangle that led to homicide. It was a stylistic departure of what otherwise had been typical of Turkish melodramas of the time.
Two young people fall in love with the same woman.
Osman falls in love with Türkan, the daughter of a wealthy family, but he cannot open his feelings to the young woman. During Osman's military service, his brother Ekrem becomes lovers with Türkan and gets engaged. Although Türkan really loves Ekrem, his plans are completely different.
Based on the novel of Peyami Safa, the movie centers on the life of Mebure who arrives in Istanbul after the Greeks occupy Western Anatolia. In Istanbul, Mebure begins to live with her relatives who live in very good conditions and sooner or later Behic, the son of the house, starts to be interested in Mebure and tries to make use of her. In the meantime, Mebure tries to find her missing father.
Released from jail after a twenty-year stretch, Nazim returns to Istanbul to find life in turmoil, his family life ruined, and has to deal with a series of personal disasters in the process.
Bedri is a poor man working in low jobs or stealing. He has a friend named Cilali İbo. Together they witness good and bad things of fate.
Türkan, a young woman, works as a secretary in a bank. Kemal works alongside his wealthy uncle. There is a big secret that Kemal kept from Türkan.
Because of the huge heritage, some attempt to kill an innocent baby. Involved in the plot, Ayşe (Hülya Asan) flees with the child for safety and her path crosses that of a young man (Ahmet Mekin)...
