Umay, nacida en Alemania, escapa de un opresivo matrimonio en Estambul, llevándose a su hijo Cem con ella. Espera encontrar una vida mejor para los dos en Berlín con su familia, pero su inesperada llegada les crea un gran conflicto. Sus padres y hermanos se debaten entre el amor por ella y los valores tradicionales de su comunidad. Intentan convencerla para que vuelva con su marido, o al menos para que le devuelva al niño. Ella escapa entonces de su familia, pero sigue intentando reconciliarse con los suyos, que la rechazan una y otra vez.
Selamsiz (wich means 'no greeting') is a small town in Anatolia. The town has a lot of problems but noone from governments come and see the town. One day the mayor learns that the prime minister will come to the city. They, now, have a chance to solve their problems. However, they think that they should have a band to greet the prime minister.
The landowner (Agha) of the Haraptar village marries off his old father with the young and beautiful Kiraz. But on the nuptial night, his father dies and everthing starts to go bad for the Agha. Due to the long drought and provocations of Kekec Salman (big brother of Kiraz), the peasants steal the crops and run away to Istanbul. Without the peasants and crops, Agha is also forced to sell the village and move to Istanbul. But he cannot keep up with the big city life and consumes all his money and belongings. Agha's wife and relatives leave him during this downfall.
