Estambul, septiembre de 1955. Behçet, un joven idealista y nacionalista turco, hijo de un rico e influyente terrateniente, se enamora de Elena, una joven griega que es expuesta a la prostitución por su propia abuela que, a su vez, fue también prostituta. El amor entre el turco y la griega se verá sorprendido por el estallido de violencia que extremistas y nacionalistas turcos llevaron a cabo contra la comunidad griega durante los Disturbios de Estambul.
During the period of the Wealth Tax, where many non-Muslims in Turkey were forced to pay higher taxes, often in an arbitrary and unrealistic way. Nimet and Durmuş migrate from Niğde to Istanbul and take shelter with Durmuş's friend Bekir, who finds Durmuş a job at the inn. However, making a living by serving as a porter is not in line with Durmuş's ambitions. He wants everything Halit Bey has, the inn owner. Halit Bey begins to dispose of his property in order to pay the tax stipulated to his beloved wife Nora, who was treated in a nursing home. Wealth Tax has begun to affect everyone's destiny.
