Zuhal, having sacrificed her youth raising siblings after her mother's death, lived under her strict father's rule until her 40s. Now, a newfound love tests her, forcing her to confront years of loneliness caused by a youthful mistake.
The movie takes place in the kitchen of Cankaya Mansion on Sunday night, October 28, 1923, a day before the proclamation of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey and formally marking the end of the Ottoman Empire.