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A kind-hearted local tough, haunted by his reputation, struggles to reconcile his violent past with his desire to protect the vulnerable in his community.

The film tells the story of a fishmonger, who is in love with a beatiful young woman. They prepare for the marriage but all the happiness is destroyed by one bad guy.

A whole gang of racketeers in Istanbul share their interests in the next amnesty proclamation, for Osman (Yilmaz Güney), lying in prison for murder, belongs to those who are expected to benefit from this amnesty law...

A gang of thieves is in conflict due to loot sharing. The gang leader takes half of the loot, while the rest of the gang has to share the other half. Considering it unfair, they revolt against their leader.

Müslüm is passionately in love with a young woman. The problem is, that the woman is ill. She needs a kidney transplant for being cured. Müslüm is the only person, who is ready to give her his kidney.

It tells the story of how Murat's life changed when he was caught committing a robbery. While searching for a way out of his poverty, Murat gets involved in Yusuf and Sabri's robbery plans. They promise not to betray each other if they get caught. Murat is caught at the last moment. He takes all the blame and is sentenced to twenty years in prison. Yusuf and Sabri break their promise and do not visit Murat in prison. Murat spends years waiting for the day he will be released. During this time, Yusuf and Sabri invest the money they earned and become wealthy. When Murat is released, he demands a share not only of the money from the robbery but of everything they own. When Yusuf and Sabri refuse, a bitter struggle ensues between them.

Rıza and Fıstık, who make a living by petty theft, find themselves in the middle of a costume ball when they break into a wealthy home. In fact, the new environment that this duo finds themselves in is representative of the situation of people who have fallen prey to the desire to Westernize.

Kezban is a fellow living in the village. Her husband left her and her daughter and ran away. In the village, the young boy named Ali is interested in the Kezban and wants to marry him. They will be married anyway. Kezban is also a widow. So they do not hesitate to be together. They meet secretly and make love in the village straw. The daughter, who is quite old, is also aware of this relationship.

Close friends Yunus and Ercan are peddlers. But they can't make enough money. They try to extort money from rich businessman Fehmi Koç several times. Fehmi Bey, who knows Yunus and Ercan in this process, offers them a job. Thanks to this job, the lives of two friends will change.

Two young people who loved each other, one a chieftain's daughter and the other a traveling salesman, but no matter what they did, they could not be together in this world.