A young student moves in with an estranged family friend in Istanbul, trading her humble hometown for a city that tests her identity — and convictions.

The house where you were born even decides who you love and who you marry. First the mothers take the pen in his hand and start writing.

Bihter, who is desperate for love, sees Adnan, a wealthy and respected older guy, as a way out of the stereotype that society and her materialistic mother have given her. But she soon discovers that she is not satisfied with his attention and has other needs.