In the last years of the Ottoman Empire, a poor little Anatolian town named Saripinar is hit by a minor earthquake which has neither destroyed nor left it with many casualties. However, a telegraph sent to the central government exaggerates the situation and mentions that the governor of the town has been severely wounded, making the event a nationwide matter.
Nuri has a low salary job and can't convince his wife to live with it, so the wife (her name Nuriye) tries to go out and work with her brother at a disco and this makes Nuri become crazy.
The story of a man who learns that his friend, whom he loves more than his life, is the enemy he was looking for to kill.
Turkish Uncle Buck. A funny slob (Tarik Akan) leaves his village after getting into trouble. He leaves with his friend (Suleyman Turan) who blackmails him by putting a stolen diamond in his pocket. He comes to stay at his sisters house and all the family are glad to see him, but not his brother in law who hates him. Here he falls in love with his nephew's teacher Zehra (Hale Soygazi).
The porter Yusuf, whose only dream is to buy a car, is trying to finish primary school and get a driver's license. He deposits the money he earns from portering into the bank and finally saves enough money for a car. He goes to the bank with his daughter to get his account. At that moment, the bank is robbed, the robbers who take Yusuf's money from him kidnap his daughter, rape and torture her. The porter Yusuf, who carries the weight of the world on his back, will not let the robbers get away with what they did.