Adam and Havva have grown up worlds apart. He is the son of an Irish Catholic pastor, she the daughter of a Muslim family that adheres strongly to its traditions. And yet, though their lives seem to be poles apart, fate brings them together, both working as research assistants at a top university.
Sureyya lost her family in the earthquake in Adapazari, 1967. Sureyya, who was in love with Cemal, had to move in her aunt's house in Ankara. Cemal visits Sureyya frequently but one day he is arrested and went to prison. They had to become separated from each other.