Top Cast
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Müslüm Gürses
Müslüm
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Muhterem Nur
Sükran
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Ayşen Cansev
Ayse
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Nubar Terziyan
Hasan
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Filiz Ersürer
Alev
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Yüksel Gözen
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Renan Fosforoğlu
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Eray Özbal
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Şeref Çokşeker
Overview
The film depicts the story of a family immigrating from a village to Istanbul. There they meet with new people and have to struggle for life.
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