Şefik, a successful soldier, is one of the leading figures of the Committee of Union and Progress. When Abdulhamid II declares a constitutional monarchy, Şefik and his friends go to Istanbul. They plan to closely monitor the events unfolding there. However, it is here that Şefik will part ways with the society.

A young woman, Süreyya, distrustful of men, enters a sham marriage with Necmi Gökmen to escape rumors and guard her heart, only to discover he was her childhood darling in a foster‐marriage arranged by their parents.

The police question Cemile, a young girl who was taken to the hospital with injuries and found to have alcohol and drugs in her blood, as well as evidence of rape, but they do not believe her. There is insufficient evidence and no witnesses. The person who reported the incident is nowhere to be found, and Cemile is accused of prostitution. Prosecutor Yalçın shares the same opinion as Commissioner Mahmut. Everyone who attended the party at the house where the incident took place and where Cemile went with her fiancé Sedat is questioned. They all say that Cemile came of her own free will. Cemile identifies them, but due to lack of evidence, all suspects are released.

Throughout his impressive acting career, Haldun Dormen inspired and encouraged his theater students to work hard and follow their dreams.

Head guard Hamza and his team conduct a headcount every morning at the prison. One day, during a routine check, they find one or two bodies in each cell they enter. There are no signs of beating, injury, or strangulation on the bodies of the ten prisoners found dead in eight cells. The other prisoners in the cells also make no statement about the incident. Selin Korkmaz from the intelligence agency and Chief Inspector Erol Haktan from the homicide department are assigned to investigate the incident. The two begin their investigation by quarantining the prison and questioning everyone inside. As Erol and Selin meticulously investigate every detail to solve the mystery of the murders, they uncover shocking truths with each "lock" they open.

A depiction of social satire, Talihli Amele [The Lucky Worker] (1980) shows the transformation of a young man who immigrated to Istanbul to provide a better life for his family. With hopes to become a successful mason, he suddenly finds himself the star of a TV commercial. Drawing attention to the rising consumerism culture and its effects on individuals in Turkey, the film was allowed to be shown with a State Council verdict.

Mızrap is a 40-year old man who is deemed "no good". He lives in a small town in the province of Antakya. His father throws him out as a bluff, while scolding him, after Mizrap loses his job. But Mizrap, stung by his father's words, calls him on his bluff and leaves his father, mother, sister and niece to go on a cross-country trip to stay with his old army buddy Salim, who lives in a village near Mersin. Across the hard way he meets a number of representatives of marginalized groups in Turkish society.