Late 19th century in Alexandria. Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, who has a beautiful young daughter, Leyla. Both families try to arrange a marriage between a man from their family and Leyla, so that Daver Bey will be inclined to give the green valley to his "relatives". Tellioglus, who are behind in the race, desperately find a final solution: They will fake their idiotic butler, Saban, as the highest ranked Ottoman soldier in Egypt: Tosun Pasha.

The story revolves around the beautiful Nazan, the neighbor's daughter, who manages to remain a virgin despite marrying two of the neighborhood's handsome men, Selami and Cavit; the fierce competition between Selami and Cavit for Nazan; the schemes orchestrated by Nazan's mother, Necla; and the neighbors' curious observation of these intriguing developments, their astonishment, and their simple reactions. Nazan's mother Necla's schemes; the neighbors' curious observation of these intriguing developments, their astonishment, and the sudden media attention their simple lives receive, all told in a humorous tone.