Peyami Safa's novel Cumbadan Rumbaya features some of the most extraordinary characters in his works. It tells the story of Karagümrüklü Cemile, whose sole desire is to escape her dilapidated home and neighborhood and move into an apartment in Nişantaşı, where she hopes to find a wealthy husband.

The events that happened to Recep and Saban who came to Istanbul for the first time.