Plot synopsis: Elif (Ergül Miray Şahin), an idealistic eighteen-year-old girl living in a village, aspires to become a doctor and study at the Istanbul University. With the help of Deniz Aydin, a good-hearted soldier who was on duty in her village at the time, helps her escape with him from her father who wanted to marry her to a man in exchange of money. Deniz immediately falls in love with Elif's pure and strong character. Elif while in Istanbul soon finds out she has to take off her hijab to study in the university.