Вђњyaprak Dг¶kгјmгјвђќ — Reеџat Nuri Gгјntekin'in

The story follows , an idealistic and strictly moral ex-civil servant, as he moves his family from Trabzon to the bustling, rapidly changing city of Istanbul.

: The tragic hero who remains stubbornly attached to old values, leading to his eventual loneliness and alienation as the world around him changes. The story follows , an idealistic and strictly

: Their diverse reactions to modernization drive the plot. For instance, Fikret , the eldest, escapes an unhappy home life through a difficult marriage (the first "leaf" to fall), while Şevket falls into debt and legal trouble trying to sustain the family's new, expensive lifestyle. The story follows