The story of the film is about the Gallipoli Campaign during World War I on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey in 1915. The film covers the resurrection of Turkey following its defeat in the Balkan War, through depictions of Sergeant Mehmet Ali (Ali Ersan Duru) from Biga, Corporal Seyit and many others. To help Russia and threaten Constantinople, the Allies try to force through the Dardanelles Straight with a large fleet. Through a series of historical sketches, the film documents how they were defeated despite many difficulties and hardships.
Aşkın, who had been working in the film industry for a long time, was unable to fulfill his dreams and returned to his hometown after his father's death. He found himself right in the middle of the life he had rejected years ago. Everything seemed frozen in time. Is the departure of a father the cause of destruction? Why does a generation whose dreams have vanished seek a place for themselves in a world they wish to change? The games played to maintain the status quo continue to repeat themselves. How can Aşkın cope with his old-new life? Can a woman's love help a man caught in mental conflict find his way out and turn back time? Why do we feel ashamed of the truth, because we hide it? Can love build a new life within the ever-narrowing circle, between his family, his friend Ali, and Oya, who has made it her mission to change him?
El Yazısı follows three stories on a day when the town is welcoming its very first foreign English teacher. As an accidental tourist is mistaken for her, the wind of change starts to blow.
Brothers Kenan and Sinan Yeşilyaprak, both officers in the Turkish army, have been conflicted since birth. Their father was a prominent — later persecuted — general and their mother a member of the oft-discriminated-against Kurdish minority.
