00:00Fettah Efendi used to say that the blood of the National Forces was as legitimate as the blood of infidels.
00:05And as if to say, the teacher's wife was going to be torn to pieces by the crowd just because her face was uncovered.
00:11Those wretched people who look for honor in a woman's face covered.
00:15This Fattah had wronged you too, hadn't he?
00:18Yes, he teamed up with the weighbridge operators and seized several acres of my vineyard.
00:23If he could, he would drown me in a spoonful of water and seize all my possessions.
00:27Don't worry, Mr. Ömer, we'll take care of it.
00:34Does Mr. Tahsin stay at your house every time he comes to town, Mother Gülsüm?
00:38My daughter will stay with us.
00:40The only person he trusts is his father, Ömer.
00:43Who is Mr. Tahsin?
00:46He's actually a captain.
00:48But after the armistice, the troops disbanded.
00:51Now, until the army can regroup, he is trying to arm the people against the enemy.
00:57Where is Mr. Tahsin from?
00:59Doesn't he have a family or anything?
01:00He's probably originally from the Black Sea region.
01:03His family lived in Samsun.
01:05But he is single.
01:07He probably didn't have time to get married while constantly moving from one front to another.
01:12Keep your spirits up, son.
01:15We will eventually get rid of the Greek menace.
01:19If it were up to those scoundrel Greeks, we'd drown them in our spit, Mr. Ömer.
01:22But behind Greece stands the entire Western world.
01:25This has been the fate of the Turks since the Crusades, my son.
01:30The place of the Turk in history is to be the sword of Islam.
01:34We need to quickly organize and mobilize against the infidels.
01:38One shouldn't place too much trust in the fighting spirit of Zeybeks and Efes.
01:43Mustafa Kemal Pasha is forming a new army in Ankara.
01:47Our aim is to buy them time until the big offensive.
01:51We will join Ankara when our turn comes.
01:55May your campaign be blessed.
01:57You're tired, son.
01:59Go to bed now.
02:00Relax.
02:02Thank you, Mr. Ömer.
02:04May God grant you peace.
02:06God willing, for all of us.
02:21Good night, sir.
02:24Same to you.
02:53Bebe'li, bala buble, bumbur leyle, bap buk.
02:59Cece'li, cala cüble, cumbur leyle, cap cuk.
03:05Tete'li, tala tuble, tumbur leyle, tap tu.
03:10Seteli, salasule, bumbur leyle, deviated.
03:15Le, le, le, le, bala buble, bumbur leyle, bas cece'li, cala.
03:27Welcome, Mr. Tahsin.
03:29You have honored us with your presence.
03:30Thank you, Hatice Hanım.
03:32How are your children?
03:33Oh, don't even ask about them.
03:35They went from being one thing to being a thousand times worse.
03:37May everything be alright.
03:38Every child in my class knows the verses for prayer.
03:42At the very least, he memorizes the entire public section.
03:45The young women are all teaching irreligion.
03:48Newly arrived people from Istanbul are walking around with their faces uncovered in the streets.
03:52Now, if they can be disciplined thanks to you...
03:55Madam teacher, honor is not determined by whether a woman uncovers her face or not.
03:59Religion is not about following someone.
04:01There are some women who are veiled but commit all sorts of depraved acts behind closed doors.
04:05No one has the right to attack the new teacher simply because she's wearing a headscarf.
04:09Let this be known.
04:14Lords, enemies have invaded our country.
04:17He left neither property, nor honor, nor life intact.
04:20We went up into the mountains to drive out the enemy.
04:23The state is not yet in a position to support us from its official treasury.
04:29You will feed us until the army mobilizes.
04:35Unlike other gangs, we don't ask for whatever money we feel like.
04:39As much as you can.
04:42Now tell us, how much financial assistance can you provide?
04:54Whatever you want, please make an offer considering our situation.
04:5930,000 lira.
05:01But you won't get a single penny from his family.
05:04I've prepared a list for you.
05:05We will only purchase from those whose names are mentioned.
05:10Hüsin Efendi of the weighbridge operators, 10 thousand lira.
05:12Hacı Fettah 5 thousand lira.
05:14Mustafa Ağa of the poor has 3,000 lira.
05:18Mehmet, Ömer, and Hasan Ağa, prominent figures from the gentry, will complete the remaining 12,000 lira.
05:25Gentlemen, this is the cost of one year's work for my force of 60 men.
05:29I don't have the means to give even 5 lira, let alone 5,000 lira.
05:32I'm an old man, and I can barely find my soup to drink.
05:35I don't know about Ömer Efendi and Hasan Ağa, but the others can't pay that amount either.
05:40What you're doing isn't defending your country, it's just a typical bandit robbery.
05:45Dulpeduz Balcelik!
05:46You're making a mistake, Hacı Fettah.
05:49We heard that you spread discord by saying that the blood of the National Forces is as permissible as the blood of infidels.
05:54Keep your dirty money for the enemy.
05:56But you are turning the people against each other,
05:58I won't allow you to unleash your thugs on defenseless young girls.
06:02Take this man away and put him in custody.
06:04What?
06:04I'll give him his punishment later.
06:07Me!
06:07Don't hold on, pull!
06:11And you gentlemen, you will inform me of your decision here tomorrow evening.
06:26Go and announce to everyone that Fettah Efendi has been imprisoned.
06:30Tahsin Bey was going to extort money from the town.
06:32And tell them that all of this is Ömer Efendi's doing.
06:35Tahsin Bey has imprisoned Fettah Efendi.
06:38He was going to extort money from the town.
06:40It turns out all of this is Ömer Efendi's doing.
06:43Tahsin Bey said he would kill anyone who didn't pay the money.
06:46It turns out Aliye Hoca Hanım had a hand in this.
06:49To get Tahsin Bey to do what he wants, Ömer Efendi puts Aliye Hoca forward.
06:54Look at the tricks that bitch is playing.
06:56If those nationalist scoundrels don't grow old, what will I say?
06:59Don't cry, brother, maybe there's a solution.
07:04It's all because of that whore Aliye.
07:06She captivated Tahsin Bey's mind in a single night.
07:09Did you forget?
07:10Our name is Hüseyin Efendi.
07:12I barely managed to escape from his grasp.
07:13There is a solution to this.
07:15Let's go to Rica.
07:16If anyone has even a shred of humanity left in their heart, they will pity our situation.
07:20Let's go.
07:22Let's go, brother.
07:23My heart is aching, honestly.
07:26Ahahahah.
07:46Let's go, brother.
07:48I've fallen for the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher.
07:51My home and everything I owned has been destroyed.
07:54Tahsin Bey was going to cut off the town to vehicles.
07:57Save us, Teacher!
07:58Our husbands stopped calling us home out of fear.
08:01Help us.
08:03I don't understand anything you're saying.
08:05What's wrong, what happened?
08:06I am Fettah Efendi's wife, Hoca Hanım.
08:09Tahsin Bey imprisoned my husband.
08:12He was going to have him hanged.
08:14Why did he imprison her?
08:15Why did he hang them?
08:16Say he's not paying.
08:18No, really, no, what would he give?
08:21She was completely at the mercy of the teacher.
08:24Save us.
08:25I swear to you, on the souls of my deceased mother and my martyred father...
08:30...if I cannot prevent the evil that Mr. Tahsin is doing in the town...
08:34...I will kill him with my own hands.
08:44I want to speak with you alone, Mr. Tahsin.
08:55Mr. Tahsin, by what right do you torment this poor town?
08:58All the women are in mourning.
09:00Is it fitting for those who take up arms to drive the enemy out of their homeland to inflict suffering on the people?
09:04What do you mean? I didn't understand.
09:06Your men were beating everyone up.
09:08You're asking for thousands of liras from the town.
09:11The men were so afraid they couldn't leave their homes.
09:14What did you do to Fettah Efendi, Tahsin Bey?
09:16His wife is wandering the streets crying.
09:18Why are you imprisoning him, and by what right?
09:21Because the Kuvayi Milliye said that the blood of the nationalists is as permissible as the blood of the infidel.
09:27Because he wanted to sic the town thugs on a defenseless young girl.
09:32So you didn't imprison Hacı Fettah for money.
09:35No.
09:37I have no intention of forcing anyone to give more than they are willing to give.
09:43We have to accept one fact, Aliye Hanım...
09:46...Enthusiasm and faith alone are not enough to win a war.
09:52Weapons and ammunition are also needed.
09:55These things can only be done with money.
09:58So what are you going to do with Fettah Efendi?
10:01What do you want me to do?
10:02Release him.
10:04Because any punishment you give him will only tarnish your name.
10:14Gentlemen, my friends and I are leaving town tomorrow.
10:18I would like to thank the townspeople for their understanding and willingness to help us.
10:23You can rest assured that the money you donate will be used for the service of the country.
10:29At the request of my teacher, Mrs. Aliye, I pardoned Hacı Fettah Efendi this time as well.
10:35I set him free.
10:37I hope that from now on you will refrain from actions that would pit Muslim against Muslim in the town.
10:42We will enter the line of fire tomorrow to stop the advancing enemy.
10:47Please don't withhold your prayers from us.
10:49Please forgive me.
10:52Well done!
11:36May God bless your success, Mr. Tahsin.
11:39I pray that you will return victorious and bring us the good news of the homeland's liberation safe and sound.
11:45Thank you, Aliye Hanım, I have greatly admired and appreciated you in the short time I have known you.
11:50I believe this country has a great need for valuable women like you.
11:55I also admire your fighting spirit.
11:58This determination will surely lead you to victory.
12:02Our homeland was burned and destroyed.
12:04We are trying to establish a new state amidst this crisis.
12:15If I survive this war, will you be my wife, Aliye Hanım?
12:18Will you wait for me?
12:20If you deem me worthy of this honor, I will wait for you for a lifetime.
12:50This Quran is a memento from my grandmother.
12:53I entrust him to you.
12:56Do not forget me and do not stray from the path of God.
13:04I will keep this precious memento for as long as I live, as a token of my devotion to you and to God.
