Oya, a teacher, is assigned to Söğütlü Village. However, there is no school here, so no one in the village can read or write. Oya, who starts working at the school built in the village, is helped only by Fatma, the mayor's daughter, and a man named Yanık Bekir. Onbaşı, who is accustomed to getting whatever he wants in the village, is impressed by Oya and wants to be with the young woman. However, when he does not get the response he desires, Onbaşı slanders Fatma. Fatma is cleared of the charges when Major Pala Suat intervenes in the matter. Meanwhile, the village is under occupation due to the outbreak of World War I. Oya, who takes refuge with Major Pala Suat, decides to join him in the fight.
