Independenta

1979  is a year of inconsistency in Türkiye. Despite the economic crisis, reshuffled government, and societal qualms, the residents of the Selimiye Neighborhood on the Asian side of Istanbul are still doing somewhat okay and charismatic and respected Ali is the undesignated leader. But one day everything changes. In a catastrophic collision with the Greek cargo ship MV  Evriali, MT Independenta, a Romanian crude oil carrier, burns and sinks in  the Bosphorus. The collision leads to the worst environmental calamity in the strait. Meanwhile, Ali’s son Oğuz hides his fugitive girlfriend in the neighborhood.