▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁▁ ▁She ▁gets ▁engaged ▁to ▁her ▁char ming ▁cousin , ▁Kam ran , ▁whom ▁she ▁leaves ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁their ▁wed ding , ▁upon ▁discover ing ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁un fa ith ful ▁to ▁her . ▁She ▁runs ▁away ▁from ▁home ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁An atol ia , ▁although ▁she ▁remains ▁des per ately ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Kam ran . ▁She ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁move ▁from ▁town ▁to ▁town ▁several ▁times ▁during ▁her ▁first ▁three ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁teacher , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁in comp et ence ▁of ▁officials , ▁the ▁mal ice ▁of ▁colle agues ▁and ▁the ▁unw anted ▁attention ▁she ▁gets ▁from ▁men ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁beauty ▁and ▁her ▁l ively ▁manner . ▁▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁she ▁adopt s ▁a ▁little ▁girl ▁called ▁Mun ise , ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁Kam ran ▁has ▁married ▁the ▁woman ▁he ▁had ▁che ated ▁on ▁Fer ide ▁with , ▁and ▁develop s ▁a ▁friendship ▁with ▁Hay r ul lah ▁Bey , ▁an ▁elder ly ▁military ▁doctor ▁who ▁tre ats ▁Fer ide ▁with ▁father ly ▁affection . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁these ▁three ▁years , ▁Mun ise ▁dies ▁and ▁Fer ide ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁her ▁post ▁and ▁marry ▁the ▁doctor ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁rum ors ▁about ▁her ▁" inde cent ▁behavior ". ▁▁ ▁A ▁couple ▁of ▁years ▁later , ▁Fer ide ▁returns ▁to ▁T ek ird ag ▁to ▁visit ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁a un ts ▁and ▁her ▁cousin ▁M uj gan , ▁where ▁Kam ran