A Family immigrates from suburb to metropolitan to have a better life. Inspired from the Orhan Kemal's same named novel "Abroad birds", published in 1962.

Along with rapid industrialization and growth of capitalism in Turkey during 1950s and 1960s, another fact emerged: that was migration from small towns to big cities, particularly to Istanbul. In this story, the family is composed of six people; parents, three sons and a daughter. After arriving at Istanbul with a dream of 'conquering' the city and possibility of reaching a high standard of living, they experience a tragic collapse.—yusufpiskin

The crowning achievement of Halit Refig's extraordinary career, Birds of Exile was the first film to draw attention to the issue of internal migration within Turkey. An adaptation of the social realist master Orhan Kemal's novel, this family drama tracks the changing nature of Istanbul.—yusufpiskin