Kisah nyata yang menyentuh hati tentang seorang gadis cilik korea yang hampir mati karena kedinginan kemudian diselamatkan oleh sulaiman, seorang sersan di brigade turki.

Ayla: The Daughter of War – berlatar saat perang Korea di tahun 1950. Saat peperangan terjadi, pasukan Turki ikut andil di bawah komando PBB. Suatu ketika, Sersan Süleyman (Ismail Hacioglu), seorang tentara yang ikut perang Korea, menemukan seorang gadis kecil berusia 5 tahun kedinginan.
Sang gadis kecil berada sendirian di kegelapan malam dan kehilangan orang tuanya. Karena mengalami shock berat, ia tidak bisa berbicara sehingga Sergeant Süleyman menamainya Ayla (Kim Seol), yang dalam bahasa Turki berarti “bulan”. Sersan Süleyman membawa Ayla ke garnisun Turki dan Ayla disambut ramah oleh tentara Turki lainnya.

Sinopsis from IMDB
In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight. Frantic, scared and on the verge of death, this little girl captures the heart of Süleyman, who risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his Army base and out of harms way. Not knowing her name and unable to communicate with her, Süleyman names her Ayla, in reminiscence of the moon on the fateful night during which they met. The two form an instantaneous and inseparable bond, and Ayla, almost effortlessly, brings an uncanny joy to the Turkish brigade in the grip of war. As the war comes to a close however, Süleyman’s brigade is told that they will be returning home. Süleyman cannot bear abandoning Ayla, and does everything within his power to take her with him. After repeated failure, he is forced to give Ayla to an orphanage, but doesn’t give up on the hope of one day reuniting with her. Will the two ever get back together?