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What's A Human Anyway? is set in modern-day Istanbul, Turkey. Thirty-five-year-old Ali (Ali Düsenkalkar) is knocked unconscious in an accident, possibly related to the robbery of a jewelry store, and has lost his memory. Although he remembers many of the people who live in his apartment building, he cannot remember his father, Rasih (Koksal Engur), a retired health officer. Rasih is vexed by this state of affairs and continuously insults his son and his amnesia. Coming to recognize the strange reality of being human, Ali is like a newborn baby, not only trying to remember past events, but also exploring his own body.
Mirroring Ali's confusion, all the characters in the story find themselves in a state of chaos - chaos being life itself. As Ali's father and neighbors try to help him remember, other comical characters are introduced