Lovelorn 2005

Nazım, a primary school teacher, returns to Istanbul from his posting in the east. He takes on a temporary job as a taxi driver with the help of his friend Atakan. One night he picks up Dünya, a club singer, and after striking up a friendship, becomes her driver. While Nazım waits for Dünya to finish a performance, she is attacked by a man. Dünya is injured, and is rushed to the hospital by Nazım.

Dünya reveals that he is her ex-husband Halil, who wants to take away their daughter Melek. Nazım shelters Dünya and Melek in his home, but Halil continues to stalk them. Halil confesses that he still loves Dünya and wants to remarry her to start over a new life. After giving his word, Dünya and Melek leave with Nazım. Meanwhile, Nazım faces up to his failed obligations to his own children Mehmet and Piraye.

One day, Nazım receives a call from Dünya asking for protection from Halil, who has gone back to his old ways. Nazım travels to meet Dünya at the otobus terminal, but Halil learns of this and confronts them there. Halil asks Dünya to sing a folk song to him for the last time, before he would let her go. Halil is euphoric when he hears Dünya singing passionately, but then realises that it isn’t directed at him, but at Nazım. Halil becomes enraged and shoots Dünya. He then turns the gun on himself, after leaving Melek in Nazım’s care.