Love Likes Coincidences
Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crushes into Omer's car. This accident causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies are born on the same day. They see each other for the first time... This accident is the threshold of the coincidences that bring Ozgur and Deniz together. They come across each other in Ankara several times during their childhood and youth. Each intersection has a butterfly effect, resulting in drastic changes in their lives. They become each other's puppy love or their first heartbreak... But beyond this, each confluence changes their route of life. Not only theirs, but also their families'... They sometimes cause disasters, sometimes miracles. However, they can never be together. Whatever it is that brings them together, manages to build a transparent wall between them. Until they come across each other again in Istanbul, 25 years later...
The film earned $13.6M at the global box office.
Plot Structure
Story beats plotted across runtime
Narrative Arc
Emotional journey through the story's key moments
Story Circle
Blueprint 15-beat structure
Arcplot Score Breakdown
Weighted: Precision (70%) + Arc (15%) + Theme (15%)
Love Likes Coincidences (2011) reveals carefully calibrated narrative architecture, characteristic of Ömer Faruk Sorak's storytelling approach. This structural analysis examines how the film's 15-point plot structure maps to proven narrative frameworks across 1 hour and 58 minutes. With an Arcplot score of 7.3, the film balances conventional beats with creative variation.
Structural Analysis
The Status Quo at 1 minutes (1% through the runtime) establishes Young Özgür and Deniz meet as children on a ferry in 1977, establishing the story's opening image of innocent connection before fate separates them.. Notably, this early placement immediately immerses viewers in the story world.
The inciting incident occurs at 15 minutes when As adults in present day, Özgür and Deniz cross paths again in Istanbul without recognizing each other, beginning a series of near-misses and coincidental encounters.. At 12% through the film, this Disruption aligns precisely with traditional story structure. This beat shifts the emotional landscape, launching the protagonist into the central conflict.
The First Threshold at 30 minutes marks the transition into Act II, occurring at 25% of the runtime. This demonstrates the protagonist's commitment to Özgür and Deniz officially meet and begin developing feelings for each other, actively choosing to pursue connection despite existing complications in their lives., moving from reaction to action.
At 59 minutes, the Midpoint arrives at 50% of the runtime—precisely centered, creating perfect narrative symmetry. Of particular interest, this crucial beat False victory: The couple's relationship reaches its peak intensity and they seem destined to be together, but hints of their shared traumatic past begin to surface., fundamentally raising what's at risk. The emotional intensity shifts, dividing the narrative into clear before-and-after phases.
The Collapse moment at 89 minutes (75% through) represents the emotional nadir. Here, The devastating revelation: they discover they were the children on the ferry and that their trauma is intertwined. The weight of the past threatens to destroy their present love., reveals the protagonist at their lowest point. This beat's placement in the final quarter sets up the climactic reversal.
The Second Threshold at 95 minutes initiates the final act resolution at 80% of the runtime. Realization strikes: their childhood connection isn't a curse but proof that they were always meant to find each other. Love transcends coincidence and trauma., demonstrating the transformation achieved throughout the journey.
Emotional Journey
Love Likes Coincidences's emotional architecture traces a deliberate progression across 15 carefully calibrated beats.
Narrative Framework
This structural analysis employs structural analysis methodology used to understand storytelling architecture. By mapping Love Likes Coincidences against these established plot points, we can identify how Ömer Faruk Sorak utilizes or subverts traditional narrative conventions. The plot point approach reveals not only adherence to structural principles but also creative choices that distinguish Love Likes Coincidences within the drama genre.
Ömer Faruk Sorak's Structural Approach
Among the 2 Ömer Faruk Sorak films analyzed on Arcplot, the average structural score is 7.3, reflecting strong command of classical structure. Love Likes Coincidences exemplifies the director's characteristic narrative technique. For comparative analysis, explore the complete Ömer Faruk Sorak filmography.
Comparative Analysis
Additional drama films include Eye for an Eye, South Pacific and Kiss of the Spider Woman. For more Ömer Faruk Sorak analyses, see Heist School.
Plot Points by Act
Act I
SetupStatus Quo
Young Özgür and Deniz meet as children on a ferry in 1977, establishing the story's opening image of innocent connection before fate separates them.
Theme
A character mentions that "coincidences are the universe's way of bringing people together," stating the film's central thematic question about fate versus chance.
Worldbuilding
Parallel lives unfold: Özgür grows up to become a photographer while Deniz becomes a professional. The 1977 earthquake trauma and their separate paths establish the world and emotional stakes.
Disruption
As adults in present day, Özgür and Deniz cross paths again in Istanbul without recognizing each other, beginning a series of near-misses and coincidental encounters.
Resistance
Both characters navigate their current relationships and life circumstances. Friends and family provide guidance as subtle signs hint at their childhood connection.
Act II
ConfrontationFirst Threshold
Özgür and Deniz officially meet and begin developing feelings for each other, actively choosing to pursue connection despite existing complications in their lives.
Mirror World
The developing romance becomes the mirror that will teach both characters about destiny, letting go of the past, and opening themselves to love and vulnerability.
Premise
The promise of the premise: a beautiful romance unfolds as Özgür and Deniz fall in love, experiencing the joy and magic of their connection across Istanbul.
Midpoint
False victory: The couple's relationship reaches its peak intensity and they seem destined to be together, but hints of their shared traumatic past begin to surface.
Opposition
External pressures mount and the truth about their childhood connection starts emerging. Their different memories and trauma from the 1977 earthquake create growing tension and misunderstanding.
Collapse
The devastating revelation: they discover they were the children on the ferry and that their trauma is intertwined. The weight of the past threatens to destroy their present love.
Crisis
Both characters retreat into darkness, questioning whether their love is real or just the universe's cruel joke. They process the pain of their shared loss and childhood separation.
Act III
ResolutionSecond Threshold
Realization strikes: their childhood connection isn't a curse but proof that they were always meant to find each other. Love transcends coincidence and trauma.
Synthesis
The finale brings resolution as Özgür and Deniz choose to embrace their connection, accepting the past while building their future together, completing their emotional journey.
Transformation
Final image mirrors the opening: the couple together, now as adults who have found each other again, transformed by love and accepting that coincidence and destiny are intertwined.