When Fate Connects (Kader Bağlayınca) (translated)

Kader Bağlayınca is a 1976 Turkish comedy-drama produced by Erler Film, directed by Orhan Aksoy and written by Fuat Özlüer and Erdoğan Tünaş. It stars Tarık Akan as Murat and Gülşen Bubikoğlu as Zeynep.

Murat and Zeynep are a bickering couple who both work at the same nightclub, he as a photographer and she selling flowers. When a mob boss, Bekir (Beyk İmanverdi), is attacked at the club, Zeynep saves his life and is hurt in the process; taken with her, Bekir refuses to let her go. Zeynep initially plays along to make Murat jealous, joining Bekir on a lavish boat trip where he proposes marriage, but Murat secretly stows away aboard to win her back. In the end, despite his tough reputation, Bekir's genuine feelings for Zeynep lead him to let the two lovers go.