Sezen Aksu's 2005 ballad "Yansın İstanbul" is a dramatic expression of heartbreak, where the singer projects her intense emotional pain onto the city, wishing it to burn as a form of destructive catharsis. The song, featuring melancholic arrangements, portrays Istanbul as a witness to lost love and has become a iconic "breakup anthem" in Turkey, embodying the theme of starting over from the ashes.