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Yalı Çapkını
Genre	Romantic drama
Created by	Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu
Written by	Mehmet Barış Günger
Directed by	Burcu Alptekin; Alptekin Bozkurt;
Starring	Afra Saraçoğlu; Mert Ramazan Demir;
Music by	Güldiyar Tanrıdağlı
Country of origin	Turkey
Original language	Turkish
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	88
Production
Production locations	Istanbul; Gaziantep
Running time	In Turkey: 120 minutes; Elsewhere: 45 minutes
Production company	OGM Pictures
Original release
Network	Star TV
Release	23 September 2022 – present

Yalı Çapkını (English: The Golden Boy, also called Kingfisher) is a Turkish romance drama television series based on true story created by Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu.^[1] The series revolves around a forced marriage with plenty of intrigue, lies, deception and dark family secrets.

Plot

Ferit Korhan is a spoiled heir of the rich Korhan family in Istanbul. He spend his daily life having endless parties and new girlfriends. Ferit's behavior upsets his grandfather Halis Korhan who is the owner of a large jewellery empire and the head of the Korhan family. He decides to marry Ferit to a suitable girl from his hometown Gaziantep and the task of finding the bride is give to Ifakat, the eldest daughter in law of Halis. Although Ferit does not want to get married, he cannot go against his grandfather's words. İfakat the widowed daughter in law of Halis finds Suna, the older daughter of the Şanlı family in Gaziantep, suitable. On the night of the proposal, Ferit chooses Seyran the younger daughter as his bride shocking both Suna and her sister Seyran. Kazim accepts the proposal and thus Ferit and Seyran get married and their journey as a couple starts in Istanbul.

Cast

Main

Afra Saraçoğlu as Seyran Şanlı
- Arya Hira Kiliç as young Seyran

Hattuç's grand-niece, Kazım and Esme's daughter, Suna's younger sister, Ferit's wife

Mert Ramazan Demir as Ferit Korhan
- Adel Gürel as young Ferit

Halis's grandson, Orhan and Gülgün's son, Fuat's younger brother, Seyran's husband

Supporting

Korhan family

Çetin Tekindor as Halis Korhan
- Barış Akdeniz as young Halis

Emin, Orhan and Nükhet's father, Fuat and Ferit's paternal grandfather and Kaya's maternal grandfather, Hattuç's ex lover turned husband, Abidin's paternal uncle

Gülçin Santırcıoğlu as İfakat Korhan

Emin's widow

Emre Altuğ as Orhan Korhan

Halis's son, Gulgün's ex-husband, Fuat and Ferit's father, Betül's fiance

Gözde Kansu as Gülgün

Orhan's ex-wife, Fuat and Ferit's mother

Ersin Arıcı as Abidin

Ferit's best friend and ex-driver, Aysen's ex-fiance, Suna's ex-lover turned third husband. Later revealed to be Halis's paternal nephew and Sevki's maternal nephew (2022-present)

Doğukan Polat as Fuat Korhan
- Baran Sengül as young Fuat

Halis's grandson, Orhan and Gülgün' son, Ferit's elder brother, Asuman's husband

Öznur Serçeler as Asuman Korhan

Fuat's wife

Binnur Kaya as Nükhet Korhan

Halis's daughter, Kaya's mother, Sehmuz's third wife

Taro Emir Tekin as Kaya Sönmez

Nükhet's son, Suna's second husband

Şanlı family

Şerif Sezer as Hatice 'Hattuç' Şanlı
- Mehtap Demirel as young Hattuç

Kazim's paternal aunt, Seyran and Suna's grand-aunt, Halis's ex-lover turned second wife (2022-present)

Beril Pozam as Suna Şanlı
- Bade Tokel as young Suna

Hattuç's grand-niece, Kazim and Esme's daughter, Seyran's older sister, Saffet and Kaya's ex-wife, Abidin's ex-lover turned wife

Diren Polatoğulları as Kazım Şanlı

Hattuc's nephew, Esme's husband, Seyran and Suna's father

Sezin Bozacı as Esme Şanlı

Kazim's wife, Seyran and Suna's mother

Korhan family's servants

Hülya Duyar as Şefika

Cook, Aysen's mother

Yiğit Tuncay as Latif

Halis's right hand man and real designer of Korhan Jewellers

Muhammad Mustafa as Carlos
İrem Altuğ as Sultan

Maid, Dicle and Firat's mother, İfakat's spy

Selen Özbayrak as Dicle

Maid, Sultan's daughter

Senol Sahin as Mustafa
Umut Gezer as Yusuf

Driver, Seyran's ex-boyfriend

Cansu Firinci as İbrahim
Gülen Gedikoglu as Aysen

Maid, Şefika's daughter, Abidin's ex-fiance

Selin Beliz Sahan as Sevda

Others

Character	Description	Actor	Season
Pelin Yılmaz	Zerrin's daughter, Ferit's ex-girlfriend	Buçe Buse Kahraman	1-2
Zerrin Yılmaz	Pelin's mother, Sehmuz's sister	Toprak Sağlam	1-2
Pırıl	Perin's cousin, Sehmuz's daughter	Büşra Alnıtemiz	2
Sehmuz	Pelin's uncle, Zerrin's brother, Piril's father, later marries Nükhet, Father of Ifakat's unborn child	Turgut Tunçalp	2

İhsanlı family

Character	Description	Actor	Season
Tarık İhsanlı	Seyran's one sided lover and Ferit’s rival	Baran Bölükbaşı	1-2
Saffet İhsanlı	Tarik's brother, Suna's first husband	Ediz Akşehir	1-2
Saffet Aga İhsanlı	Saffet and Tarik's grandfather	Muhammed Cangören	1
Nazan İhsanlı	Saffet and Tarik's mother	Bilge Can Göker	1

Reis family

Character	Description	Actor	Season
Diyar	Ferit's ex-fiance	Pelin Akil	3
Binnaz	Diyar's grandmother	Mine Teber	3
Ilyaz Reis	Diyar's grandfather	Alper Türedi	3

Others

Character	Description	Actor	Season
Burak	Pelin's cousin, Ferit and Serter's friend	Can Jean Korkmaz
Taylan Güler	Journalist, Ferit's enemy	Yigit Ardel	1-2
Serter Özer	Pelin's friend turned harasser, father of her unborn child	Tufan Gökpınar	1-2
Cemil	Sehmuz's right hand man	Mustafa Taskin	2
Ece	Seyran's friend	Nila Yari	2
Ökkes	Kazim's friend, Halis's rival (dead)	Murat Baykan	2
Akin	Tayyar and Mezide's son, Ökkes's nephew (dead)	Melih Ozkaya	2
Mezide	Ökkes's sister, Akin's mother, Hattuc's rival	Ilkay Kayku Atalay	2
Tayyar	Akin's father	Nazmi Kirik	2
Serpil	Ifakat's niece	Türkü Su Demirel	2 - present
Betül	Orhan's secretary	Hazal Araci	1, 3
Nurten	Betül's mother	Aysen Sezerel	3
Memo	Ferit's helper at workshop	Osman Çakir	3 - present
Osman	Sinan's driver and right hand man	Levent Keskin	3

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network
1	36	September 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)	June 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)
2	37	September 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)	June 7, 2024 (2024-06-07)
3	TBA	September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13)	TBA