''Yalı çapkını'' (English: ''The Golden Boy'', also called ''Kingfisher'') is a Turkish romance drama television series based on story created by

Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu (née Kavas; born 1947) is a Turkish psychiatrist, writer and TV presenter. Although she has written about many different subjects, in recent years she has become known for her novels which have been adapted to various T ...

. 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 spends his daily life having endless parties and new conquests. 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 given 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.

Cast

Main

Afra Saraçoğlu Afra Saraçoğlu (born December 2, 1997) is a Turkish actress and model born in Edremit, Balıkesir. One of her most notable roles is in the series ''Yalı Çapkını'' (2022–2025), where she stars alongside Mert Ramazan Demir. She began her a ...

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 Mert Ramazan Demir (born 28 January 1998) is a Turkish actor. He rose to prominence with his role as Ferit Korhan in the TV series ''Yalı Çapkını''. Demir is known for his role as Ferit Korhan in the TV series Yalı Çapkını. Demir also sta ...

as Ferit Korhan **Adel Guler as young Ferit :Halis's grandson, Orhan and Gülgün's son, Fuat's younger brother, Seyran's husband

Supporting

Korhan family

Çetin Tekindor Çetin Tekindor (born 16 July 1945) is a Turkish theatre, cinema, TV series actor and voice actor. Biography Çetin Tekindor was born in 1945 in Sivas. After studying theatre at the Ankara State Conservatory, he made his professional acting debut ...

as Halıs agmam nasılsın **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 Gülçin Santırcıoğlu (born July 25, 1977) is a Turkish actress. Biography She was born on 25 July 1977 in İzmir. She took opera lessons at Dokuz Eylül University Conservatory School of Performing Arts. Aside from her acting career, she wor ...

as İfakat Korhan :Emin's widow *

Emre Altuğ Niyazi Emre Altuğ (born 14 April 1970) is a Turkish actor and singer. Biography Emre Altug was born in Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul as the second son to a housewife mother and dentist father. His family is of Niğde origin. He graduated from ...

as Orhan Korhan :Halis's son, Gulgün's husband, Fuat and Ferit's father, *

Gözde Kansu Gözde Kansu (born 23 August 1980) is a Turkish actress. Kansu studied at İzmir Tevfik Fikret High School. She is a graduate of Dokuz Eylül University School of Fine Arts with a degree in theatre studies. She first started learning ballet an ...

as Gülgün Korhan :Orhan's 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 Öznur Serçeler (born 10 October 1987) is a Turkish actress and flutist. She is known for her performance as Leyla Aydın in ''Erkenci Kuş''. Life and career Serçeler was born on 10 October 1987 in Kayseri. She started her studies in music i ...

as Asuman Korhan :Fuat's widow *

Binnur Kaya Binnur Kaya (born 19 April 1972) is a Turkish actress. Biography Binnur Kaya graduated in theatre from Bilkent University in 1995. She went to Istanbul where she worked at the Ankara Sahnesi and Karatahta Child Theatres and then at the Bakırköy ...

as Nükhet Korhan :Halis's daughter, Kaya's mother, Sehmuz's third wife *

Taro Emir Tekin Tarık "Taro" Emir Tekin (born 15 June 1997) is a Turkish actor, known for his roles in the TV series ''Sadakatsiz'' and '. He studied drama at the Oxford School of Drama. Tekin is the son of actress Şevval Sam and retired footballer Metin Tekin ...

as Kaya Sönmez :Nükhet's son, Suna's second husband *

Akın Akınözü Akın Süreyya Akınözü (born 22 September 1990) is a Turkish actor known for playing Miran Aslanbey in the Turkish TV series ''Hercai''. He is the son of the actress Özlem Akınözü. Early life Akın Süreyya Akınözü was born on 22 Sep ...

as Cihan Korhan :İfakat's brother

Şanlı family

Şerif Sezer Şerif Sezer (born 12 December 1946) is a Turkish actress. She is also known for her roles in Turkish cult films like ''Everything About Mustafa'' and ''My Father and My Son''. She was born in 1946 in Mudanya and she has Rumelian, Georgians, Geor ...

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 Triamterene (traded under names such as Dyrenium and Dytac) is a potassium-sparing diuretic often used in combination with thiazide diuretics for the treatment of high blood pressure or swelling. The combination with hydrochlorothiazide, is kno ...

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 Hülya Duyar (born 26 June 1970) is a Turkish actress. Life Duyar immigrated to Germany in 1978, when she was very young. In 1989, she completed her training as a hairdresser and became a make-up artist, initially at theatres. Here, her talent ...

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 İrem Altuğ (born 15 September 1980) is a Turkish people, Turkish actress. Life and career She started her career in the show business at the age of 7 when she was nominated the best commercial face in a national talent contest. She has done ...

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

İhsanlı family

Reis family

Others

Episodes

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=21105088 2022 Turkish television series debuts Turkish-language television shows Star TV (Turkish TV channel) television dramas Turkish romance television series Turkish television soap operas