# Yalı Çapkını

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

## 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
** Michael Gorhan 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,
* Gözde Kansu as Gülgün Korhan
    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 widow
* 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
* Akın Akınözü as Cihan Korhan
    İfakat's brother

#### 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 |
| Sinan Kantarci | Seyran's former second husband | Cem Söküt | 3 |
| Ayla Kantarci | Sinan's mother | Derya Alabora | 3 |
| Osman | Sinan's driver and right hand man | Levent Keskin | 3 |
| Melek Korhan | Orhan's and Gülgün's daughter, Fatma's daughter | Merve Boluğur | 3 |
| Cihan Korhan | İfakat's brother | Akın Akınözü | 3 |
| Zeynep Korhan | İfakat's daughter | Ebru Şahin | 3 |
| Fatma Korhan | Melek's mother, Halis's daughter | Nurgül Yeşilçay | 3 |

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Network |
| 1 | 36 | 36 | September 23, 2022 (2022-9-23) | June 9, 2023 (2023-6-9) | |
| 2 | 37 | 37 | September 15, 2023 (2023-9-15) | June 7, 2024 (2024-6-7) | |
| 3 | TBA | TBA | September 13, 2024 (2024-9-13) | TBA | |
|end 3 = April 4, 2025 (2025-4-4)