Famous actor Diren Polatoğulları is playing the character of Kazım in the TV series “The Yalı Çapkını” (Golden Boy) this season. Those who watched the actor in the role of a hitman last season in the TV series Üç Kuruş are surprised to see the current change. Not only renewing his image, Diren Polatoğulları successfully reveals the Gaziantep accent, which is the most important feature of the character.
The Yalı Çapkını actors, who went to Gaziantep as a team at the beginning of the series, shot in this region for a few episodes. This process enabled the players to mingle with each other. In terms of Diren Polatoğulları, observing the Gaziantep dialect on the spot was effective in the emergence of a successful character.
Expressing that he did not know the speaking styles of the people in this region before, the actor’s successful display of Kazım’s accent also demonstrates the level of his skills.
Diren Polatoğulları answered the question about his success in this dialect with the following words:
“I didn’t know, we went to Gaziantep, we have an older brother Murat, I asked him. I went 2-3 days ago and traveled with him. The important thing in dialect is the melody. Words don’t matter when you catch that melody. It happens when the melody holds. You can also listen to that melody. I traveled with brother Murat, I listened to him a lot. He gave me the dialect. I always learned by hearing it. I wasn’t too hard. I thought it would be difficult, it was a dialect I did not know. There the melody is what matters. I tried to talk to people in Gaziantep with that dialect. People also liked it. It was good, I didn’t have much difficulty with the dialect.”
Diren Polatoğulları, who also explained that some actors took lessons for dialects in the TV series “The Yalı Çapkını” said that although it was difficult at first, they were successful in reflecting the dialect correctly.
Diren Polatoğulları, who said that the director and producer gave him a lot of confidence when he first met for the character to reflect a bad character to the audience, said that this situation relieved him.
The successful actor, who stated that he received very good reactions on the street and even had difficulty walking, said that the citizens also tried to respond to him with the Gaziantep accent. The actor said, “They are constantly shouting, the street is very strange. The people of my country are wonderful and creative,” he added, adding that the interaction on social media made him laugh a lot.