It was surprising to see that İlhan Şen’s foreign fans supported him more than his domestic fans on social media. The actor, who plays the character Ateş Gülsoy in the Safir (Sapphire) series, which is broadcast on ATV on Monday evenings, attracts attention with his image. Although he did justice to the leading role with his acting performance, different criticisms began to attract attention in the social media environment.
Fans of the series, who criticize that Özge Yağız and Burak Berkay Akgül are highlighted more despite İlhan Şen being the lead character of the series, also make comments stating that they like the character of Ateş very much to İlhan Şen. Of course, there are those who think differently and state that this character does not suit the actor at all.
People who thought that the script of the series was portrayed as being based on İlhan Şen, but this was changing with the influence of social media and the actor was falling into the background, started to object.
Those who state that although İlhan Şen is the leading actor in the story of the series, his scenes are few, share that they endured the series just for the character of Ateş.
Those who think that the characters of Yaman and Feraye are too prominent are trying to send messages to the scriptwriter on social media.
There are also many viewers who state that they are not satisfied with the flow of the story of the Safir series. Viewers who think that the series needs to develop a little more in terms of story in order to keep the interest, state that they do not want an exaggerated love triangle.
Especially foreign fans who follow the series from abroad express their objections on social media by sharing many posts stating that they are impressed by the Safir series, but İlhan Şen’s scenes are few and the story should progress through him.
It is also possible to see on social media that İlhan Şen’s fans abroad embrace the actor much more intensely than the domestic audience.