The fact that the social problems experienced in violence against women and women’s decision-making in their own lives were brought before the audience in the TV series The Yalı Çapkını (Flirtatious man on the mansion) caused the ratings to explode. Afra Saraçoğlu, with the character of Seyran she played, was like a representative of the problems many young girls had in their own lives.
It was an important message that the series exploded in the second episode in the ratings and won the first place in all categories. It is also known that this fact is in life, even though the female viewers in particular shared their anger messages on social media over the Seyran character, who was forced into marriage in the series.
Many young girls in Turkey may have put themselves in the place of the Seyran character and perhaps experienced these in their own lives. The Yalı Çapkını series caught the audience from this point and attracted the attention of large masses of people because it included a social problem with a good narrative language.
Ferit, an irresponsible man, is married to Seyran, a young girl forced by his grandfather. There are so many real examples of the story of Seyran, who was forced to marry Ferit, who did not go beyond his grandfather’s word, and Seyran, who was forced to marry under the pressure of her family, that this situation made it easier for the audience to empathize with the Yalı Çapkını series.
The prominent performance of Afra Saraçoğlu as the leading actress of the series, which also draws attention with the issue of violence against women, emotional ruptures and the high desire of the audience to empathize, were the main reasons for the Star TV series to achieve very successful ratings.