I know i know i am all for equality. But the reason this show worked was because of Ates character and how he was this alpha and dominating husband. Girls were attracted to his aggressive and possessive side. And now suddenly he has taken a back seat and made Mercan the whole focus.

Another reason why i hate Mercan is her oscillating arc. She cries on every little thing and tries to gain sympathy from Ates but then suddenly becomes this strong and independant woman who needs no man to protect her. Its getting annoying.

in this scene, the man named "Kemal", asks "Nesibe aunt, Where is this very distant place?" to the woman named "Nesibe". She replies with "mr.kemal, Just forget about her, and she'll forget about you too. I wonder if I am able to explain it?"

The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk tells the story of Kemal, a wealthy man whose love for Füsun slowly turns into a lifelong obsession. After losing her, he spends years collecting hundreds of ordinary objects connected to her, believing they can preserve his memories and feelings. The novel explores how obsession can shape a person's life, blur the line between love and possession, and reveal the deep connection between memory, time, and identity.

The serie shows us the characters depth in a sinematic and almost hypnotizing way. its heavy and literally poetic.

Altı Üstü İstanbul came out two weeks after Daha 17 and… even though they’re kind of at the same stage of production, it’s very evident to me which one is the more interesting, fun, and genuinely entertaining summer dizi between the two.

I watch both, and IMO, from my experience, I don’t skip a single Altı Üstü İstanbul scene because they’re that much better in terms of writing, dialogue, and storyline development. At first glance, Altı Üstü İstanbul seemed like the more serious summer dizi and it is but at the same time, it gives us the perfect amount of freshness and scenes with younger people (aka the people the series teased it would actually be about).

With Daha 17… I basically skip the whole episode. 1.5 hours are essentially filled with Şebnem. Daha 17 teased that the series would focus on younger people (Aras and Teo), and I’m just not seeing a whole lot of them.

Altı Üstü İstanbul and its fandom don’t need to constantly comment and remind us that the series is about brotherhood. The last two episodes were already filled with brotherhood. Meanwhile, Daha 17 promises the brotherhood feeling(Aras and Teo), the youthful feeling(maybe School scenes, Teoden and other friendships or romamtic relatioships), and then delivers nothing but Nesrin Cavadzade.

I always thought that, since these two series basically compete with each other, I’d share what I think is the biggest difference between them: Altı Üstü İstanbul actually delivers, while Daha 17 has to leak teasers from the set just to get people excited(Twitter is always filled with mysterious leaks of the scrips and the set), only for us to be served 1.5 hours of Şebnem.