22.02.2026 20:41
The screenwriter of the series Kavak Yelleri, Yiğit Güralp, explained why he left the show. Güralp said, "I left Kavak Yelleri because the love story between Efe and Aslı made me nauseous. If it were up to me, there wouldn't be such a love. But the producer and the channel wanted that love and were pressuring me. According to them, this love would boost the ratings. So I said goodbye to your ratings and left. The ratings have never been the same since my episodes."
The phenomenon youth series Kavak Yelleri's screenwriter Yiğit Güralp made striking statements about why he left the project.
"I LEFT THE SERIES WHEN ASLI AND EFE'S LOVE MADE ME SICK"
Güralp stated that the love story between the main characters Efe and Aslı was forcibly included in the narrative, saying, "I left because this love made me sick. If it were up to me, such a relationship would not have happened, but the producer and the channel pressured me due to rating concerns," he said.
The famous screenwriter, who claimed that the ratings never reached the same level again after his written episodes, expressed that he left his position in reaction to commercial expectations overshadowing the integrity of the story. Güralp's statement sparked a major debate among the series' fans years later.