Surprising final decision from the series challenging the top ranks in the ratings.

The Kalpazan series, which has been on Show TV for just a few weeks, faced a final decision despite not having bad ratings. The decision to end the series, which managed to achieve over 4 ratings on a day with very strong competitors, caused a significant reaction on social media.

"WE HAD OUR CONCERNS"

The screenwriter of Kalpazan, Türküler Özgül, stated the following in her remarks regarding the issue: "Some say it's political, some say you encouraged counterfeiting, others say the budget and advertising ratings don't match, and so on. We know that producing content for TV means creating content that will fill advertising breaks. Kalpazan, which was prepared for a digital platform, had our concerns when it turned its path to TV. It's not easy to convey today's realities without finding love, to tell a darkly comic story and keep it engaging for 2 hours. Thick frames and heavy dramas have always been a safe bet; but we believed that a project flowing in different waters would also be watched with pleasure, as a writing, shooting, production, and acting team. And it turned out to be so.

"WE UNDERSTAND FROM THE REACTIONS THAT..."

When we watched the 1st episode, we hoped it would inspire realistic, different, and innovative stories. Of course, we received the first attack for saying they print money under the mosque; we were expecting that. We were uneasy; because we did not lean on safe harbors, neither the secular modern attacks nor the religious conservative groups sided with us. Our concern was common; we were talking about the economic realities undermining Turkey, the price of cheese, and the injustices that lead people into a dead end. Despite these harsh realities, Kalpazan managed to see a rating of 5. From the reactions, we understand that it was quite loved.

"HOPELESS AND SAD PEOPLE TRIGGERED ME"

I was going to accept the final decision with maturity and remain silent; however, the unhappy, hopeless, and sorrowful crowd at Marmaray triggered me this morning. For a moment, I felt ashamed of my usual joy, my pastoral life on the island, and the tables I shared with my friends. Although I am also a child of a family that was exiled to the islands and has always struggled; I did not roam with a golden spoon; but I was lucky, at least I had the right to grieve peacefully while looking at the sea under a tree for free. This gray hopelessness in people, the uncertainty of tomorrow, the lack of joy and enthusiasm reminded me once again why I wrote with 'compassion.' An endless debt, the story of 'if I didn't write, I would go crazy.' Someone wrote, 'compassion is to soften the violence of existence.' I hope that realistic, uplifting, and delicate stories that inspire us and increase the branches we hold onto in life will multiply, and the unbearable weight of life will lighten a little.