Building a home sometimes means much more than simply imagining a future with the person we love. In Marriage Is Beautiful, İlayda Alişan plays Yasemin, a young woman who approaches love and marriage from a romantic perspective. We spoke with İlayda Alişan about how the losses Yasemin experienced in her past affect her dreams of marriage, the family differences she encounters in her relationship with Sinan, and the balance between romantic expectations and real life.
Among the five sisters, Yasemin is one of the characters who approaches love and marriage most romantically. Do you think her strong desire to start a family of her own may also stem from a wish to recreate the warmth of family life she lost growing up without her mother?
Absolutely. Yasemin lost her mother at a young age and grew up with her father. Although she shares a strong bond with her sisters, I think growing up without a mother left certain emotional voids in her. Her desire to build a home of her own may partly stem from this. For Yasemin, marriage is not just about joining her life with the man she loves; it also means recreating the warmth of family life she has always dreamed of. Compared to her other sisters, she experiences her emotions more intensely, and her romantic side takes precedence. That is why she also sees marriage through the lens of her dreams.
Yasemin’s wedding preparations with Sinan become increasingly complicated due to the differing expectations of their two families. How possible do you think it is for two people to build a world of their own despite all these differences?
I think it is possible, but it requires two people to genuinely understand each other and find common ground. Marriage is not just about two individuals coming together; it also means bringing together two different families, two sets of habits and two distinct lifestyles. We see this in Yasemin and Sinan’s story as well. Although the differences between their families sometimes make things difficult, what matters is whether the couple can view their relationship independently of these differences. We will see over time how understanding and patient they can be with each other.
Marriage has long been a romantic dream for Yasemin. How do you think idealising love to such an extent can affect the way someone approaches relationships? Do you see a part of yourself in Yasemin’s approach to love?
Yasemin approaches love from a more romantic and dreamy perspective. Sometimes, when we idealise something too much, we can become disappointed when we encounter the difficulties that real life brings. But I also love this side of Yasemin. She is a character who does not hide her feelings and is passionately devoted to the person she loves and the life she wants to build. I am not as romantic as Yasemin when it comes to love and relationships. I would say I am more realistic. In that sense, we are quite different. When portraying her, I try to understand this romantic and emotional side of her and convey it to the audience as sincerely as possible.
