I think so too. The actor playing Dr. Levent, Oscan Deniz, is a very famous actor (his serial Istanbulu Gelin is a big hit). Levent-Meryem pair was supposed to be the main point of the show. But Cuneyd-Zeyneb pair got more popular, mainly I feel due to superb acting by Mert Yaziciouglu (if anyone has seen Love 101 on Netflix, can see the range of his performance) and the chemistry with Mina Demirtas as Zeyneb. Their story was slow and very 1960s filmi style with eyes and subtle smiles.
I am so tempted to binge watch Kizli Goncolar like from episode 1 till end as I have always watched it in bits. Like saw it in bits and some clips. I liked CunZey couple too, and their separation was needed cause of Zeynep’s age. I like Meryem character too and felt she was sometimes bashed unnecessarily by CunZey too just like how Kausar is bashed by MaHer fans.
But since I am already watching Seher I didn't want to watch another show with same storyline (like that's the OG). Probably will watch it after I either lose interest in SHKH or the show ends.
Also Mert Yaziciouglu currently plays the role of Ertugrul’s grandson Orhan. I did liked watching Dirilis Ertugril and finished all episodes. If I feel like watching a new Turkish Dizi, I will probably watch Kurulus Orhan straightaway skipping Kurulus Osman first
I watched clips of both Osman and Orhan and for some reason I like Orhan more, maybe cause of Cunayed Effendi (Turkish Mahid) 

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