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Contents:
- NETFLIX NCELS TURKISH SHOW IF ONLY ROW OVER GAY CHARACTER
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND INTERSEX TURKISH TV SERI
- CAN YAMAN: I N’T PLAY GAY
- NETFLIX CANCELS TURKISH SERI AFTER GAY CHARACTER SPARKS CONTROVERSY"THIS IS VERY IGHTENG FOR THE FUTURE."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY SAM MANZELLAJULY 21, 2020/12:36 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:4000PX;WIDTH:6000PX;}GETTY IMAGBY SAM MANZELLAJULY 21, 2020 / 12:36 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NETFLIX CANCELS TURKISH SERI AFTER GAY CHARACTER SPARKS CONTROVERSY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-07-21T16:36:16.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-07-21T16:36:16.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"SAM MANZELLA","KEYWORDS":"TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NETFLIX HAS NCELED AN TERNATNAL SERI AFTER THORI TURKEY TOOK ISSUE WH A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS DEADLE REPORTS, PLANS FOR IF ONLY, A NEW TURKISH ORIGAL SERI, WERE ANNOUNCED MARCH. POPULAR TURKISH TELEVISN AND FILM ACTRS ÖZGE ÖZPIRÇCI WAS SLATED TO STAR. BUT LOL THORI NIED PRODUCERS A FILMG LICENSE BEE THE SHOW CLUS A GAY CHARACTER. INSTEAD OF REWRG THE SHOW, NETFLIX ELECTED TO SCRAP THE PROJECT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"DUE TO A GAY CHARACTER, PERMISSN TO FILM THE SERI WAS NOT GRANTED AND THIS IS VERY IGHTENG FOR THE FUTURE," IF ONLY CREATOR ECE YöRENç TOLD TURKISH FILM SE ALTYAZI FASIKUL, ACRDG TO A TRANSLATN OM THE FANCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASKED FOR MENT BY DEADLE, A SPOKPERSON FOR THE STREAMG SERVICE SAID THE PANY "REMAS EPLY MTED TO OUR TURKISH MEMBERS AND THE CREATIVE MUNY TURKEY. WE ARE PROUD OF THE CREDIBLE TALENT WE WORK WH. WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEVERAL TURKISH ORIGALS PRODUCTN—WH MORE TO E—AND LOOK FORWARD TO SHARG THE STORI WH OUR MEMBERS ALL AROUND THE WORLD."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOVE 101—ANOTHER TURKISH ORIGAL SERI OM THE SAME PRODUCTN PANY—ALSO ANGERED THE UNTY'S MEDIA THORI WHEN WAS MORED TO HAVE A G-OUT STORYLE, VARIETY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALTHOUGH TURKEY HAS A VIBRANT QUEER MUNY AND DO NOT PENALIZE HOMOSEXUALY, BEG OPENLY LGBTQ IS STILL A MAJOR CULTURAL TABOO. IN 2017, OFFICIALS ANKARA, THE NATN'S PAL, NCELED ALL PUBLIC PRI EVENTS FELY, CG NCERNS OF "PUBLIC SENSIVY." AS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REPORTED 2019, MEANG LGBTQ TURKISH PEOPLE ULD NOT SAFELY GATHER FOR PRI FTIVI THE STREETS OF THEIR PAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUEER PUBLIC FIGUR AREN'T PROTECTED BY THEIR FAME, EHER: AS NEWNOWNEXT REPORTED 2017, A PREV MR. GAY SYRIA FEARED FOR HIS LIFE AFTER WNG THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- NETFLIX CANCELS TURKISH SHOW AFTER GOVERNMENT DEMANDS REMOVAL OF GAY CHARACTER
- NETFLIX TURKEY NCELS NEW SERI WH GAY CHARACTER AFTER ERNMENT PRSURE
- NETFLIX NI SHUTTG DOWN TURKISH SERVICE AFTER ERNMENT FORC TO NCEL SERI OVER GAY CHARACTER
- NETFLIX AX PRODUCTN ON TURKISH SERI OVER PRSURE OM STATE TO REMOVE GAY CHARACTER
NETFLIX NCELS TURKISH SHOW IF ONLY ROW OVER GAY CHARACTER
A Turkish censorship row breaks out after a wrer says her show was axed over a gay character. * gay turkish series *
Image source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Ece Yorenc is one of Turkey's most succsful screenwrersNetflix has ncelled a Turkish drama on the eve of filmg, wh s wrer sayg the ernment blocked bee clud a gay character. "Due to a gay character, permissn to film the seri was not granted and this is very ighteng for the future, " she told Turkish film webse Altyazi Fasikul, acrdg to the FT. Netflix nfirmed the story's Only was due to tell the story of Reyhan, an unhappily married mother of tws, who is sudnly transported back 30 years to the night her hband said there were no gay sex scen or physil ntact between the gay man and other characters.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND INTERSEX TURKISH TV SERI
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The streamg service did not want to bow to Ankara's mands, and stead cid to ncel the show after talks wh Turkey's dvisual thory RTUK, she puty chairman of Turkey's lg party, Mahir Unal, tweeted on Monday that he believed Netflix would "show greater sensivy to Turkish culture and art wh eper -operatn" the homosexualy has been legal throughout morn Turkey's history, official opposn to the LGBT muny has grown recent years. Followg the censorship of ‘If Only’, many ternatnal fans poted to the Turkish ernment objectg to the pictn of homosexualy than addrsg how pictns of vlence agast women dizis may be ntributg to risg rat of domtic vlence the untry.
CAN YAMAN: I N’T PLAY GAY
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Netflix has ncelled s latt Turkish drama origal ‘If Only’ amid prsure om Turkish ernment thori who wanted the removal of a gay character.
The Fancial Tim reported that an terview wh Turkish film news webse Altyazi Fasikul, Yorenc said: “Due to a gay character, permissn to film the seri was not granted and this is very ighteng for the future. “The problem that arose here, however, is Netflix wantg to clu a gay character one of s forthg origal seri.
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POPULAR TURKISH TELEVISN AND FILM ACTRS ÖZGE ÖZPIRÇCI WAS SLATED TO STAR. BUT LOL THORI NIED PRODUCERS A FILMG LICENSE BEE THE SHOW CLUS A GAY CHARACTER. INSTEAD OF REWRG THE SHOW, NETFLIX ELECTED TO SCRAP THE PROJECT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"DUE TO A GAY CHARACTER, PERMISSN TO FILM THE SERI WAS NOT GRANTED AND THIS IS VERY IGHTENG FOR THE FUTURE," IF ONLY CREATOR ECE YöRENç TOLD TURKISH FILM SE ALTYAZI FASIKUL, ACRDG TO A TRANSLATN OM THE FANCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASKED FOR MENT BY DEADLE, A SPOKPERSON FOR THE STREAMG SERVICE SAID THE PANY "REMAS EPLY MTED TO OUR TURKISH MEMBERS AND THE CREATIVE MUNY TURKEY. WE ARE PROUD OF THE CREDIBLE TALENT WE WORK WH. WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEVERAL TURKISH ORIGALS PRODUCTN—WH MORE TO E—AND LOOK FORWARD TO SHARG THE STORI WH OUR MEMBERS ALL AROUND THE WORLD."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOVE 101—ANOTHER TURKISH ORIGAL SERI OM THE SAME PRODUCTN PANY—ALSO ANGERED THE UNTY'S MEDIA THORI WHEN WAS MORED TO HAVE A G-OUT STORYLE, VARIETY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALTHOUGH TURKEY HAS A VIBRANT QUEER MUNY AND DO NOT PENALIZE HOMOSEXUALY, BEG OPENLY LGBTQ IS STILL A MAJOR CULTURAL TABOO. IN 2017, OFFICIALS ANKARA, THE NATN'S PAL, NCELED ALL PUBLIC PRI EVENTS FELY, CG NCERNS OF "PUBLIC SENSIVY." AS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REPORTED 2019, MEANG LGBTQ TURKISH PEOPLE ULD NOT SAFELY GATHER FOR PRI FTIVI THE STREETS OF THEIR PAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUEER PUBLIC FIGUR AREN'T PROTECTED BY THEIR FAME, EHER: AS NEWNOWNEXT REPORTED 2017, A PREV MR. GAY SYRIA FEARED FOR HIS LIFE AFTER WNG THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Netflix nceled the productn of Turkish origal seri 'If Only' after the Turkish ernment mand an openly gay character be removed om the script. * gay turkish series *
As per other journalists Turkey, the character jt ma a mentn of beg gay and that self was a problem. Although Turkey is more liberal than some of s neighbours when to LGBTQ rights, and homosexualy has been legal the untry’s morn history, activists say the scenar has been changg unr the prent ernment. Months before s broadst, ongog teen drama ‘Ask 101’, another Netflix Turkey product, found self the midst of a ntroversy wh mours claimg that the lead character was gay.
NETFLIX CANCELS TURKISH SHOW AFTER GOVERNMENT DEMANDS REMOVAL OF GAY CHARACTER
Netflix Turkey's cisn to ncel a seri wh a gay character due to ernment prsure dit that LGBTI+ society and rights are creasgly g to the ernment's crosshairs. * gay turkish series *
Turkish social media ers took to var platforms like Twter and spewed homophobic slurs at ‘Ask 101’ and s team. Followg the censorship, one of Turkey’s leadg actors Beren Saat stated an terview: “Even if you shut down Netflix, gay people will exist and we will ntue to accept them, love them, and tell their stori.
In the se of ‘If Only’, Yorenc had said there were no pictns of gay sex scen or other displays of physil timacy between the gay man and other male charters.
NETFLIX TURKEY NCELS NEW SERI WH GAY CHARACTER AFTER ERNMENT PRSURE
Netflix nied claims that will end s Turkish service after productn of a drama was pulled by the untry's ernment over a gay character. * gay turkish series *
The show is notable for s plex gay and bisexual characters and storyl, which range om difficult g out stori to passnate threome sex scen. One of the lead characters is a gay woman, and as LGBTQ TV shows go, this one do a particularly good job highlightg issu of queer parentg, cludg relatns wh the sperm donor and brgg a same-genr partner to your baby’s life.
One of the ma characters is a closeted gay gang member, who fac a closed-md Catholic fay and an arranged marriage to a woman, among other hardships. The seri don’t shy away om LGBTQ storyl and the reali of homophobia, and there are several queer characters who provi bisexual, gay and trans reprentatn the ma st.
NETFLIX NI SHUTTG DOWN TURKISH SERVICE AFTER ERNMENT FORC TO NCEL SERI OVER GAY CHARACTER
One of the characters equents a gay bar, where baret performers drs drag, and the wild sex parti picted the show are apparently pretty historilly accurate. This Rsian web seri is particularly important bee was produced the wake of Rsia’s homophobic “anti-gay propaganda” law, which sentially banned talkg about beg queer or promotg LGBTQ ntent to mors. Created by Manolo Caro, who also created The Hoe of Flowers, this pellg thriller is about a young gay man whose nservative fay is tryg to set him up wh the dghter of a fay iend.
The gay character of the seri, which featured Hülya Avşar, was played by Volkan Severn.
NETFLIX AX PRODUCTN ON TURKISH SERI OVER PRSURE OM STATE TO REMOVE GAY CHARACTER
The gay character of the seri was Memos, the seller.
In Pavement Flower, was possible to see scen om trans dividuals and gay bars equently.
The fact that our character, who fell prison one part of the seri, was wh one of the female prisoners for the pill, was the gay part of All alone. One of our young people, morn dance stunt Mahmut, was gay, and Istemihan Tuna played the character of Mahmut the st cludg nam such as Kaan Urgancıoğlu, Tuğçe Kazaz and Burak Altay.