Netflix row Turkey after seri ncelled 'bee of a gay character' - Entertament - The Jakarta Post

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• TURKS LL FOR NETFLIX BOYTT AFTER MOURS OF GAY CHARACTER NEW SHOW
• RULG AKP SAYS CHARACTER NETFLIX SERI 'LOVE 101' WAS ORIGALLY GAY, NFSG TO CENSORSHIP
• NETFLIX SERI CANCELS PRODUCTN AFTER DISPUT OVER GAY CHARACTER
• NETFLIX SLAMMED AS ‘ISLAM’S ENEMY’ BY BIGOTS OVER MOURS OF GAY CHARACTER TURKISH TEEN DRAMA
• NETFLIX CANCELS PRODUCTN OF TURKISH ORIGAL ‘IF ONLY’ OVER CENSORSHIP OF GAY CHARACTER
• NETFLIX FAC BOYTT LLS TURKEY AFTER MOUR OF GAY CHARACTER LOVE 101
• NETFLIX PULLS SHOW AS TURKEY OBJECTS TO GAY CHARACTER
• NETFLIX ROW TURKEY AFTER SERI NCELLED 'BEE OF A GAY CHARACTER'
• NETFLIX CANCELS TURKISH SHOW AFTER GOVERNMENT DEMANDS REMOVAL OF GAY CHARACTER

TURKS LL FOR NETFLIX BOYTT AFTER MOURS OF GAY CHARACTER NEW SHOW

AMMAN (Thomson Rters Foundatn) - Rumours of a gay character a new Turkish Netflix seri, “Love 101”, have igned lls for a boytt of the streamg service and sharp cricism om the broadst regulator.

RULG AKP SAYS CHARACTER NETFLIX SERI 'LOVE 101' WAS ORIGALLY GAY, NFSG TO CENSORSHIP

A furore epted after a now-leted Twter acunt @love101flix suggted one of the ma characters the show - a story about stunts helpg their teacher fd love, which is set to air when Ramadan begs on April 24 - uld be gay. Netflix Turkey did not immediately rpond to requts to nfirm whether @love101flix was a fake acunt or whether the show clud a gay character. Although homosexualy is not a crime, there is wispread hostily to across Turkish society.

In early April, mors began spreadg that a lead character Love 101 was gay. Outraged trolls flocked to Twter to e homophobic slurs and urge Netflix, a pany that has been heavily vtg origal Turkish-language ntent, to “act like a man. From the lone troll at his puter to the hight offic of the state, many Turkish nservativ are unr the mistaken imprsn that merely watchg a gay character will “turn” one gay.

NETFLIX SERI CANCELS PRODUCTN AFTER DISPUT OVER GAY CHARACTER

The ntroversy over Love 101 overlapped wh another ntroversy regardg LGBTI+ visibily Turkey, sparkg a general homophobic storm.

In a sermon the next day, Print of Relig Affairs (Diya) Ali Erbaş clared lashed out at the LGBTI+ muny and HIV-posive dividuals, statg “Homosexualy diseas and ys leage. As LGBTI+ issu ga visibily, homophob go on the offensive to margalize and stigmatize. And what about the much-bated gay character Love 101?

Which is worse: that hts about there beg gay character on a Netflix show led to an explosn of hate speech? In fact, when the nversatn about the possibily of a gay character on Love 101 first began on Twter, the official Netflix Türkiye acunt only had this to say: “A lot of false rmatn is spreadg om fake acunts… believe only what you hear om about the seri and the characters, not the mors.

NETFLIX SLAMMED AS ‘ISLAM’S ENEMY’ BY BIGOTS OVER MOURS OF GAY CHARACTER TURKISH TEEN DRAMA

Rulg AKP puty chair Mahir Ünal has recently nfsed that they imposed Netflix Turkey to ncel the gay character Love 101. Turkish Netflix seri ‘Love 101’ had ially planned to feature a gay character lled “Osman.” Turkey’s Jtice and Development Party (AKP) puty chair did not explicly say why producers changed the scenar at the last mute.

He has recently implied that the Turkish ernment prsured Netflix Turkey to change the scenar of the teen drama “Love 101.” The lg party wanted them to change the scenar bee clud a homosexual character. Gay Character Love 101. Before this program, there have been some mors over Netflix Turkey removed a gay character om Love 101.

The scenar of the seri was ready, and the seri was about a homosexual character Osman.”. Ünal’s remarks have exposed the censorship imposed on the seri bee none of the characters the show are homosexual.

NETFLIX CANCELS PRODUCTN OF TURKISH ORIGAL ‘IF ONLY’ OVER CENSORSHIP OF GAY CHARACTER

In April, mors of a gay character Love 101 have received sharp cricism om Turkey’s media watchdog.

A furor epted after a now-leted Twter acunt @love101flix suggted Osman uld be gay. Netflix Turkey did not rpond to requts to nfirm whether @love101flix was a fake acunt or whether the show clud a gay character.

But when the show went on air, the dience saw that screenwrers did not script Osman as a gay character.

NETFLIX FAC BOYTT LLS TURKEY AFTER MOUR OF GAY CHARACTER LOVE 101

Homosexualy is still a tabu Turkey’s broadst and ter media. However, Ünal exposed that producers picted Osman as a gay character.

Gay Character Love 101, Osman, was removed by Netflix followg voice objectns. Duvar EnglishMahir Ünal, the lg Jtice and Development Party's (AKP) puty chair charge of publicy and media, has implied that the Turkish ernment prsured Netflix Turkey to change the scenar of the teen drama "Love 101" (“Aşk 101”) a way that do not clu a homosexual character. Netflix Turkey show slammed by media watchdog for fake Twter er's claims of LGBTQ ntent“Netflix had prevly missned a seri [to Turkish producers]; the scenar of the seri was prepared, and the seri was about a homosexual character named Osman, ” Ünal said  an appearance on journalist Cüneyt Özmir's YouTube channel on July 6.

NETFLIX PULLS SHOW AS TURKEY OBJECTS TO GAY CHARACTER

Ünal's remarks have exposed the censorship imposed on the seri as none of the characters the show are homosexual.

NETFLIX ROW TURKEY AFTER SERI NCELLED 'BEE OF A GAY CHARACTER'

In April, mors of a gay character Love 101 have received sharp cricism om Turkey's media watchdog, the Rad and Televisn Supreme Council (RTÜK). A furore epted after a now-leted Twter acunt @love101flix suggted Osman, one of the ma characters the show, uld be gay.

Conservativ Turkey fur at Netflix for brgg a new show said to have LGBT charactersNetflix Turkey did not rpond to requts to nfirm whether @love101flix was a fake acunt or whether the show clud a gay character. But when the show went on air, was seen that Osman was not scripted as a gay character.

NETFLIX CANCELS TURKISH SHOW AFTER GOVERNMENT DEMANDS REMOVAL OF GAY CHARACTER

However, as Ünal exposed that Osman was ially wrten as a gay character, this last mute change the scenar has been terpreted as a censorship imposed on the show. Love 101, Netflix Turkey, and homophobia. However, the streamg service opted to ncel If Only altogether after disput surfaced over the cln of a gay character on the TV drama seri was set to follow the liv of uple Reyhan and Nadir a storyle where the former who was not happy her marriage.

Acrdg to Variety, Turkish thori wouldn’t allow the seri to film the untry after was revealed that the script clud a gay character. Love 101 ma a splash when folks on the ter began speculatg that one of the characters would be revealed as gay on the show, wh some llg to boytt Netflix over the mere speculatn.

It was nfirmed that Love 101 did not clu a gay character, but those who were displeased wh the ia were fairly loud about . In December, The First Temptatn of Christ ed que a stir, wh many llg for Netflix to remove the satiril Christmas special that picted J as a gay the meantime, there are plenty of Netflix origals to stream right now, so be sure to check out our 2020 premiere gui. Turkish social works explod after a ht that the ma character of the new Turkish seri Netflix Aşk 101 / Love 101 will be homosexual.