Netflix has cancelled Turkish drama If Only after the country’s government refused to grant it a licence on the grounds that the show featured an openly gay character.
Screenwriter Ece Yorenc described this event as ‘very frightening for the future’, and added that there were no explicitly gay scenes in the show.
Instead of adhering to censorship orders, Netflix made the decision to cancel the show on the eve of filming.Netflix issued a general statement to the Financial Times saying that the platform is still committed to bringing content to Turkish subscribers and that there are several more Turkish originals in production.
However Mahir Unal – deputy chairman of the Turkish ruling party – stated he hopes Netflix will demonstrate a.