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Gay character row leads to cancellation of Turkish Netflix drama

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.
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22.07 / 20:11
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Netflix has cancelled filming on a Turkish original series following pressure to remove a gay character.The producers of If Only, what would have been an eight-part relationship drama, were refused a filming license by the Turkish government because a gay character was written into the show.The show’s creator, Ece Yörenç told Altyazi Fasikul (which was then translated into the Financial Times): “Due to a gay character, permission to film the series was not granted and this is very frightening for the future.”According to Deadline, Netflix were presented with potential creative changes from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party, but chose to terminate the project instead.In a general statement, Netflix said: “Netflix
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