13.07 / 15:59
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Netflix removes queer character from Turkish series after request from national TV council
Aşk 101 on Netflix, upon request from the country’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK).“With bilateral talks, the problem about that character has been removed,” a representative from RTÜK said, asking to preserve anonymity.The discussions regarded a character named Osman in the series, who was initially written as homosexual but was then changed following RTÜK’s request.A rule passed in August 2019 allows RTÜK to regulate television, radio and on-demand broadcasting in Turkey, which includes content streaming on Puhutv, BluTV and Netflix.Mahir Ünal, who is the Deputy Chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party, said earlier this week that “the party has respect for gender roles but opposes encouragement of it through