What topics are Turkish actresses criticized for?

The reputation of Turkish actresses is growing day by day. However, their path to fame cannot be called easy. Stars often face completely unfounded criticism. Below we will talk about why Turkish actresses are often criticized.

Revealing Dresses

It's no secret that for any public event, the clothes of the stars are selected by stylists, and sometimes a team of specialists works on their image. Often, Turkish actresses appear at various events in very revealing outfits - the stars are more likely to be criticized for this.

Too short skirts or shorts, half-open dresses, voluminous tops and very revealing bottoms - the list can be continued indefinitely. Often, all the complaints of haters are based on only one thing - these women are Muslim. However, critics for some reason completely ignore the fact that Turkey is a secular state. The most criticized women are Melis Dongel, Serenay Sarikaya and Hande Ercel. However, celebrities themselves simply try to ignore such criticism.

Alcohol and cigarettes

People have always had a tendency to idealize their idols. Perhaps that is why some Turkish fans believe that actresses should be perfect and not have any bad habits.

Many Turkish TV series stars smoke. In Turkey, women smoking cigarettes are more common than men, and this is not frowned upon by society. True, they try to avoid showing smoking in TV series as much as possible. However, the ubiquitous paparazzi have photographed many actresses with cigarettes, including Selma Ergeç, Deniz Çakır, Çansu Dere and Neslihan Atağul (before the actress became pregnant). In the summer of 2024, Afra Saraçoğlu also posted a photo of herself with a cigarette, but after a few hours she was forced to delete it due to criticism from fans.

However, Turkish actresses not only smoke, but also drink alcohol. For example, Nilperi Şahinkaya has been the center of controversy several times for being drunk in entertainment venues. According to Turkish media, Deniz Çakır, who played the role of Shahsultan in the TV series “The Magnificent Century,” also consumed alcohol a few years ago. In addition, other actresses often post photos of themselves with glasses of alcohol on their social networks. Some fans of Turkish TV series consider such actions unacceptable and accuse the stars of promoting an unhealthy lifestyle.

Tattoo

Turkish stars with tattoos are also often criticized. Some consider such body art to be indecent and ugly, while others believe that the actresses have made them without thinking and have made themselves ugly.

However, the stars of popular Turkish TV series have their own opinions on this matter. Hande Erçel, Birce Akalay, Neslihan Atağul, Berguzar Korel, Nur Fettahoğlu, Nurgul Yesilçay - these are just some of the Turkish actresses with tattoos. Some of them hide their tattoos, while others, on the contrary, are not ashamed to flaunt them. But in any case, critics emphasize that tattoos are absolutely not permissible for Muslim women.

Appearance

A simple truth that everyone knows is that people cannot choose their appearance at birth. However, this does not prevent some Turkish actresses from being regularly insulted and humiliated. Some are called ugly, others are called stupid. What is worse is that such critics usually hide behind anonymous avatars or photoshopped photos.

Actresses such as Serenay Sarikaya (“cold, with an excessively large mouth”), Hande Erçel (“too thin”), Farah Zeynep Abdullah (“simply terrible, without a face”), Berrak Tüzünatç (“manly”) and Demet Özdemir are often targeted. Sometimes, when you see such situations, a simple phrase comes to mind: everyone has their own taste and you should not judge based on appearance.

PR love affairs

This is a sore subject not only for the Turkish world, but also for show business in general. But it is in Turkey that the personal lives of celebrities are increasingly being criticized. There are frequent cases of relationships between the main characters in the series and their immediate accusations of betrayal. Critics often consider such relationships to be just PR.

A similar situation happened with Hande Erçel and Kerem Bursin in the series “Knock on the Door of My Heart”. Later, Afra Saraçoğlu and Mert Ramazan Demir were also accused in the same way.

Another paradox of Turkey is that fans of actresses can evaluate any love relationship, even with a person of another profession, as a simple PR. It is worth noting that often it is heit that has an effect as a black PR. But most of the Turkish stars do not pay attention to such negative situations, they just continue their work. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”