23.02.2026 11:43
Nur Sürer drew attention with her statements about Yılmaz Güney. Sürer's words, "Our mothers were also being slapped," received backlash on social media.
One of the strong names of Turkish cinema, Nur Sürer, made headlines with her statements about the master director and actor Yılmaz Güney. While responding to criticisms regarding Güney's private life, Sürer drew attention to the social issues of the past:
''YILMAZ GÜNEY IS OUR RED LINE''
"They say 'he beat his wife' and so on. Our mothers sometimes got slapped by our fathers too. In Turkey, 6 women were killed in one day. No one is asking about that. Women are being murdered in Turkey. A 21-year-old child is the one asking for accountability for a murder that happened 52 years ago and a death that occurred 43 years ago. Yılmaz Güney is a very important person for us filmmakers, our red line."
Sürer's words sparked discussions both in the cinema world and on social media. In the statement, while emphasizing Güney's importance in cinema, attention was also drawn to contemporary social issues.
Some of the comments on social media are as follows:
- You cannot normalize violence.
- It legitimizes murder. It legitimizes violence against women.
- Talk more, so those who do not see can see your true face. Just look at the so-called intellectual enlightened art community.
- How beautifully you praise their spells when the witch is one of you.
- Does loving his art require defending the man?