15.11.2026 17:12
Actress Farah Zeynep Abdullah stated that the backlash she faced after her critical post about director and actor Yılmaz Güney years ago has not ended. Abdullah, noting that she has been threatened on social media, emphasized that not liking an artist and not liking their works is also a personal choice.
Actress Farah Zeynep Abdullah said that she is still subjected to attacks and threats because of a post she made in the past about director and actor Yılmaz Güney. Abdullah, who was a guest on Fatih Altaylı's YouTube channel, recounted the reactions she experienced after her criticisms about Güney.
"THEY STILL ATTACK A LOT, THEY THREATEN"
Abdullah, touching on the reactions that followed her post about Yılmaz Güney, recalled that in that post she used the phrase "Exactly, and also the best woman-beater!" for Güney.
Stating that she was surprised by the scale of the reactions she encountered after this post, the actress said, "By the way, I didn't know there was such a taboo. They attack a lot, they still attack a lot, they make threats and so on."
"ARE THOSE WHO THREATEN ME GREATER RIGHTS DEFENDERS?"
Abdullah, stating that she thought there was a contradiction between the values Güney defended and his behavior in his private life, also criticized the threats directed at her.
Expressing that one ends up at the same point as people who exhibit the behaviors they criticize, the actress voiced her reaction with the words, "Therefore, we are actually doing the same things from the place we criticize. Now, are those who threaten me greater rights defenders?"
"DON'T I HAVE THE RIGHT NOT TO LIKE A PERSON?"
Emphasizing that not personally liking an artist or not liking their art is also a natural right, Abdullah said that the awards Yılmaz Güney received would not change her personal preference on the matter.
"Don't I have the right not to personally like a person? Or don't I have the right not to like his cinematic art? If he wants, let him win thirty-five Palme d'Or awards," said Abdullah, noting that people's views about an artist can differ.
Abdullah concluded her words by saying, "I don't understand either side being sanctified so much."