24.08.2026 15:11
The father of the young actress Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi, Ünal Çiftçi, had filed a complaint claiming that his daughter, despite being a minor, was made to appear in projects without his consent. Giving a statement upon her father's complaint, the young actress said, 'My father made such an accusation because he is in the process of divorcing my mother.'
17-year-old Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi, who has been on screen as a child actress for many years, and her father Ünal Çiftçi have become involved in a lawsuit. Father Çiftçi filed a criminal complaint claiming that his daughter, despite being under 18, was made to work on projects without his consent, and that she had a relationship with a 27-year-old actor despite also being under 18.
FAMOUS ACTRESS GAVE STATEMENT AT THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE Giving a statement at the prosecutor's office, Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi said, "I have been acting for 12 years. In the projects I take part in, the production company does not proceed without the consent of my mother and father. My parents have given their consent for me to work. There is a document regarding this as well. Since my mother (Kader Çiftçi) and father are in the process of divorce, my father made this complaint. I am not subjected to any mistreatment or mobbing at work."
Actress Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi (front right), father Ünal Çiftçi (left), and mother Kader Çiftçi (back right) "MY FATHER'S CLAIM IS NOT TRUE" According to Sabah's report, Çiftçi stated, "I have no role containing obscenity in the projects I play in. I work entirely with my own consent and will. I do not have a romantic relationship as my father claims. The person he mentions is Hakan Çelebi, and he is my close friend. In fact, my father also knows him."
Actor Hakan Çelebi "BECAUSE HE RECOMMENDED HIS LAWYER FRIENDS TO MY MOTHER..." The young actress also said, "During the divorce process of my father and mother, I think my father got angry about this situation and made this report because Hakan Çelebi recommended his lawyer friends to my mother."
NO SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOUND TO CONFIRM THE FATHER'S CLAIMS The Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, which evaluated the report, announced its decision in two files. In its evaluation of the statements taken and the entire file content, the prosecutor's office stated that there was insufficient evidence for prosecution, and on the other hand, the claim that the victim was employed without family permission and consent was a matter of labor law subject to private law provisions, and that there was no crime or element of crime requiring prosecution by our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
"DEFAMATION" COMPLAINT AGAINST THE FATHER Following the report made by Father Çiftçi, Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi's management company also filed a complaint against Ünal Çiftçi for the crime of 'defamation'.
In the complaint petition, it was requested that an investigation be launched, arguing that Ünal Çiftçi made baseless claims that his underage daughter Hilal Ülkü Çiftçi was acting without his permission, damaged the commercial reputation of the client company, and that these claims were defamatory in nature.