14.04.2026 18:52
Zeynep Özyılmazel made headlines with her striking statements about her relationship with her father, Neco. Özyılmazel's remark, 'I never experienced fatherly affection,' drew attention.
Zeynep Özyılmazel was a guest on the program "İşin Aslı" hosted by Aslı Şafak. Özyılmazel, who made sincere confessions about her private life, created emotional moments with her words about her relationship with her father in particular.
“HE SAID, ‘YOU WON’T BECOME A SINGER’”
Explaining that she told her father she wanted to become a singer after graduating from university, Özyılmazel expressed that she experienced great disappointment with the response she received. She used the expressions, "He directly told me, ‘You won’t become a singer.’ When the person in front of you is Neco, if he says ‘it won’t happen,’ you really think it won’t happen."
“I GAVE UP AFTER 21 YEARS”
Stating that these words affected her negatively, Özyılmazel said she struggled for a long time in her music career but completely gave up in 2021. She said, "For 12 years, I tried to find my own way by constantly hitting walls and having unhappy marriages."
“I DID NOT SEE FATHERLY AFFECTION”
She expressed her most striking words about her relationship with her father with these statements: "My father told me the nice things about me at a point when I no longer needed them. What I heard felt more like a comment from a senior colleague than from a father. I did not see emotion there. I did not see fatherly affection."