Gupse Özay Breaks Her Silence with a Subtle Social Media Move Amid Rumors of a Split from Barış Arduç Over Hande Erçel Scenes

Barış Arduç and Gupse Özay, one of Turkey’s most beloved celebrity couples, have recently found themselves at the center of heated breakup rumors — and things just got more interesting. While Gupse Özay had remained silent amid growing speculation, her latest move on social media involving actress Hande Erçel has caught everyone’s attention.

Arduç and Özay, who turned their long-standing relationship into a marriage in 2020 with an intimate ceremony in Çeşme, have been admired both for their careers and their solid, private life. Their love story began on the set of the Deliha movie, blossomed into real-life romance, and culminated in a wedding attended only by close friends and family.

Post-marriage, the couple has continued to live a quiet and peaceful life, welcoming their daughter Jan Asya in September 2022. They’ve largely kept their family life away from the spotlight, sharing only occasional glimpses of their happiness on social media.

But lately, the rumor mill has been working overtime.

Barış Arduç recently starred opposite Hande Erçel in Rüzgara Bırak, followed by their collaboration on the digital series Aşkı Hatırla. He even signed on for yet another upcoming mainstream TV series with Erçel. The two working together on three consecutive projects, combined with the steamy love scenes in Aşkı Hatırla, quickly fueled gossip columns — especially after rumors of tension in both Arduç’s marriage and Erçel’s relationship with Hakan Sabancı surfaced.

Things really heated up when it was claimed that Gupse Özay had deleted a photo of herself and Barış Arduç from her Instagram account — adding fuel to the speculation.

Meanwhile, we previously reported on the alleged drama surrounding Hande Erçel’s relationship, with claims that her boyfriend Hakan Sabancı had left their shared home after being upset by her scenes with Arduç.

In response to the gossip, Hande Erçel and Barış Arduç appeared to downplay the drama by posting photos together, and Arduç publicly supported his wife’s new animated film project, Gupi, suggesting that everything between them was just fine.

Still, Gupse Özay remained noticeably silent — until now.

Eagle-eyed fans noticed a telling social media gesture: Gupse Özay liked a recent post by Hande Erçel — the same Hande who has been Arduç’s co-star in three recent projects. What made the move even more intriguing is that Özay had never liked any of Erçel’s previous posts. The fact that she liked only this specific post was interpreted by many as a subtle response to the rumors.

Hande Erçel, for her part, recently addressed the controversy surrounding the intimate scenes, saying:

“This is the job… These aren’t the things we should be discussing. We're showcasing our country to the world. When there’s a globally watched project, why are we stuck talking about things like this? If we let the backlash get to us, we wouldn’t have made it this far.”