Major Statement on Faruk Turgut From Kızılcık Şerbeti Star Barış Kılıç

Following the controversy sparked by veteran producer Faruk Turgut’s interview with İzzet Çapa, Barış Kılıç, who plays Ömer in Kızılcık Şerbeti, has spoken out: "As an actor who closely knows my dear producer Faruk Turgut, whom I have worked with for 4 years, I completely disagree with the accusations made against him. I am one of the people who knows best just how fatherly and fair he is to his entire crew, even under the toughest conditions. To his work [...]"

"As an actor who closely knows my dear producer Faruk Turgut, whom I have worked with for 4 years, I completely disagree with the accusations made against him. I am one of the people who knows best just how fatherly and fair he is to his entire crew, even under the toughest conditions. To ignore the respect he shows to his work and his team is a massive injustice. It is truly saddening to hear such things being said about a producer who provides jobs and opportunities to so many people in the industry and is widely known for his honesty. I have never once doubted his sense of justice or his good intentions. I do not find it right for such accusations to be leveled against a man whose only concern is to produce high-quality projects in his country and reach millions of people through his work. We are fully satisfied with him."

 — Barış Kılıç