''Ayrılık: Aşkta ve Savaşta Filistin'' (literally Separation: Palestine at Love and War), known in English as Farewell, is a

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aired on state broadcaster TRT. The series started on 13 October 2009. The concept consultant of the series is columnist Hakan Albayrak in daily

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who had also been on the board of

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during the

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, while its script consultant is the trade union leader Yaşar Seyman who is a columnist of the left-wing daily

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Controversy

The contents of ''Ayrılık'' reportedly stirred up controversy and protests among both Israelis and Palestinians for its portrayal of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Among Israelis

''Ayrılık'' is described as depicting IDF soldiers killing newborn children in cold blood and snatching babies.Arab Channels Air Turkish ‘Anti-Semitic’ Series
, The Media Line, 21 March 2010 It sparked angry protests from politicians and the media in

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sent a notice on the series to Prime Minister

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. Due to growing concerns,

i Foreign Minister

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summoned the Turkish ambassador and complained about the

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content of ''Ayrılık''. Turkish Foreign Minister

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concluded that the Turkish government is not liable for the series' content.

Among Palestinians

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-based MBC 4 and MBC Action began airing the series in March 2010 and Dubai One had also purchased it. After the series' aired on MBC 4 and MBC Action, a female Palestinian prisoner sent an appeal to Palestinian Prisoners' Society on behalf of other female detainees, demanding that the channel stop broadcasting ''Ayrılık''. Female prisoners were reportedly angered by the depiction of a Palestinian female prisoner being raped by Israeli soldiers under detention, saying that it was a distortion of reality. "The series is full of misconceptions," said the woman who appealed, "like when it shows how a female prisoner’s family killed her upon her release...This is humiliating to the entire

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and only serves the occupation."Bu dizi yüzünden Filistinlilerden özür dileyin!

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, 5 April 2010

References

External links

''Ayrılık'' at TRT website
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Controversy

Among Israelis

Among Palestinians

See also

References

External links