Ayrılık

For the Azerbaijani song, see Ayrılıq.

2009 Turkish TV series or program

Ayrılık

Also known as| Ayrılık: Aşkta ve Savaşta Filistin
Genre| Drama
Action
Written by| Sevgi Yılmaz
Zeynep Nilüfer
Özçelik Redife Zerener
Hayri Altunyurt
Eren Azak
Directed by| Onur TAN
Country of origin| Turkey
Original language| Turkish
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 26
Production
Producer| Çağla Production
Production company| Çağla Production
Original release
Network| TRT
Release| 13 October 2009 (2009-10-13)

Ayrılık: Aşkta ve Savaşta Filistin (literally Separation: Palestine at Love and War), known in English as Farewell,[1] is a prime time Turkish television series aired on state broadcaster TRT. The series started on 13 October 2009. The concept consultant of the series is columnist Hakan Albayrak in daily Yeni Şafak who had also been on the board of MV Mavi Marmara during the Gaza flotilla raid,[2] while its script consultant is the trade union leader Yaşar Seyman who is a columnist of the left-wing daily BirGün.[3][4]

## Controversy

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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

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Ayrılık is described as depicting IDF soldiers killing newborn children in cold blood and snatching babies.[5] It sparked angry protests from politicians and the media in Israel. Simon Wiesenthal Center sent a notice on the series to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[6] Due to growing concerns, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman summoned the Turkish ambassador and complained about the antisemitic content of Ayrılık.[7][8] Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu concluded that the Turkish government is not liable for the series' content.[9]

### Among Palestinians

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Dubai-based MBC 4 and MBC Action began airing the series in March 2010 and Dubai One had also purchased it.[5] 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.[10] "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 Palestinian people and only serves the occupation."[11]

## See also

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* Israel–Turkey relations
* Zahra's Blue Eyes
* Kurtlar Vadisi

## References

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1. ^ Torchia, Christoper (16 October 2009). "TV Show Adds to Turkish-Israeli Tension". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
2. ^ Ayrılık'ın mimarı tutuklular arasında, Milliyet, 2 June 2010
3. ^ Ayrılık dizisinin danışmanı konuştu, Hürriyet, 16 October 2009
4. ^ Yaşar Seyman Website Archived 25 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ a b Arab Channels Air Turkish ‘Anti-Semitic’ Series Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Media Line, 21 March 2010
6. ^ Nazi avcısı örgütten Erdoğan’a mesaj, Hürriyet, 13 November 2009
7. ^ Turkish TV show has IDF soldiers 'killing' Palestinian kids, Ynetnews, 15 November 2009
8. ^ İsrail ile şimdi de dizi krizi, Mynet Haber, 15 November 2009
9. ^ Davutoğlu 'Ayrılık' dizisi için konuştu, Milliyet, 16 November 2009
10. ^ Turkish TV series angers female prisoners, Ma'an News Agency, 5 April 2010
11. ^ Bu dizi yüzünden Filistinlilerden özür dileyin!, NTVMSNBC, 5 April 2010

## External links

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* Ayrılık at TRT website

*[No.]: Number