Turkish actress Melisa Sözen, who played Kurdish militant in the French spy series in 2017, was listened to by the Istanbul police for alleged promotion of terrorism. According to the Turkish media, the investigation is related to the clothing she was wearing when she portrayed Esrin’s character. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
The extremely successful series called Le Bureau des Légenes had five series and broadcast in 2015-20. He depicted the daily life of the French intelligence unit DGSE, which specialized in training agents abroad. The French production company Canal+ has been sold to more than 100 countries. For his realism, it was also appreciated by DGSE itself.
Szenovu (39) According to DHA and opposition television Halk After her return from abroad at the request of the Istanbul General Prosecutor, the police interviewed the police.
The uniform she wore when portraying the character of the Kurdish militant was allegedly resembled the fighters of the People’s Self -defense (YPG). Ankara YPG suspects the connection to the forbidden Party of the Kurdish Workers (PKK), which Turkey, the US and the EU consider a terrorist organization.
In her testimony to the police, the actress said she was not aware of any political meaning of her costume in the series. She recalled that she was playing the role of a double agent and the series was not even broadcast in Turkey. “I am a man who loves his country,” TV quoted Halk.
According to the BBC, Sözen has also been the target of attacks on social networks in recent months. On the Instagram platform at the end of August 2024, she published an opinion in response that there was no praise “terrorist organization” in the broadcast series.
In the past, the actress also played in the drama of the winter sleep of Turkish film director Nuri Bilge Ceylan. The film won the Golden Play in 2014, the main prize of the Cannes International Film Festival.
