Possibility of Netflix Withdrawing from Turkey – Survey Result

April 2018. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, in his interview with Hürriyet writer Ertuğrul Özkök "If we are talking about Turkey, I have no such concerns. We are present in Saudi Arabia, we are present in Pakistan. So, if there will be no problems there, will they arise in Turkey? I cannot think of such a thing..." he said. The discussions have continued to intensify since then. 

A senior Netflix official RTÜK And Ministry of Culture It was revealed that he had a meeting with Netflix, and after this meeting, Netflix canceled all original series shootings in Turkey. Netflix, which is said to be the one off the table in the discussions, allegedly broadcasts RTÜK's broadcasts in our country. Interfering with nearly 40 contents He considered the offer exaggerated. Cüneyt Özdemir claimed last weekend, based on his personal sources, that Netflix would withdraw from Turkey.

"Will Netflix withdraw from Turkey?" on our official Telegram channel. We posed the question:

According to the results of the survey in which a total of 3,400 people expressed their opinions 51% of participants think Netflix will withdraw from TurkeyThe rate of those who think they will not withdraw is 49%. The fact that the rates are close to each other shows that the discussions have seriously divided the audience. Of course, we cannot say that this survey leads to a definitive conclusion, since our followers who expressed their opinions represent the audience side in the discussions. 

The fact that Netflix has not given a clear response to the allegations and that no official statements have been made by RTÜK or the Ministry of Culture for a while also shifts expectations to a negative direction. The only statement made by RTÜK is that Netflix is ​​not available in our country. “guerrilla marketing” It was about what he did. According to this statement, the platform was deliberately creating controversies in our country (Ex: Osman character in Aşk 101), and with these controversies, it was making a promotion as effective as promotional activities worth millions of lira.

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