Turkish TV series is exposing deep societal divides ‘Kizil Goncalar’ (‘Red Buttons’) sheds a harsh light on the Islamic religious brotherhoods who are staunch government supporters, sparking outrage in conservative circles https://turskeserijeon.com/.

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All it took was one episode to cause a stir. For the past two weeks, the new TV series Kizil Goncalar (“Red Buttons”) has made the front pages in Turkey, with the conservative pro-government media vacillating between outraged dignity and sharp intransigence. Conversely, the opposition evoked freedom of speech and denounced a cabal from a bygone era.

Two episodes have just been banned by RTÜK, the Turkish Broadcasting Authority; the broadcaster Fox TV has been heavily fined; and several buildings rented by the production company have been closed to the series’ film crews. It would be an understatement to say that Kizil Goncalar has touched a raw nerve in Turkish society. It highlights the country’s highly charged atmosphere, which is locked in an obsessive and steadfast “moral war” between two lifestyles – one secular, the other Islamic.