Speaking<\/a> to I\u015f\u0131l \u00c7al\u0131\u015fkan from BirG\u00fcn, Zako\u011flu said, “We signed a contract with the AKM management to perform my plays Ferhan \u015eensoy’s Hayrola Kayrola for Hayrola Kayrola in February and Gogol’s Bir Delinin Hat\u0131ra Defteri in April. But in the last play, I was censored because of a joke I made about Murat Kurum that did not contain any insult. All my plays were canceled without question because of the joke I made about Kurum calling K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck\u00e7ekmece on the Anatolian side. There was no warning in the cancellation petition. I do not have any insulting sentences.”<\/p>\n“I never accept this antidemocratic and unlawful situation,” Zako\u011flu said:<\/p>\n
“The mouths of artists are not a bag, and no one can tighten them. No one can kick an artist out of an artist venue with a very innocent joke without an official registered document. My lawyers will apply to all necessary authorities for the termination of the contract. Atat\u00fcrk Cultural Center is not an AKP cultural center. It is a valuable cultural center named after Atat\u00fcrk, where artists meet with the audience. No one can impose censorship on artists. How dare they throw me out of AKM in a way that victimizes both me and my audience?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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