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We are telling the details of the "harassment" incident between Çelik, his model girlfriend Buket Saygı and Kadir İnanır

We are telling the details of the "harassment" incident between Çelik, his model girlfriend Buket Saygı and Kadir İnanır
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We are telling the details of the "harassment" incident between Çelik, his model girlfriend Buket Saygı and Kadir İnanır

It was the beginning of the 2000s… Kadir İnanır , the legendary name of Turkish cinema, was preparing to appear in front of the camera for a new television project. At that time, the young and beautiful model Buket Saygı, who was in the rising phase of her career, was going to star in the same project with İnanır. Everything looked very professional from the outside… until that message.

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The year is the 2000s... In the golden age of television, while the audience was looking for love, intrigue and laughter in front of the screen, a completely different drama was being written behind the scenes.

The paths of Yeşilçam's leading man Kadir İnanır and the popular model of the period, Buket Saygı, crossed on the set of the series "Derman Bey"... However, this encounter neither turned into a romantic story nor ended with the series finale. On the contrary, this meeting was engraved in the history of Turkish magazine as a scandalous case.

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The atmosphere on the set changed suddenly during the filming of the series

This claim was not only reflected in the tabloid headlines but also in the courtrooms. Saygı argued that İnanır had interfered in her private life by saying that they needed to “become close as part of their role.”

The statement from Kadir İnanır was clear:

"These messages were sent to him to improve his acting. My purpose was simply to provide motivation."

Although Kadir İnanır said, 'I was motivating Buket from my pocket', the tone and content of these 'motivational' messages were very different from Saygı's narration. So much so that the chain of events took İnanır to court.

When the trial started, Türkiye held its breath. The accusations against Kadir İnanır were serious.

In his testimony at the hearing, İnanır’s bodyguard Burhan Kocataş said that he sent some of the messages from his own phone. However, the court sentenced İnanır to pay 150 thousand YTL in compensation to Buket Saygı and to 5 months in prison. The sentence was later commuted to a fine, but the concept of “Kadirism” had already entered the literature.

At the time, Buket Saygı told her boyfriend Çelik about the harassment she had experienced, and when the famous singer heard the developments, she returned from Kuşadası to Istanbul and placed herself at the center of the incident.

Çelik appeared before the media and attacked İnanır with very harsh words. Çelik, who said that he would not remain silent about his girlfriend being subjected to such a situation, used the following expressions in an interview at the time:

“‘Does a person’s big name make him harass my girlfriend, brother? Do we give girls to people? I called Kadir İnanır on the phone. I said, ‘Brother, I know all the messages you’ve received. What is this? Isn’t it shameful? Is it appropriate? You approach a woman, if she responds to you, take her away. You don’t respond. What is this?’ But neither my mother, nor my deceased father, nor my family are left. He swore at all of them. I wouldn’t let my father swear either. No one can harm my honor or my girlfriend’s honor. It’s the same even if it’s Kadir İnanır. Crime is crime, evil is evil, dishonor is dishonor.’’

However, this intervention also brought a new crisis. Kadir İnanır filed a second lawsuit, claiming that Çelik had cursed him. Now, in the courtrooms, not only messages but also mutual arguments were discussed.

One of the most talked about moments of the case was the fashion show photos of Buket Saygı that Kadir İnanır 's lawyer presented to the court. The lawyer showed these photos and said, "Saygı is wearing clothes that are not appropriate for the Turkish family structure" and defended himself. This approach especially drew the reaction of Buket Saygı's model friends. They supported their friends by saying, "We are showing off the clothes, not ourselves."

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The incident remained on the agenda for a long time. This incident, which was reported in the press under the title of “motivation case,” brought not only the name of a famous actor into question, but also the power relations in the Turkish TV series industry.

İnanır’s lawyer also claimed that the incident had turned into a promotional opportunity for Saygı: “After the harassment allegations, Saygı’s modeling business opened up. She is trying to make a profit by using my client’s name.”

This process between Kadir İnanır and Buket Saygı went down in Turkish tabloid history as

The statement that came from Çelik years later was as follows:

'We don't talk about the events that have ended, but I have to say this because of social responsibility! Kadir İnanır is someone who harassed a woman, was convicted of this common crime, and received a prison sentence. His prison sentence was commuted to a fine on the condition that he would not do it again. I did what was necessary with the responsibility I took, I made sure he wouldn't do it again, I prevented others from being harmed! I don't care if society supports this or not, I would do the same thing 100 times over.'

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Ecem Dalgicoglu

I graduated from the Department of English Language and Literature. Throughout my university life, I worked as a teacher and gained experience as a translator at various fairs. I have been producing content in the magazine category at Onedio for the last year, and here I create a wide range of content from important developments on the agenda to entertaining events. As a magazine editor, I aim to bring you up-to-date news as well as enjoyable news.

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