This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Ayrılık: Aşkta ve Savaşta Filistin (literally Separation: Palestine at Love and War), known in English as Farewell,[1] is a prime time Turkish television series aired on state broadcaster TRT.
The concept consultant of the series is columnist Hakan Albayrak in daily Yeni Şafak who had also been on the board of MV Mavi Marmara during the Gaza flotilla raid,[2] while its script consultant is the trade union leader Yaşar Seyman who is a columnist of the left-wing daily BirGün.
[3][4] The contents of Ayrılık reportedly stirred up controversy and protests among both Israelis and Palestinians for its portrayal of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
[6] Due to growing concerns, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman summoned the Turkish ambassador and complained about the antisemitic content of Ayrılık.
[10] "The series is full of misconceptions," said the woman who appealed, "like when it shows how a female prisoner’s family killed her upon her release...This is humiliating to the entire Palestinian people and only serves the occupation.