Turkish film "Mustafa" burned our fingers

Because it is not a documentary... So you cannot debate the details of story; it is Can's interpretation.

It is for this reason that the question:Â

-Why is "Mustafa" causing so much discussion, while many such films about this subject exist?

It is because this representation is different... It is being perceived as if the country’s "national historical society" was involved in the making of the movie.

It was presented as a "state conception"...

For example, the premiere...

The film was premiered at Dolmabahce Palace.

The Dolmabahce Palace premiere is not a public event. It had the air of an official state decision; like it was directly related to the Turkish parliament. Also, it would not be possible to hold the film premiere at this venue without the permission of parliament.

From its first day, "Mustafa" premiered with the image of a connection to "parliament and state".

Local television channels reported:

"Dolmabahce Palace hosted the film premiere of "Mustafa". The parliamentary speaker made a speech and former army chief Gen. Yasar Buyukanit was seated in the front row. The event was attended by other commanders, as well as government ministers and former ministers..."

Here this is the difference in the presentation of this gala event.

I spoke to Parliamant Speaker Koksal Toptan.

Toptan is a democratic and well-intentioned individual, but as far as I could understand from our conversation, he was a little regretful.

I asked:

-When you gave permission for the gala event at Dolmabahce Palace, had you watched the film?

-No... But then I said that Dolmabahce is a special place for this movie... It relates to Ataturk. Can Dundar has a good reputation...

-"Well, if it was asked to you now, would you open the palace again… What would you say?

-I would not...

-Why?

-You hear the debates. And there are certain scenes; in particular, excessive alcohol and too many cigarettes.

-You watched the movie in Ankara. What did you think after you saw it? Did you say to yourself; fortunately we opened Dolmabahce?

-No, actually it burned our fingers. It will not be allowed to happen again...

As I said, it seems more meaningful to discuss why this film has been so widely debated rather than its contents.