Disney Plus has removed all original Turkish productions from the platform. So why was such a decision taken? Has the digital content platform decided to leave Turkey or is there another reason behind it? We share with you the first statements and boycott calls made by the company in our video “Disney Plus Turkey has made its decision”…
Why did Disney Plus Turkey remove the content?
Disney Plus, which first started broadcasting at the end of 2019, exactly one year ago (14 June) entered Turkey. We do not yet know how successful it is and how it ranks in the market compared to its competitors such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. But it has managed to compete tooth-to-toe with Netflix around the world.
In Turkey, it has been very popular with users as it contains dozens of different content such as original Turkish productions, Marvel series, especially new Star Wars series and movies. Moreover, the price was around half of Netflix.
While users thought that everything was going well, Disney Plus took a sudden decision and removed all original Turkish productions from the platform. The fate of the content that is currently being shot and announced to be published is unknown.
It was stated that the lobbying activities of a community called The Armenian National Committee of America-ANCA may have had an impact on this decision. Thereupon, calls for a boycott began to be made in Turkey. However, Disney Plus stated that this decision is not exclusive to Turkey and that the Atatürk series will be broadcast on the planned date. For detailed information, you can watch our video.