It was alleged that the script of the Atiye TV series was copied

Netflix’s second Turkish series Atiye, which was announced at the beginning of 2019 and whose first episode was published in December, was a series that managed to get the ‘very watchable’ rating for many viewers after Hakan: The Guard. At least for the first season.

The Atiye series, which came out in the last season in 2021, knocked out 3 seasons and made the final, was in court. A writer named Ece Özbaş made the series starring Beren Saat and Mehmet Günsür with a very serious claim. took it to court. Let’s take a look at the details together.

It was claimed that Atiye’s script was ‘copied’ from a book

The reason we put the word ‘copied’ in quotation marks is because that’s what the claim really is. Normally, as you know, TV series or movies are adapted from books, and if it is without permission, a lawsuit will be filed. Allegedly, the reason for the lawsuit filed against Atiye is not the adaptation of the author Ece Özbaş’s book. direct copying.

Ece Özbaş’s aforementioned book was published in 2017.‘Expelled Angels of Magic’ a fantasy novel. Ece Özbaş says the following about the subject: “Imagine you have a child, you know that he has a mother, but that child does not know you. You shout, no one listens. You say ‘it’s me’, nobody cares. It is a truly painful situation.”

While there is no explanation from the producer of the series, Özbaş’s lawyer says the following about the lawsuit: “We read the book many times, watched every episode of the series many times, and took notes. With about twenty sharp analogies, we found plagiarism beyond inspiration.”

Lawyer, who contacted the publisher and producer company related to the subject in the news, he said they were looking for ways to compromise; but the producer and publisher themselves ‘No, we can’t agree with you’ said he said. What are you thinking? Please do not forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.