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Actress's Father Accuses Manager of 'Terrorizing' Family
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Actress's Father Accuses Manager of 'Terrorizing' Family

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The father of young actress Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi has accused her manager, Gözde Yılmaz, of orchestrating family disputes and attempting to control the actress's earnings.
  • Ünal Çiftçi claims Yılmaz is responsible for the family's crisis, including his wife's divorce filing, and is trying to isolate him from his daughter.
  • He denies allegations of misconduct and spending his daughter's money, stating that payments go into a joint account and that his wife has sent money to an actor allegedly involved with their daughter.

The father of 17-year-old actress Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi, who plays Melek in the series 'Yeraltı,' has made new claims amid a family crisis. Ünal Çiftçi accuses his daughter's manager, Gözde Yılmaz, of creating a "managerial terror" that has fractured his family and seeks to control the actress's income.

This situation escalates following a divorce case filed by Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi's mother, Kader Çiftçi. The mother's lawsuit reportedly includes accusations of infidelity against Ünal Çiftçi and claims that he squandered their daughter's earnings. Previously, Ünal Çiftçi had filed a complaint alleging his daughter was cast in projects without his consent and was involved with her co-star Hakan Çelebi, who is 10 years her senior.

What we are experiencing is pure managerial terror. She destroyed our family and drove a wedge between me and my daughter.

— Ünal ÇiftçiDescribing the alleged actions of his daughter's manager.

Denying all accusations leveled against him, Ünal Çiftçi asserts that the family's problems began when manager Gözde Yılmaz intervened. He claims Yılmaz is actively trying to alienate him from his daughter and gain control over her career and finances. Payments for his daughter's work are deposited into a joint account managed by him and his wife, and he insists he has not spent any of it for personal use.

Çiftçi further alleges that his wife, Kader Çiftçi, has repeatedly sent money to Hakan Çelebi, possessing transaction records as proof. He expressed strong disapproval of his daughter's relationship with Çelebi due to the age difference, stating his duty to protect her. "They are trying to get a restraining order against me and sideline me so I can't protect my daughter," he said, adding he had heard of Yılmaz's plans to separate him from his wife and gain sole influence over Hilal. "She told me, 'If necessary, I will protect my actress even from her father.' Can you believe it? What we are experiencing is pure managerial terror. She destroyed our family and drove a wedge between me and my daughter."

If necessary, I will protect my actress even from her father.

— Gözde YılmazAllegedly told to Ünal Çiftçi by his daughter's manager.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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