Gabar oil breaks its silence: Ahmet Hakan responds to Şahan Gökbakar's mockery

Hürriyet Editor-in-Chief Ahmet Hakan, known for his proximity to the government, responded to Şahan Gökbakar, who mocked him for smelling the oil extracted from Gabar during a live broadcast on CNN Türk.

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Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar recently explained during a live broadcast on CNN Türk that "71 thousand barrels of oil are produced daily from 75 wells in Gabar." Ahmet Hakan, who showed the crude oil in a jar in his hand and asked, "Can this be liquid?", later smelled the crude oil and stated, "It is exactly the smell we hear at gas stations. A bit heavier." 

Actor Şahan Gökbakar shared a video mocking Hakan. Gökbakar's post became a trending topic on social media.

Hürriyet Editor-in-Chief Ahmet Hakan, who addressed Şahan Gökbakar's post in his column today, stated that he watched the video three times and said, “I laughed. I liked it. I found it magnificent. I thought he captured the joke well. I said, ‘Good for you, Şahan’” and evaluated it by saying, “I would sacrifice my life for good humor! Even if I am the one being mocked...”.

The section titled ‘Şahan mocking the oil smelling’ from Ahmet Hakan’s column today is as follows:

We discussed Gabar oil with Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar on Tarafsız Bölge.

The Minister presented what the oil extracted in Gabar means with very striking figures.

There was also a sample of Gabar oil in the studio.

When the quality of the Gabar oil was mentioned, I took the oil in the glass jar into my hand.

I turned it around, looked at it, and smelled it a little.

Şahan shot a video mocking this event.

I watched the video three times.

I laughed. I liked it. I found it magnificent. I thought he captured the joke well. I said, “Good for you, Şahan.”

I would sacrifice my life for good humor!

Even if I am the one being mocked...