They were on the agenda with 'PR romance' claims: Back-to-back posts from Serenay Sarıkaya and Mert Demir!

Allegations regarding actress Serenay Sarıkaya and Mert Demir had made headlines as part of an investigation launched into Ayşe Barım, who has been at the center of claims regarding monopolization in the industry.

It had been alleged that the relationship between actress Serenay Sarıkaya, managed by Ayşe Barım, and singer Mert Demir was not real, and that they were in a "PR romance" for 5 million dollars paid by a businessman.

In her statement given as part of the investigation, Serenay Sarıkaya stated that she and Mert Demir had been in a romantic relationship for about a year and a half and that this relationship developed entirely according to their mutual will. She also stated that her manager, Ayşe Barım, did not provide any guidance regarding this relationship.

Mert Demir, in a statement on his social media account, had said, "There is only one truth: I do my job with passion and I receive the reward for it from the public. I am not in a PR relationship; I am in a relationship that I love very much and am in love with. I sincerely wish for you to experience these beautiful feelings I feel in your own lives."

Following this statement, the couple, Sarıkaya and Demir, who had maintained their silence, shared posts.

After this statement, the singer, who had maintained his silence on the matter, shared a video on Valentine's Day.

Serenay Sarıkaya, on the other hand, shared a pose she took with the singer. Here is that post…

"I NEVER WANTED TO COMPROMISE MY STANCE"

Mert Demir had used the following expressions regarding the "PR relationship" allegations:

"I chose to remain silent against the false news and slanders directed at me over the last year. I never wanted to be involved in these cheap speculations or compromise my stance. However, I see that my silence is playing into the hands of malicious people, and these false news stories are being believed as true by some segments, upsetting me and those who love us."

"IT WAS CALLED A PR RELATIONSHIP"

The famous singer stated, "Friends, the only reason I have reached this point in my career is the hard work I have put in for years. It is because I spent the best years of my youth training myself in studios. I brought my career to this point without the support of a record label, a producer, or a sponsor. Malicious people who do not want to believe this truth have been regularly attacking me for a year, targeting my family, my private life, and my work to discredit me.

As I remained silent, they became even more emboldened. Other reasons were sought behind every success of mine, my family was scrutinized, my happy relationship was begrudged, it was called a PR relationship, lies were told about my sexual identity, it was said that I was a project..."