Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ issues statement on 'fired stunt double'

In a post on his social media account, Tatlıtuğ emphasized that they work as a large team on set and stated the following:

“We work as a big family on set. From the director to the screenwriter, from the cameraman to the lighting technician, from the costume designer to the set supervisors, and of course, the stunt doubles, we are a giant team. We race against time within a certain timeframe to complete that week's episode to meet our audience in one week.”

Stating that he had worked on the same set as Mehmet Tan several times, Tatlıtuğ expressed that he could not comment on the legal process regarding the stunt double's dismissal. However, he noted that he does not want set workers to be unemployed and used the following expressions:

“I would never want anyone, especially set workers, to lose their jobs. This is also my wish for the process regarding Mehmet Tan. I hope to work with him and my other stunt double colleagues again on my future series and commercial sets.”

WHAT HAPPENED?

Mehmet Tan, the stunt double for Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ in the series 'Aile', in which he shares the lead role with Serenay Sarıkaya, announced that he had been fired.

In behind-the-scenes footage shared on social media in recent days, it was revealed that Tatlıtuğ used a stunt double for one of the dangerous scenes in the series. While the footage quickly became a trending topic, comments such as "Even the fire burns his stunt double" and "His stunt double shot the scene, Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ took the money" were made on social media.

Stunt double Mehmet Tan announced in a statement on his social media account that his employment was terminated after the scene in question became a topic of discussion. Tan used the following expressions in his post:

“A scene where I was the stunt double for Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ became a topic of discussion, and many places shared this scene. After these posts, the company called me and said that I had been fired.”