# Turkish film censorship

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [February 20, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-film-censorship/959834 "2022-02-20T19:18:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-film-censorship/959834/1 "2022-02-20T19:18:08Z")

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Yesterday we watched a 2022 Turkish RomCom [Love Tactics](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14486678/). (Innocuous time waster.). What struck me as curious was what I perceived as “censorship” choices. The lead characters are very attractive. The women were often clad in quite revealing outfits that show a lot of cleavage, and tight micro miniskirts. One guy goes shirtless. Characters drink A LOT, kiss, and extramarital sex is an ongoing theme.

But in one instance where the woman removed her top, she had on a ridiculously large bra - that covered up more than some of her shirts. And she didn’t remove her skirt. They never showed her navel, or her bottom in a swimsuit/panties/or leggings.

I was wondering if anyone had any insight into what laws/customs would influence these choices. A little research suggests Turkey has some strict censorship laws. There was no smoking in this film. But they did kiss and drink. I found it odd that the women’s clothing would be so revealing in some respects, but not in others. Anyone have any idea what would influence that?