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Turkish pop singer Demet Akalin, and Turkish actress Hande Ercel’s outfit choice at an awards ceremony turned into a fresh talking point after the singer shared a sharply worded remark that quickly rippled across social media.
In a post aimed at Ercel’s ceremony look, Akalin used the notable line, "Ben bile bu kadar rukus olamam askim ya," a sentence that can be read as, “Even I could not pull off being this tacky, my dear.” The word "rukus" is a Turkish slang term often used to label something as overly flashy or in poor taste, especially in fashion.
As the remark got picked up and passed around online, users appeared to divide into two broad camps. Some framed Akalin’s words as unnecessary and hurtful, while others brushed it off as a personal opinion rather than an attack.
With that back-and-forth building up quickly, the exchange climbed into the day’s most-discussed entertainment topics.
While the discussion stayed active online, Ercel did not issue any public statement about Akalin’s post, and the story continued to circulate mainly through social media attention focused on the singer’s comment.
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