Bahadır Özdener told NTV that they could have been even harsher in their criticism of Israel in the series. Israel has complained that Turkey should be more careful about how it depicts Israel in the television series.
“We were trying to show that Israel and the United States are behind acts of terrorism. Memati's son Ali Memati was kidnapped by Israel,” he said, referring to the plot of the series.
In one part of the series, main character Polat Alemdar rescues Ali Memati, who was held at the Israeli Embassy.
Özdener also said that they had featured a Jewish doctor who was involved in an organ mafia in another story arc and that operations in Israel later revealed a similar network in the real world.
“Israel should remove its hands from bloody activities. We don't do as much as we could. There is a real human drama in Gaza. We want to draw the public's attention to that fact,” he said.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been fiercely critical of Israel's use of overwhelming firepower against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, prompting tension in the relations of the two countries.
