By Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Netflix has yanked an episode of “Designated Survivor” in which a fictitious Turkish president is portrayed as a villain from its service in Turkey. “Following a demand from the Turkish regulator, we have removed one episode of ‘Designated Survivor’ from Netflix in Turkey only,” the streaming giant said in a statement on Thursday.
Netflix reiterated in the statement that the episode of the U.S. political thriller that ruffled political feathers in Turkey “is still available on our service in the rest of the world.” Turkish censors requested the pull-down of episode seven of season two of “Designated Survivor.” It features a fictitious Turkish President named Fatih Turan, played by Troy
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