Interviewer: when you first got the scenario and first read the scenario, what was your immediate reaction?
Yildirim: I thought it was something that requires a lot of courage, to portray a character in what was dubbed a horror movie. At first glance even I got scared as to what might happen. But I received the scenario, read it multiple times; I reviewed it also with friends that write screenplays. My feelings reading the scenario, performing in the movie, and then watching the movie it was all fabulous. Afterwards, it never crossed my mind nor did I ever ask myself why did I do this, and actually this was my first movie. When I first received the scenario and if I analyze the situation and go over it, no matter where you start or cut the movie and precede to the end the result should be the same ending. What I like most about a movie is the mathematics of a film, it’s not analyzing if this happens in the beginning, or this in the middle or ends this way should not be the case and it’s because of the fact the everything fell into proper order this is why I say the film was mathematically correct and this is why I liked it so much. Frankly the mathematics is what drew me to the film in all actuality.
Interviewer: Based on analysis done by others the movie was based on religious horrors what would you say about this comment?
Yildirim: This is absolutely untrue; the film was never advertised to be anything of the sorts and where something like this came from. Yes the name Araf is a name that is mentioned in the Koran, but there is no connection and when you watch the film you will see that for yourself as well. We did not take a turn towards religion which could have been done, nor was it based on any ethical situations. Yes there is a woman who has an abortion, during a time period when this was not common practice, but that was not the direction of the emphasis of the film.