Despite moral policing, Esra Bilgic leaves Instagram comments on for latest bikini post

Turkish actress Esra Bilgic is no stranger to Pakistanis judging her over her choice of clothing on social media, however, the "Diriliş: Ertuğrul" star has opted to keep her comments on for her latest Instagram post.

Bilgic, who has become a household name in the country after her role in the drama depicting Islamic history, can be seen reading a book on a pier in her latest snap.

The actress recently appeared in a slew of commercials for Pakistani brands. Previously, she chose to turn her comments on posts off after being at the receiving end of angry Pakistani fans who questioned her clothing.

The fan obsession with the show's actors/characters seems to have taken a flight for the worse; screenshots from the Instagram profile of the actor who plays Halima Sultan on the show, Esra Bilgiç, revealed the dark, albeit hilarious, side of Pakistani fans as they went on to relentlessly moral police her on her clothing and poses.

'Ertugrul' star Esra Bilgic turns off Instagram comments on bikini post

The picture elicited comments like 'Why are some Turkish and Pakistani actors following Western culture?' and 'I hate you after seeing this picture Halima Sultan.'

That's not all, many even likened her on-screen persona to something that they expected from her in real life. The 'modest and noble' lady trope was repeated, implying that that's how she should lead her life.

There were also long paragraphs about how she should emulate the character she played on screen and that she looked much better in 12th-century attire than the 'western' clothes she wears in her personal life. The impossibility of which is obviously lost on many of the commentators