Esra Bilgic slammed on Instagram over ‘un-Islamic’ dress

Esra Bilgic, also known as Halime Sultan, who has become a household name in Pakistan, once again received a backlash from her Pakistani fans for wearing what they called a "non-Islamic" outfit.

Esra Bilgic, who is rehearsing the lead role as Halime Sultan in Turkish historical drama Dirilis: Ertugrul turned to Instagram to share her latest photos where she could be seen wearing a polka dot summer dress.

Soon after sharing the photo, her Pakistani fans began to criticize the actress for wearing what they called an "inappropriate" dress. They also urged Esra to delete her latest post.

One user said: "Now you are doing this deliberately ... we people have a lot of respect for you and Halime Sultan ... everyone in Pakistan feels good about Ertugrul ... but now you are crossing the line with those types of clothes not Islamic ". You look beautiful like Halime ... Masha Allah ... a good Islamic dress is the prettiest of a woman ... so why do you publish such bad dresses? Delete such posts @esbilgic .. spoil the mind of other Muslim women. [sic]

Another wrote: "Besharam banti jaa rahi ho aap Bhi @esbilgic .. aur comments delete karke kya karogi ... aise fahashiyat faila ke awaam ko kharaab kar rahi ho. Do we give you much respect ... and do you spread that very wrong mentality? It's good ... no. [Sic] "

Some fans also came in support of Halime Sultan.

One of her followers wrote, “You look beautiful and you should wear whatever, whenever you want! Ignore the haters. love from Pakistan.”

Another wrote, “1st of all she is Esra Bilgic, not Halima sultan she only just play the character of [Halima Sultan] [sic].”

Previously, Esra had turned off comments on one of her posts after receiving criticism from Pakistani fans.