Miss Turkey World 2017 Itır Esen was stripped-off her crown just a day after her crowning and Asli Sümen, who was originally crowned Miss Turkey Universe 2017, was later appointed as the representative of Turkey for Miss World 2017. Itir's dethronement occurred due to an “unacceptable” past tweet about last year's attempted government coup. The 18-year-old caused a social media storm after comparing her period to the spilt blood of “martyrs” who died in the coup.