AKP leadership and Islamists are so desperate that they are attacking a well-known and well-loved singer for a song she was written five years ago. After a few days of silence, Sezen Aksu responded to the attacks with a song. The song lyrics can be found in English in other languages can be found here
The song is “Hunter”:
First singer Sezen Aksu attacked and sued for a song she written and released 5 years ago.
Then Selçuk Tepeli, Turkish FOX TV news anchor for commenting over news item during the news segment.
Today journo Kabaş for repeating an old circassian saying.
Whose turn is tomorrow? https://t.co/Hb8p3SnbkA
— ilhan tanir (@WashingtonPoint) January 22, 2022
Turkey’s pop diva #SezenAksu accused of blasphemy for a song she wrote and threatened by Erdogan to cut off her tongue strikes back w/ new lyrics. A rough translation here:
I’m the hunted you’re the hunter
Come on then hit me
Who’s the passenger
Who’s the host
Let’s wait and see pic.twitter.com/DWzuSk9mgn— Selin Girit (@selingirit) January 22, 2022
Pro-government media and politicians target the singer because of a song in which she says, “Say hello to the ignorant Eve and Adam.”
RTÜK Vice Chair Uslu called music channels and “warned” them that they could face grave sanctions if they broadcast the song of Sezen Aksu, over which she has been facing threats and a criminal complaint for saying “…the ignorant Adam and Eve.”
Turkish pop icon Sezen Aksu on Saturday issued a defiant response to mounting criticism over lyrics…
A group of Ankara residents have filed a criminal complaint against Turkish pop icon Sezen Aksu
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