The iconic singer has faced threats for "insulting Islam" over a 2017 song. In response to the president's threats during a speech at a mosque, Aksu released the lyrics of a new song where she says, ...

Pro-government media and politicians target the singer because of a song in which she says, "Say hello to the ignorant Eve and Adam." A criminal complaint has been filed against Sezen Aksu, a renowned ...

Sezen Aksu is a popular singer but has attracted the ire of religious groups and the Turkish government because of her provocative lyrics. A Turkish musician is being targeted by Islamist groups in ...

It was summer in Istanbul, 1989, and her voice steamed out of every doorway, as compelling as the call to prayer. Who was she? After hearing her everywhere, I asked a waiter to write down her name, ...

Since releasing a video clip for one of her songs, singer Sezen Aksu has faced threats. A group of government supporters filed a criminal complaint against her and she later became the target of the ...