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, ...

"We made a warning about Sezen Aksu's song which has recently come to the public agenda," Uslu has told the daily, briefly adding: "We definitely didn't give an instruction like 'Don't play Sezen Aksu ...

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, ...

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 ...

The jailing of prominent journalist Sedef Kabas and threats against famous pop diva Sezen Aksu are stirring controversy in Erdogan's Turkey. It's part of a trend that brings Islamists and government ...

For London's Turkish community, this was surely a night out to remember. For those of us merely curious to check out Turkey's most celebrated female superstar, it was an unexpectedly wild and ...

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 ...