Artist Shamed for Silence on PKK Disbandment Says Real Danger Is Turkey’s Corrupt Elite - Turkish Minute

Famous artist Mahsun Kırmızıgül, who said that Milliyet columnist Zafer Şahin targeted him, said, "A handful of thieves are still openly stealing and devouring the resources of this country."

Mahsun Kırmızıgül spoke out strongly against being targeted: A handful of thieves are still eating up the resources of this country; corrupt politicians are the biggest terrorists!

Artist shamed for silence on PKK disbandment says real danger is Turkey’s corrupt elite - Turkish Minute

A prominent Turkish-Kurdish singer and filmmaker slammed a government-aligned media campaign urging artists to support the recent disbanding of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), saying the country’s deeper problem is corruption, not terrorism. In a lengthy statement posted on X on Saturday, Mahsun Kırmızıgül said he had always supported peace and opposed violence, but warned that systemic corruption has caused far more damage to Turki…

Singer Mahsun Kırmızıgül, who announced that a list was made stating that "They don't want a Türkiye without terrorism" and that he was also included on this list, said, "This country has a bigger problem than terrorism. That is corruption."