The song, Karakol (Turkish for Police Station) was released hours after the end of June 2022, which was celebrated as Pride month by LGBTQ+ people and allies. Mabel Matiz's new song named "Karakol" ...

The Interior Ministry is seeking to prosecute Mabel Matiz over his latest song, which it says is obscene and undermines public morality. Mabel Matiz. Photo: Mabel Matiz/Facebook. The Turkish Interior ...

İstanbul prosecutors have launched an investigation on "obscenity" charges into pop singer Mabel Matiz over the lyrics of his recently released song Perperişan, following a complaint by the Interior ...

The singer stood trial for allegedly "erotic" song lyrics and was asked, "Did you write this for a man?" during the trial. Lawyers cited similar lyrics from Anatolian folk songs in the defense. The ...

On the last day of Pride month, Turkish singer and songwriter Mabel Matiz, whose real name is Fatih Karaca, released a new love song called “Karakol” [“Police Station”] which features a same-sex love ...