Overview

• Istanbul prosecutors launched investigations into alleged “shameless behavior” and “exhibitionism,” according to state agency Anadolu.
• Authorities said the show offended public decency and constituted an attack on the “cleanliness of custom and morality.”
• Engelli Web reported that videos of the concert were taken down on X with a national-security justification.
• The band stated on Instagram that they intended no offense and that their aim is to bring people together through music and dance.
• The six-member group formed about six months ago via a YouTube talent show and now plays sold-out concerts where opposition slogans are often chanted.