An investigation has been launched into Tuğba Ekinci to assess whether her words fall within the scope of the crime of “inciting the public to hatred and hostility or humiliating” and to reveal the material truth.

"Singer Tuğba Ekinci, who received an award at the Stars of the Year 2024 Awards Ceremony held in Istanbul, also touched upon the proposed law on stray animals in her speech at the ceremony and said the following:

-We do not agree with any of these animal-related issues. The Turkish Nation and Islam cannot accept this.

-I don’t know which idiot came up with this. I couldn’t understand who did it, but Turkish society responded very well, saying ‘massacre is forbidden’. It’s that simple. There is no massacre or massacre. How shameful, some things are on the tip of my tongue, I can’t say it.

-They didn’t like us, even our clothes. They said, ‘It doesn’t suit Muslims.’ What kind of prostration is this, what kind of amen is this, what kind of Allah is this, what kind of prophet is this. What’s the matter?

-I say I won’t say these. They told us, ‘The sinful infidel is imitating America’. Who are you imitating to do this? Who did you see something like this from? Did your ancestors or mothers see it? I feel sorry for them.

After this speech, which also became a trending topic on social media, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an ex officio investigation into Ekinci.

The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office stated that the words spoken were within the scope of Article 216 of the Turkish Penal Code. "inciting people to hatred and hostility or humiliating them" It was learned that he also requested the transcript of the entire conversation within the scope of the investigation launched to evaluate whether it falls within the scope of the crime and to reveal the material truth."

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