Mustafa Destici targets Gülben Ergen again! 'She is not an artist, it is clear what she is'
Mustafa Destici, leader of the BBP and a junior partner in the People's Alliance, has targeted singer Gülben Ergen, who recently filed a complaint against him.
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Social media accounts close to the government had recently targeted singer Gülben Ergen, who attended the opening of a kindergarten in Adıyaman.
The famous singer, who was alleged to have refused to hold the hand of a woman wearing a headscarf during a traditional dance (halay), had made the following statement:
“For me, people are divided into two: good people and bad people. I was lost in the moment with our young girls dancing the halay. There is no such thing as a woman whose hand I did not hold. Drown in your ill intentions! I do not judge people based on what they wear or do not wear. You army of ignorant people who judge, you are pathetic!”
Despite this statement by Gülben Ergen, Great Unity Party (BBP) Chairman Mustafa Destici continued to target the famous singer and said the following:
“They are not one of us. Actually, I would like to say this; I do not want to talk more, but the life of the person in question is clear. Or rather, her lack of a life is clear. She has experienced all kinds of immorality throughout her life. In fact, our sisters and mothers should not hold her hand, and should not even let her join the halay.”
Following this, Gülben Ergen announced that she would file a lawsuit against Mustafa Destici and stated that she would use the money she wins from the lawsuit to build a school.
Destici, who was a guest on the Turkish Press Federation's Anatolian Conversations Program, continued his remarks about Gülben Ergen.
Journalist Sinan Burhan, who is close to the government, asked Destici, “Is Gülben Ergen an artist or not, Mr. Chairman?”
Destici replied, “In my opinion, Gülben Ergen is not an artist. It is clear what she is.”
Sinan Burhan shared Destici's response to the Gülben Ergen question on his social media account. Here are those moments…
Gülben is not an artist. It is clear what she is !!! We asked BBP Chairman Mustafa Destici, who was a guest on our Turkish Press Federation Anatolian Conversations Program. Is Gülben Ergen an artist in your opinion or not? He said, “Gülben Ergen is not an artist. It is clear what she is.” pic.twitter.com/4gik9K2apG
— Sinan Burhan (@snnburhan) January 8, 2026