Judicial control decision had been issued: Mabel Matiz's testimony in 'obscenity' investigation revealed

The details of the testimony given to the prosecutor's office by singer Fatih Karaca, known by the stage name Mabel Matiz, as part of an "obscenity" investigation launched into the lyrics and music video of his song "Ha Leylim," have emerged.

In the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that the lyrics and the video were being examined to determine whether they could be considered under the crime of obscenity. Karaca arrived at the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan to provide his statement.

Following his procedures at the prosecutor's office, Karaca was referred to the on-duty judgeship, which decided to impose a judicial control measure in the form of a "travel ban." Karaca was released under this measure.

"IT IS NOT A CRIME FOR TWO PEOPLE TO LOOK AT EACH OTHER"

In his testimony, Karaca stated that he wrote the lyrics and music for "Ha Leylim" about two years ago. Noting that he wanted to describe love in the song, Karaca explained that they wanted to depict Thracian weddings in the video due to its upbeat nature.

THE FAMOUS SINGER SAID THE FOLLOWING IN HIS TESTIMONY:

"I wrote the song about 2 years ago. I wanted to express love in the song. Since it is an upbeat song, we wanted to depict Thracian weddings. My song is a work of art. There is no scene, image, or reference related to obscenity in the video. The image of 2 men looking at each other in the video does not constitute the crime of obscenity, regardless of the nature of the relationship between them. 

It is not a crime for 2 people to look at each other or dance together. They could be looking at each other with love, with hatred, or with resentment. I do not accept that criminal meanings are systematically attributed to most of the works I have created based on my identity. I think it is unfair to be constantly forced to explain my works."