The raid on singer Kalben turns out to be a blackmail tip-off!

Teams from the Istanbul Police Department's Narcotics Branch had carried out an operation at the home of famous singer Kalben.

In line with the ongoing investigation, the singer was detained during the raid on her residence.

During the searches conducted at the house, 15 grams of 'skunk' type narcotic substance in three separate pieces, along with 2,000 euros, 730 dollars, and 1,500 TL were seized.

It was determined that Kalben, who had drugs inside a toy car during the search of her home, had also thrown drugs out of the balcony in a jar, and the singer was placed under judicial control and issued a travel ban.

Details of the operation, which hit the magazine world like a bombshell, have emerged. It was learned that behind the operation on Kalben's residence was a tip-off sent to the Istanbul Police Department, which included a video of Kalben secretly filmed while using the narcotic substance known as cocaine while she was abroad.

POLICE TOOK ACTION

It was determined that the police pressed the button after the tip-off alleged that the famous singer was selling drugs.

In the petition sent to the police by the informant, it was stated, "Singer Kalben Sağdıç uses drugs and distributes them to her circle for money." The informant also provided the names of the people who allegedly brought the drugs and claimed that the famous singer provided drugs to many people known in the magazine world.

Furthermore, it was claimed that she smuggled drugs into the country inside her musical instruments while entering the country from abroad.

HOW DID SHE START USING DRUGS?

Kalben, who was detained after the tip-off, said in her statement that she started using drugs because she was upset that a very close friend had stolen her jewelry during a concert she gave in Harbiye.

Stating that she did not supply drugs to anyone as the informant claimed, Kalben explained that the video in question was secretly filmed by a friend during a trip to Italy and that the person had recently demanded money from her in exchange for the video.

SHE SAID 'I AM A USER'

Saying that the blackmailer increased the level of blackmail by sharing the video with the police when she did not pay, Kalben stated that she is a user.

The investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the incident is ongoing.

WHO IS KALBEN?

Kalben Sağdıç (born January 17, 1986, İskenderun, Hatay) is a Turkish musician, songwriter, and women's rights advocate.

Kalben, who started to be interested in music with a keyboard her mother bought when she was 8 years old, got her first guitar at the age of 14. This guitar was a second-hand Santana. She graduated from Bilkent University, Department of International Relations, in 2007, where she entered on a scholarship at the age of 17.

After trying to work in various fields, she started her master's degree in Media and Cultural Studies at the same university's Department of Graphic Design in 2008 and graduated in 2011.

After submitting her thesis on ways of keeping memories and heirlooms, she moved to Istanbul to find a job. She started working as a brand manager at Universal Pictures. Later, she was involved in various jobs such as screenwriting, editing, project management, copywriting, and translation.

She continued to make music and give concerts rarely in Ankara and Istanbul. The 'Sadece' video, which was released from a concert she gave with only her guitar in a house in Galata within the scope of Sofar Sounds on October 18, 2014, soon became the most-watched among Sofar videos.

She started her music career after the children's novel series she released called Lulu. She played the role of a cleaner in the TV series Aşk Kaç Beden Giyer?. Her first album bearing her stage name, Kalben, was released in February 2016 under the Doğan Music Company label.

Kalben released her third studio album, Kalp Hanım, on all digital music platforms on March 20 under the Garaj Müzik label.