AKP Lawmaker Calls on Sezen Aksu, Tarkan for "Framework Law" Support

Ahead of anticipated parliamentary discussions on a new "framework law," an Istanbul lawmaker from the ruling AKP party has issued a public appeal to influential Turkish artists Sezen Aksu and Tarkan. The legislator, Yücel Arzen Hacıoğulları, called on the musicians to lend their voices and support to the upcoming legislation.

Hacıoğulları specifically addressed Aksu, urging her to "come, my smile..." and similarly called upon Tarkan and other artists, including Yılmaz Erdoğan and Kıraç. The lawmaker invoked the spirit of the late, revered artist Ahmet Kaya, imploring the musicians to "take up your saz, strike its strings like Ahmet Kaya, bam bam."

The appeal suggests a desire by the AKP to garner cultural support or at least neutrality for the proposed "framework law." By referencing prominent figures and invoking a significant cultural icon like Kaya, the party appears to be attempting to connect with a broader audience and potentially influence public discourse surrounding the legislation. The exact nature of the "framework law" and the specific reasons for seeking artistic endorsement remain unclear from the provided text.

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Come, Sezen Aksu, come, my smile… Come Yılmaz Erdoğan, Kıraç, Tarkan; all the artists of this country, come, the day is today; take up your saz, strike its strings like Ahmet Kaya, bam bam.