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Concert canceled after conservatives target Anyma as a 'satanist ritual'; artist responds

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Anyma's concert scheduled for September 12 in Istanbul was canceled.
  • Critics targeted the event by calling it a 'satanist ritual.'
  • Anyma said dark sections of the show had been taken out of context, manipulated with artificial intelligence and combined with different music.

Anyma’s concert planned for September 12 in Istanbul has been canceled after conservative critics targeted the performance by calling it a “satanist ritual.”

In a statement, Anyma said parts of the show’s darker imagery had been stripped of their context and altered online. The artist said the material had been manipulated with artificial intelligence and combined with different music.

satanist ritual

· Anyma's criticsCritics used the phrase to target the planned Istanbul concert.

According to the statement, the edits created a dark narrative that did not exist and failed to reflect the show’s essence or purpose.

Some darker parts of our story and show were taken out of context, manipulated with artificial intelligence, combined with different music, and circulated online to create a dark narrative that did not actually exist and did not reflect the essence or purpose of the show.

· AnymaThe artist said online edits had distorted the performance.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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