Kenan Doğulu shares drug test result: 'I have no doubt'
Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Turkish pop star Kenan Doğulu shared his drug test results after being implicated in a celebrity drug investigation.
- Doğulu presented a negative result from a test he commissioned, asserting his innocence.
- He expressed full faith in the justice system to clarify the truth in the ongoing investigation.
Turkish pop singer Kenan Doğulu has publicly shared the results of a drug test he commissioned, following his inclusion in an ongoing investigation into drug use among celebrities. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is leading the probe, which has seen 13 suspects provide blood and hair samples.
An initial report from the Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK) indicated that tests on 11 of the suspects, including Doğulu, returned positive results. In response to these claims, Doğulu took to his Instagram account to deny using drugs and shared a negative test result from a laboratory approved by the Ministry of Health.
I have no doubt that the blood and hair analyses will also conclude the same way.
Doğulu stated that he voluntarily underwent urine, blood, and hair tests. He confirmed his urine analysis came back negative and expressed confidence that his blood and hair analyses would yield the same outcome. "I have no doubt that the blood and hair analyses will also conclude the same way," he wrote.
"My faith in justice is complete," Doğulu added. "I believe with all my heart that this process will be clarified as soon as possible and the truth will emerge." The singer's statement comes amid a wider investigation that has captured public attention in Turkey.
My faith in justice is complete; I believe with all my heart that this process will be clarified as soon as possible and the truth will emerge.
Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.