Manifest Denies Contract Claims, Initiates Legal Action

Turkish music group Manifest has officially denied recent social media claims about exploitative contract terms. These allegations, which circulated widely, suggested severe burdens on group members, impacting everything from income sharing to personal lives.

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The content circulating under the title “Manifest Contract Terms” is untrue, entirely baseless, and fabricated.

Specific claims included a 70/30 income split favoring manager Tolga Akış, with stage expenses and outfits deducted from members' shares. The alleged contract also reportedly restricted members from meeting boyfriends without the manager's permission and prohibited them from posting ads on their personal social media accounts for 10 years. Furthermore, it was claimed that members wishing to leave the group would face a penalty of 45.8 million Turkish Lira per person.

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The misinformation is misleading the public.

In response to the growing controversy, Manifest issued a written statement. The group asserted that the content circulating under the title “Manifest Contract Terms” is untrue, entirely baseless, and fabricated. They emphasized that the misinformation is misleading the public. Manifest stated that necessary legal actions have been initiated to protect the commercial reputation and personal rights of their artists and producer against these false contents.

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Necessary legal actions have been initiated to protect the commercial reputation and personal rights of our artists and producer against these false contents.