Turkey detains Syrian singer Omar Souleyman over PKK membership

Turkish police have detained world-famous Syrian singer Omar Souleyman over being a member of an "armed terrorist organization." According to Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency, he is accused of being a PKK member.

Wednesday November 17 2021 04:01 pm

Duvar English

Turkish police have detained world-famous Syrian singer Omar Souleyman over "membership of a terrorist organization," Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Nov. 17.

Souleyman was detained following a raid in the southeastern province of Urfa and is accused of being a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

He was taken to a gendarmerie command after medical checks.

Omar Souleyman was a prolific wedding singer before the war broke out in Syria in 2011. He subsequently fled to Turkey and built a new life in the country.

The world knows him for his viral music videos and collaboration with Icelandic singer Björk.