Demet Akalın

Biography

Demet Akalın (born 23 April 1972) is a Turkish singer and former model. Due to the popular songs she has released since the middle of the 2000s, she has become a prominent figure in Turkish pop music.
Akalın, who was born in Gölcük, Kocaeli, initially decided to pursue a career in modeling and started working as a model for Neşe Erberk's agency. She also acted in a number of motion picture films and television series in the 1990s. Simultaneously with modeling, she started singing in the casinos, and released her first studio album, Sebebim×Sebebim1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Sebebim4:462Dost Kalamam3:323Sakın Vazgeçme3:294Düğüm4:395Asla Affedilmez4:456Kör Olası4:387Özür Dilerim3:478Avut Beni3:509Kanayaklı5:0510Zor Sevda3:51 in 1996 which was not successful. With the release of the album Banane×Banane16 December 2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Banane4:332Bana Döneceksin3:383Bittim4:564Bilmek İstiyorum5:435Pembe Dizi4:086Vuracak3:467Yalnızım6:098Taçsız Kral4:159Ninni4:5910Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı4:2111Adam Gibi5:2712Bir Anda Sevmiştim4:1413Tamamdır3:11 in 2004, she became well-known in Turkey. The album's lead single, "Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı", earned Akalın a Turkey Music Award for the Song of the Year. Kusursuz 19 (2006) received a gold certification from Mü-Yap and with the success of Dans Et (2008), she became one of the influential figures of Turkish pop music. Her album Pırlanta×Pırlanta16 June 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Ders Olsun3:232Gölge3:493Şerefime Namusuma3:374Özüme Döndüm3:395Beş Yıl4:536Bekleyemedin Mi4:127Seven Sever3:048Ya Sana Bir Şey Olursa4:249Gidenlerin Kalanları4:0110Günaydın Abla3:3411Matmazel3:1012Pırlanta3:4813Çalkala3:1314Ders Olsun (club mix)4:01 was the best-selling album in Turkey, in 2015. Many of her songs, including "Afedersin", "Mucize", "Toz Pembe×Toz Pembe24 April 2009 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Toz Pembe" and "Hayalet", have been number-one hits in Turkey. Other songs such as "Tecrübe", "Çanta", "Olacak Olacak", "Sabıka", "İlahi Adalet" and "Ders Olsun" have ranked among the top 5 on Turkey's music charts.
Akalın, who is considered by music critics to have a distinctive musical style, has appeared on the cover of magazines and has been the subject of tabloid reports. From 2007 to 2018, she was in an on and off feud with Hande Yener, and their arguments were covered in the tabloids. After her marriages to Oğuz Kayhan in 2006 and Önder Bekensir in 2010 ended in divorce, she married Okan Kurt in 2012 and the couple's first child Hira was born in 2014. The couple divorced in 2018. She has won two Golden Butterfly Awards and four Kral Turkey Music Awards, and has received numerous other awards and nominations.

1972–96: Early life and career beginnings

Demet Akalın was born on 23 April 1972 to Ali and Şenay Akalın in Gölcük, Kocaeli. Her paternal family has Laz ancestry, while her maternal grandmother, Iffet Hanim (1912-2011), was of Tatar descent and her maternal grandfather was of Bosniak descent. She attended primary and secondary schools in Gölcük and eventually got enrolled in Gölcük Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi. With the help of her mother, she took modeling courses with Yaşar Alptekin. She subsequently joined Neşe Erberk's modeling agency. Meanwhile, she acted in a number of movies and TV series including Günlerden Pazar (1992), Tele Anahtar (1994) and Sensiz Olmaz (1994). She also appeared in a TV movie titled Hayatın Anlamı alongside Ece Sükan.

1996–2005: Sebebim, Unuttum and Banane

While continuing her modeling career, Akalın started to sing in casinos. In September 1996, her first studio album Sebebim×Sebebim1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Sebebim4:462Dost Kalamam3:323Sakın Vazgeçme3:294Düğüm4:395Asla Affedilmez4:456Kör Olası4:387Özür Dilerim3:478Avut Beni3:509Kanayaklı5:0510Zor Sevda3:51 (My Reason) was released by Elenor Plak. The songs were a mix of pop and Arabesque. Naim Dilmener wrote in his review for Hürriyet that Akalın was still inexperienced and her shaky vocals made the album poorly received. The album's lead single, "Sebebim", was written by Seda Akay and Niran Ünsal, for which a music video was released. Two other music videos were made for the songs "Asla Affedilmez" and "Sakın Vazgeçme". In 1998, Akalın got a role as Deniz in one episode of Kanal D's TV series Sibel.
In June 2000, her first EP Yalan Sevdan×Yalan Sevdan2000 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Senin Anan Güzel mi?4:132Yalan Sevdan4:353Senin Anan Güzel mi? (radio mix)4:294Yalan Sevdan (radio mix)4:305Senin Anan Güzel mi? (club mix)6:106Yalan Sevdan (club mix)5:167[untitled]7:13 was released by Şahin Özer Müzik. A music video was made for the EP's song "Senin Anan Güzel mi?", which became Akalın's first hit in Turkey and Sırma Karasu of Habertürk later praised the song as one of the earliest examples of modern Turkish pop music. Akalın's second studio album Unuttum×Unuttum2003 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Unuttum4:242Yana Yana4:093Allahından Bul4:344Aklım Hep Sende4:115Doğruyu Söyle4:526Sana Veda3:577Gazete4:178Değmezmiş4:429Sen Mutlu Ol5:4110Allahından Bul (remix)4:3811Tanrıya Kaldı4:4012Seni Seviyorum4:55 (I've Forgotten) was produced by Peker Müzik and released in June 2003. All of the new songs in the album were written by Ersay Üner and three music videos were made for the album's lead single, "Unuttum", as well as the songs "Gazete" and "Allahından Bul".
In December 2004, her third album Banane×Banane16 December 2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Banane4:332Bana Döneceksin3:383Bittim4:564Bilmek İstiyorum5:435Pembe Dizi4:086Vuracak3:467Yalnızım6:098Taçsız Kral4:159Ninni4:5910Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı4:2111Adam Gibi5:2712Bir Anda Sevmiştim4:1413Tamamdır3:11 (I Don't Care) was released by Seyhan Müzik. The songs on this album were written by Serdar Ortaç and Yıldız Tilbe. The album sold 40,000 copies and eight music videos were made for the songs "Bittim", "Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı", "Banane", "Vuracak", "Bir Anda Sevmiştim", "Tamamdır", "Pembe Dizi" and "Adam Gibi", the second of which was chosen as the Song of the Year at the 12th Turkey Music Awards. Critics drew similarities between "Banane"'s music vido and Madonna's short film "Star" made in 2002 for BMW. Akalın's future husband, Oğuz Kayhan, appeared in the music video for "Pembe Dizi".

2006–09: Kusursuz 19 and Dans Et

Akalın wrote a few songs for her fourth studio album Kusursuz 19×Kusursuz 1915 June 2006 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 19 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Afedersin3:552Alçak5:003Herkes Hak Ettiği Gibi Yaşıyor4:214İhanet5:095Helal Olsun4:226İyi Dinle5:067Mantık Evliliği4:138Esmer Yarim5:59Disc 21Of4:032Seven Kızın Romanı4:563Kader4:374Anlatamadım mı?5:115Sana Değer4:426Yanılmışım3:177Oldu mu?3:018Solundan mı Kalktın?3:079Yanılmışım (dance)4:4810Herkes Hak Ettiği Gibi Yaşıyor (version)4:1811Of (club remix)5:37 (The Perfect 19) which was produced by Seyhan Müzik and released in June 2006. The album was released with high hopes to make Akalın a solid figure of Turkish pop music as, in Akalın's words, "Hande Yener was a bit distressed because her new tape was very European, and Gülşen was having problems due to her troubled relationship with her producer. As they are dealing with their problems and losing blood, I will take my place in the music market with my new album." The album sold 147,000 copies, got a gold certification from Mü-Yap and its lead single "Afedersin" became a number-one hit on Türkçe Top 20. Separate music videos were also made for the songs "Herkes Hakettiği Gibi Yaşıyor", "Mantık Evliliği" and "Alçak". Akalın received the award for Best Female Artist at the 13th Turkey Music Awards and "Afedersin" was chosen as the Best Song of the Year. In July 2006, she married restaurant owner Oğuz Kayhan and the couple got divorced in November. Akalın later stated that they were divorced because they had fallen in disagreement about having children.

Akalın did not intend to release any new works for a period of time, but at the request of her fans, she eventually released the single "Tatil×Tatil7 June 2007 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Tatil3:582Tatil (latin groove version)3:44" in June. Meanwhile, she got into a feud with Hande Yener. Yener had said: "I do western music, so I can not compete with those who make fantasy music. What Demet does is not similar to my style." to which Akalın responded by saying: "If she does not like me, why is she after my works? It is obvious that she takes all the works that I don't like or refuse to do for herself." Yener subsequently took a case to the court asking for ₺50,000 on the grounds that Akalın had insulted her and attacked her verbally, but the court said that they did not find any insult in Akalın's words. The feud continued when Yener said: "Demet? She's a grocery singer. What she does is 'grocery music'. No doubt. The likes of her are the followers of Serdar Ortaç." Akalın responded by saying: "Oh, she does electronic music? It's more likely that she's been electrocuted." and won ₺10,000 in the court in a case against Yener. Hürriyet chose the phrase 'grocery music' as one of the core words of 2007 and Sırma Karasu from Habertürk described the grocery music debate as one of the breaking points of Turkish pop music. After this point, the feud between the two continued on numerous occasions.
Akalın's fifth studio album Dans Et×Dans Et11 March 2008 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Dans Et4:492Mucize4:443Bebek4:454Gururum5:105Çekilmiyor4:166Selam Söyle4:407Geç Kalmadın mı?4:558Aldatıldım5:119Gölge Etme3:5110Bulamadım3:3911Kına Yak2:5712Mucize (remix)4:4313Dans Et (remix)6:0214İki Kelime1:24 (Dance) was produced by Seyhan Müzik and released in March 2008 with Ersay Üner writing and composing most of the songs. By the end of the year it sold 128,000 copies in Turkey and received a gold certification from Mü-Yap. Critics reacted negatively to slow-paced songs but praised the dance songs. The lead single "Mucize" ranked number one on Billboard Türkiye's Türkçe Top 20 for seven weeks. After making a music video for "Mucize", separate music videos were released for the songs "Bebek", "Gururum" and "Dans Et". "Bebek" became the third most-played song on radio in Turkey in 2008. At a concert in Bodrum in May 2008 Akalın said to a group of audience: "Bro, are you all from Diyarbakır? From the mountain side? I didn't understand where you came from. You're just looking like morons. One gives a round of applause or something." These words made her subject to a large number of reactions. She responded by saying: "The words I have said were a joke at my own friends from Diyarbakır who had come to see my performance. If the joke I made with all my sincerity towards my friends has been misunderstood, I apologize to all my fans from Diyarbakır." The criticism continued and seven businessmen from Diyarbakır accused Akalın of "publicly denouncing a section of society based on social class, sex, and regional difference". In 2010, the court decided to postpone the announcement of the judgment and, as a precautionary measure, the singer was ordered to write the words of the İstiklal Marşı on a page and make a five-page comment on the anthem.
In April 2009, Akalın released the single "Toz Pembe×Toz Pembe24 April 2009 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Toz Pembe", which ranked number one on Türkçe Top 20. While the song was favorably received by some critics, it was considered by some as a replay of the singer's previous works.

2010–14: Zirve, Giderli 16 and Rekor

In January 2010, Akalın married the businessman Önder Bekensir, but just like her first marriage this one also ended after a few months. In July, the couple applied to the court on the grounds of severe disagreement and they divorced over the course of 20 minutes. In April, she released her sixth studio album Zirve×Zirve26 April 2010 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Bu Benim Partim3:392Tecrübe4:393Pasta5:064Zirve4:275Dayan Yüreğim4:276Çanta3:557Evli, Mutlu, Çocuklu4:448Olacak Olacak4:129Zirve (versiyon)4:3510Umutsuz Vaka5:1811Dur4:4012Boşuna3:4013Bozuyorum Yeminimi4:5514Umutsuz Vaka4:0915Tam 7 Yıl Oldu4:2916Allah'ın Emri3:32 (Peak), which sold 83,000 copies and made her the eighth best-selling artist in Turkey in 2010. She later jokingly said that this album was full of "grocery songs to the bottom". Critics noted that the album contained "flat pop music rant" and was mostly commercial. The albums's lead single, "Tecrübe", ranked number two on Turkey's music charts. The first music video for the song was directed by Teoman Topçu, who spent ₺40,000 for its preparation, but as some drew similarities between the clip and Corenell's music video for "Keep on Jumpin'", Akalın set the video aside and worked with Tamer Aydoğdu on a second video clip for the song. Five other music videos were made for the songs "Evli, Mutlu, Çocuklu", "Çanta", "Bozuyorum Yeminimi", "Umutsuz Vaka" and "Olacak Olacak". Akalın's former husband appeared in the music video for "Evli, Mutlu, Çocuklu" and Tan Taşçı appeared in the music video for "Çanta", which was directed by Akalın herself. "Çanta" and "Olacak Olacak" ranked third and fourth on Turkey's official music charts. On 3 August 2010, Akalın performed for the first time at the Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre, and Murat Dalkılıç made an appearance on the stage as well.

In May 2011 Akalın began preparations for her new studio album and in summer she released her second EP Aşk, followed by the newly recorded song "Ben de Özledim" together with Ferdi Tayfur. Three months before that she had collaborated with Fettah Can on the song "Yanan Ateşi Söndürdük×Yanan Ateşi Söndürdük16 February 2011 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Yanan Ateşi Söndürdük4:242Yanan Ateşi Söndürdük (Club Version)5:143Yanan Ateşi Söndürdük (Akustik Version)3:454Yanan Ateşi Söndürdük (Ballad Version)2:14". Her EP sold 40,000 copies and one of its songs, "Sabıka", ranked among the top five on Turkey's music charts. In July, she performed at the 52nd International Nasrettin Teachers Memorial and Humor Days in Akşehir, Konya, and said to the district governor Ahmet Katırcı: "You covered your ears with your hands for an hour. Are you disturbed, 'uncle'? You're making me lose my concentration." These words resulted in a backlash from the district governor. Katırcı said that he had covered his ears as he was suffering from vertigo and accused Akalın of being disrespectful saying: "A professional artist, who has been on stage for many years, should know that she should not address a person who has come to see her performance as 'uncle'." Next month, Akalın's house in Beykoz was robbed and ₺100,000 cash and some jewelry were stolen. Akalın later sued the robbers for ₺600,000, five of whom were sent to prison. In October, she got a role as a supporting actress on TNT's TV series Yıldız Masalı and the next month her duet with Alişan, "Melekler İmza Topluyor", was released.
In March 2012, she played in a commercial for Morhipo together with Hande Yener. As to why they accepted the advertising offer, Akalın said: "They paid us a lot, we could not say no!" In the same month, she was featured on Erdem Kınay's album Proje, performing the songs "Rota" and "Emanet". The next month she married her third husband Okan Kurt. In May, her concert in Nicosia was cut short because of a protest during which plastic bottles were thrown at the stage, and the reason for this action was stated to be due to the comments she had made in Diyarbakır back in 2008. After a while Akalın posted a message on Twitter and said: "Killers of an unborn baby! All my curses be upon those who bothered me." hinting that she had had a miscarriage due to the criticism that she had faced in the press. Her seventh studio album Giderli 16×Giderli 1614 November 2012 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Ne Büyük Aşk4:072Yılan3:583Giderli Şarkılar4:394Lades4:355Yıkıl Karşımdan4:306Türkan4:387Kalbindeki İmza3:598Felaket3:409Yıkıl Karşımdan (Erhat Bayrak Versiyon)4:3610Son Sözüm Aşk4:0711Nasip Değilmiş3:4912Bir Oğlumuz Var4:4313Ağlıyorum4:2814Ah Sevgilim4:0415Yeşil4:2416Aşk Yuvamız4:1517Sepet4:20 (Break Up 16) was released in November 2012 and sold 69,000 copies in Turkey, becoming the ninth best-selling album of the year. The critics stated that Akalın had continued to repeat the style of her previous works in this album and that she was making commercial-like music to sell out the album. Ersay Üner was featured on the lead single "Yılan". The song "Türkan", which was written as a tribute to Türkan Şoray, was chosen as the Best Song at the Turkey Music Awards and the 40th Golden Butterfly Awards. After these two songs, new music videos for "Giderli Şarkılar", "Yıkıl Karşımdan" (feat. Gökhan Özen), "Kalbindeki İmza", "Sepet", "Nasip Değilmiş" (duet with Özcan Deniz) and "Felaket" were released.
From March to June 2013, Akalın served as a judge on Popstar 2013 for 13 episodes together with Bülent Ersoy, Orhan Gencebay and Serdar Ortaç. After learning that she was pregnant, she canceled ten concerts in Europe at the end of the year from which she was supposed to earn ₺410,000. In February 2014, Akalın gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Hira, in Istanbul, and two months later her eighth studio album Rekor×Rekor24 April 2014 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Kötü Kalp3:582Nefsi Müdafaa3:593İlahi Adalet4:114Rekor3:495Ummadığım Anda5:046Ara Verelim4:077Vay Vay Vay4:268Kibrit4:019Koltuk4:0410Ödeştik5:2311Sözüm Ona Sevdin4:1112Gurur Duyarım4:3213Yeminim Var4:1514Aşk Totemi3:3715Vur Gitsin Beni4:3816Vur Gitsin Beni (İdo Versiyonu)4:27 (Record) was released by Seyhan Müzik. The album sold 89,000 copies, becoming the number-one best-selling album in Turkey. Akalın recorded different music videos for the songs "İlahi Adalet", "Rekor", "Koltuk", "Nefsi Müdafaa" and "Yeminim Var". Out of these songs, the first one ranked second on Turkey's official music chart, and singer Gökhan Özen was the featuring artist on the fourth one. Music critic Yavuz Hakan Tok wrote that Akalın, who claimed that she did not have any concerns over the success of this album, was in fact trying to maintain her current popularity with the release of Rekor. Tok found this album's potential of becoming a hit low compared to Akalın's previous albums. In October, she was the guest judge at Show TV's Bu Tarz Benim. In the same month, she stopped working with Seyhan Müzik, the production company with which she had worked since 2004.

2015–present: Pırlanta, Rakipsiz and Ateş

In December 2014, Akalın signed a ₺750,000 contract with DMC to produce a new album. In the early months of 2015 she started working on her ninth studio album; meanwhile she was featured on Emrah Karaduman's song "İntikam" and Sinan Akçıl's song "Vazgeçilmezim". In June, her new album Pırlanta×Pırlanta16 June 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Ders Olsun3:232Gölge3:493Şerefime Namusuma3:374Özüme Döndüm3:395Beş Yıl4:536Bekleyemedin Mi4:127Seven Sever3:048Ya Sana Bir Şey Olursa4:249Gidenlerin Kalanları4:0110Günaydın Abla3:3411Matmazel3:1012Pırlanta3:4813Çalkala3:1314Ders Olsun (club mix)4:01 (Diamond) was released, and its lead single "Ders Olsun" ranked second on Turkey's official music chart. The album itself became the best-selling album in Turkey, and sold 105,000 copies, receiving a gold certification from DMC. Following "Ders Olsun", new music videos were released for the songs "Gölge", "Çalkala", "Beş Yıl", "Pırlanta" and "Şerefime Namusuma". In the same year in August, Akalın took part in the first season of TV8's singing competition Rising Star Türkiye as a judge alongside Gülben Ergen, Fuat Güner and Mustafa Sandal.
In February 2016, Akalın was cast in a supporting role together with her husband in Osman Pazarlama. In November, her tenth studio album Rakipsiz×Rakipsiz7 November 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Hayalet3:432Nazar3:173Altın Kafes3:39450 Cevapsız Arama2:495Damga Damga3:376Gazino4:057Ah Ulan Sevda3:518Vereceksen Ver3:519Bu Defa Son3:3810Cinayet4:1911Dürbün3:2112Rakipsiz3:3813Kaybedenler Kulübü3:3514Hürmetler3:2415Tabu4:0116Efeler3:42 (Unrivaled) was released and its lead single, "Hayalet", became a number-one hit on the official music chart for two weeks. On 11 September 2018, Akalın and her husband Okan Kurt divorced due to "irreconcilable differences". Their daughter's custody was given to Akalın. Akalın's house was reportedly being under the threat of confiscation due to the debts of Martaş Logistics, a company run by her husband's family. The couple later reconciled in late November 2018, but are not legally married. By the end of the year, Akalın and fellow singer Hande Yener reconciled after an 11-year feud which made them the subject of many tabloid news.
Akalın's eleventh studio album, Ateş (Fire), was released by DMC on 18 April 2019. The album's first music video, "N'apıyorsan Yap", was released on 19 April 2019, four days prior to the album's release on digital platforms. It was followed by music videos for the songs "Ağlar O Deli", "Esiyor" and "Yekten". In December 2020, Akalın launched her own cosmetic collection under the name DA.
In February 2020, Akalın performed a duet with Deniz Seki, Işın Karaca and Cansu Kurtçu on the song “Ala”. In July 2020, her single “Nostalji” was released. Akalın and Alişan co-hosted the daytime program Demet and Alişan ile Sabah Sabah with Demet and Alişan, which started airing on Star TV in August. The program ended in May 2021. In November 2020, she released her single “Kahır”, the lyrics of which belong to Sıla and the music of which belongs to Murat Yeter, together with its video clip. Akalın released the single “Bi Daha Bi Daha” in 2021, and in 2022 she sang the song “Yalan” from Sinan Akçıl's project album Piyanist 2, and the video clip of the song was released in February 2022. In May, Akalın reprised the song “Bensiz Olsun” in Serdar Ortaç's project album Serdar Ortaç Şarkıları Vol. 1 and released the single “Çukur” in July. In September 2023, she released the single “Yolla Bana Yolla”. In late 2023 she announced that she started the preparation of her twelfth album. In October 2023, she co-hosted the program Demet and Jess'le Gel Konuşalım (Come Talk with Demet and Jess) with Jess Molho, which started airing on TV8.

Philanthropy

Demet Akalın donated ₺50,000 and ₺10,000 to Mehmetçik Foundation in 2016 and 2017 respectively. In 2019, she donated proceeds from her concert at the Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre to the same charity. In December 2019, Akalın together with Hande Yener and producer Polat Yağcı had a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Prevention of child abuse and violence against women were among the discussed topics during the meeting. The singer received the Social Sensitivity Award at the International Crystal Diamond Awards. In September 2022, she built a two-class literacy school in the Alucra district of Giresun in support of the village schools project of Beşiktaş's women's fan group 'Çarşı Kadın'; the school was named after her father Ali Akalın. Demet Akalın opened four of her houses in Istanbul for earthquake victims for one year in support of the Evim Yuvan Olsun campaign initiated by AFAD after the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes on February 6, 2023, which caused major destruction in ten provinces. Later, Akalın announced that she undertook all the education expenses of Osman, a 14-year-old earthquake victim who was rescued wounded after 260 hours of the earthquake in Hatay.

Television programs

As judge
Popstar 2013 (2013)
Bu Tarz Benim (2014) (guest judge)
Rising Star Türkiye (2015)
As presenter
Daha Ne Olsun (2007) (presented together with Alişan)
Evlilik Hayatı (2010) (presented together with Önder Bekensir)
Demet ve Alişan ile Sabah Sabah (2020–2021) (presented together with Alişan)
Gelinim Mutfakta (2021)
Demet ve Jess'le Gel Konuşalım (2023–2024) (presented together with Jess Molho)