29.06.2026 09:50
Famous singer Gökhan Güney, who took the stage at the Yörük Turkmen Festival held in Bursa's Mustafakemalpaşa district, made headlines on social media after interrupting a mother who was crying out for help for her baby with SMA. The singer's words to the grieving mother, "Let me sing a bit, sorry," sparked widespread backlash.
The traditional Yörük Turkmen Festival held in Bursa's Mustafakemalpaşa district was etched into memory not for its enthusiastic moments, but for an incident that occurred on stage. During the event, a dialogue took place between the renowned arabesque singer Gökhan Güney and the mother of a baby with SMA, drawing significant reactions from the audience and social media users.
HEARTBREAKING MOMENTS ON STAGE
According to gathered information, in the later hours of the festival, a grieving mother from the local village, racing against time for her baby with SMA, stepped onto the stage to make her voice heard and seek support for her child's treatment. As she tearfully tried to explain her baby's condition and asked for support for the fundraising campaign, her speech was unexpectedly interrupted by the singer Gökhan Güney, who was on stage.
"LET ME SING A LITTLE, SORRY"
Gökhan Güney stopped the desperate mother at the microphone, stepping in and pointing to the event officials and village heads, his words casting a chill over the venue. The famous singer's statements directed at the mother were captured on camera:
"There are 19 village heads here; you should tell them, they organize this. Let me sing a little, sorry."
REGIONAL PUBLIC RIGHTFULLY ANGRY
Following Gökhan Güney's attitude, the mother was forced to leave the stage, and footage of the incident quickly spread on social media platforms. A citizen who witnessed the event firsthand and shared the footage expressed outrage with the following note:
"You cannot come to our village for a festival and then brush off our village's sick baby and crying mother like this."