Manifest (band)
Manifest is a Turkish girl group formed by the talent agency Hypers New Media in 2025. It consists of Mina Solak, Lidya Pınar, Esin Bahat, Hilal Yelekçi, Zeynep Sude Oktay, and Sueda Uluca, and they play a mix of pop, dance, and R&B.
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History
In 2024, the six members of what would become Manifest—Mina Solak, Lidya Pınar, Esin Bahat, Hilal Yelekçi, Zeynep Sude Oktay, and Sueda Uluca—were all winners on the singing competition reality show Big5 Türkiye, organized by the talent agency Hypers New Media. Among the selection jury was singer Gülçin Ergül, formerly of the girl group Hepsi. They subsequently underwent six months of training in singing and K-pop-style choreography.Their debut single, "Zamansızdık", was released on 7 February 2025 and accumulated over 12 million streams within a few months. They held their first concert on 16 February 2025 at the Jolly Joker Arena in Istanbul and were joined onstage by Ergül. The group subsequently appeared on 13 March cover of Cosmopolitan Türkiye magazine. Their second single, "Arıyo", came out on 11 April; it was followed by "KTS " on 16 May and "Snap" on 30 May.
On 18 April 2025, Manifest announced their first album, Manifestival, which was released on 13 June 2025 and debuted at number one on the charts in Turkey and Azerbaijan. To support the release, they hosted a two‑day festival in Istanbul on 28–29 June, selling approximately 25,000 tickets, and followed it with a tour.
On 5 September, a deluxe edition of Manifestival was released, containing collaborations with Arem & Arman, Zeki Arkun, Motive, and AYDEED. On 3 October, Manifest issued the single "RÜYA". On 5 December, Manifest released the single "Amatör".
September 2025 investigation
Following a 6 September performance at Istanbul's KüçükÇiftlik Park, Turkey's public prosecutor's office launched an investigation into the group for "indecent and immoral acts" and "exhibitionism". After being interrogated, the group issued a statement, wherein they took responsibility for their performance and stated that it had not been their intention to hurt anyone. In a post on X, they announced that a sold-out tour of Turkey had been cancelled.On 6 October, the group was issued an indictment, which stated that their dance performances were deemed to have "harmed public morals, decency, and modesty" and to have "negatively affected children and young people". Prison sentences ranging from six months to one year were sought for the group members and for the guest performer Ayça Dalaklı, known professionally as AYDEED.
The Istanbul 49th Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced each group member and AYDEED to three months and twenty-two days of imprisonment. The court later ruled for the suspension of the verdict for all defendants and lifted the previously imposed judicial control measure banning them from leaving the country.
Band members
- Mina Solak
- Lidya Pınar
- Esin Bahat
- Hilal Yelekçi
- Zeynep Sude Oktay
- Sueda Uluca
Discography
Studio albums| Title | Details |
| Manifestival |
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Videography
| Title | Year | Director | Refs. |
| "Zamansızdık" | 2025 | Mehmet Can Damatoğlu | |
| "Arıyo" | 2025 | Mehmet Can Damatoğlu | |
| "KTS" | 2025 | Mali Ergin | |
| "Snap" | 2025 | Mali Ergin | |
| "Yaşanacaksa" | 2025 | Lidya Pınar | |
| "RÜYA" | 2025 | Ecem Gündoğdu |