With the general wave of reactions to the imprisonment of the mayor of Constantinople, who is the biggest political opponent of the president, not to say to cut and despite the declining course of anti -government demonstrations that began on March 19th in the boy.
In this context, the Muse postponed their upcoming concert in Istanbul, following the continuing boycott of the DBL Entertainment organizing company.
In a post on X/Twitter, the band had announced earlier this week that it would give a concert in the city on June 11 and that the tickets would be released today.
Festival Park Yenikapı 🔥
Istanbul, Turkey
11th June 2025Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 3rd at 12:00pm:
— muse (@muse)
However, the news immediately prompted reactions from many fans and artists, who encouraged the band to cancel the concert in the midst of complaints for the concert organizer.
Abdulhadir Ezkan, head of the Turkish concert, DBL Entertainment, described the participants in an anti -government demonstrations, calling for an Espressolab boycott – which is another company with which it is associated with – to cut ties with his companies.
The Muse informed their fans that the concert would be postponed for a year after being informed of the events.
“After careful examination and watching comments by our fans, as we fully respect their concerns, our concert in Istanbul will now be postponed to 2026, to ensure that DBL Entertainment will not be involved,” they wrote on a new post yesterday.
“Thank you for your constant support, it means everything to us. We say it in 2026! ” they added.
After careful consideration and hearing the feedback from our fans whilst fully respecting their concerns, our show in Istanbul will be now postponed until 2026 so we can ensure DBL Entertainment will not be involved.
Thank you for your ongoing support, it means everything to…
— muse (@muse)
The exact date for the 2026 reprogrammable concert is expected to be shared at a later time.
Fans have also called on Robbie Williams to cancel his concert in Istanbul in October.
Arrest warrants for generalized boycott
The Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office issued arrest warrants against 16 people calling consumers on social media as a reaction to the arrest and detention of Imoglou.
Among those arrested is the famous Turkey actor Jam Gigit Uzumoglou as well as, according to opposition Halk TV, animal rights activists. Of the 16 warrants, the other five people have been executed until now and the remaining five people are wanted. At the same time, TRT state television canceled contracts for television series of three actors that publicly supported the boycott.
The General Prosecutor’s Office of Constantinople had ordered, yesterday, April 1, on charges of inciting hatred and hostility between the public, against those who called for consumers to boycott.
The appeal of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Ozgur Ozel, for boycotting in products and services of some companies, whose ownership supports the government, has been expanded by student media initiatives on social media call for a call for a call for general boycott in recent days. Ozel then announced that he supports this students’ move and his party will participate in the boycott. Following the statements by the President of the CHP, the Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office began an investigation.
