Aleyna Tilki in Ankara

Aleyna Tilki is a Turkish pop singer, born in Konya in 2000. She first reached a national audience through the television competition Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye, then sang on Emrah Karaduman’s “Cevapsız Çınlama.” Her solo hits include “Sen Olsan Bari” and “Yalnız Çiçek,” while “Retrograde” and “Take It or Leave It” marked her move into English-language pop. Bostancı Gösteri Merkezi hosted one of her early large headline concerts in Istanbul. She later performed at the city’s Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Açıkhava Tiyatrosu.