Manifest is a Turkish girl group formed by the talent agency Hypers New Media in 2025. It consists of Mina Solak, Lidya Pñnar, Esin Bahat, Hilal Yelekçi, Zeynep Sude Oktay, and Sueda Uluca, and they play a mix of pop, dance, and R&B.
In 2024, the six members of what would become ManifestâÂÂMina Solak, Lidya Pñnar, Esin Bahat, Hilal Yelekçi, Zeynep Sude Oktay, and Sueda UlucaâÂÂwere 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, "Zamansñzdñk", was released in February 2025 and accumulated over 12 million streams within a few months. They held their first concert the same month, at the Jolly Joker Arena in Istanbul, and were joined onstage by Ergül. The group subsequently appeared on the March 2025 cover of Cosmopolitan Türkiye magazine. Their second single, "Arñyo", came out in April; it was followed by "KTS (Kalbimin Tek Sahibi)" and "Snap", both in May.
In April, 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 twoâÂÂday festival in Istanbul on 28âÂÂ29 June, selling approximately 25,000 tickets, and followed it with a tour.
In September, a deluxe edition of Manifestival was released, containing collaborations with Arem & Arman, Zeki Arkun, Motive, and AYDEED. In October, Manifest issued the single "RÃÂYA". In December, they released the single "Amatör". In February 2026, the single "Baà Ârol Sensin (1. Yñl ÃÂzel)" came out.
Following a 6 September performance at Istanbul's KüçükÃÂiftlik 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 Dalaklñ, 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.
Studio albums
Singles