Manifest (band)

Manifest
Manifest in 2026. L–R: Hilal, Zeynep, Sueda, Esin, Mina, Lidya
Manifest in 2026. L–R: Hilal, Zeynep, Sueda, Esin, Mina, Lidya
Background information
OriginIstanbul, Turkey
Genres
Years active2025–present
Labels
  • Hypers New Media
  • Gullakh
Members
  • Esin Bahat
  • Hilal Yelekçi
  • Lidya Pınar
  • Mina Solak
  • Sueda Uluca
  • Zeynep Sude Oktay
Websitemanifestgirlband.com

Manifest is a Turkish girl group formed by the talent agency Hypers New Media in 2025. It consists of Esin Bahat, Hilal Yelekçi, Lidya Pınar, Mina Solak, Sueda Uluca, and Zeynep Sude Oktay, and they play a mix of pop, dance, and R&B.[1]

History

In 2025, the six members of what would become Manifest—Esin Bahat, Hilal Yelekçi, Lidya Pınar,[2] Mina Solak, Sueda Uluca, and Zeynep Sude Oktay—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.[3][4] They subsequently underwent six months of training in singing and K-pop-style choreography.[5][6]

Their debut single, "Zamansızdık", was released in February 2025 and accumulated over 12 million streams within a few months.[7] They held their first concert the same month, at the Jolly Joker Arena in Istanbul, and were joined onstage by Ergül.[3] The group subsequently appeared on the March 2025 cover of Cosmopolitan Türkiye magazine.[8] Their second single, "Arıyo", 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 in June and debuted at number one on the charts in Turkey and Azerbaijan.[9] To support the release, they hosted a two‑day festival in Istanbul on 28–29 June, selling approximately 25,000 tickets,[1][10] and followed it with a tour.[6]

In September, a deluxe edition of Manifestival was released, containing collaborations with Arem & Arman, Zeki Arkun, Motive, and fellow Big5 competitor AYDEED.[11] In October, Manifest issued the single "RÜYA".[12] In December, they released the single "Amatör".[13] In February 2026, the single "Başrol Sensin (1. Yıl Özel)" came out.[14] In April 2026, the single "Daha İyi" came out.[15]

In 2026, the group released the single "Hileli" in collaboration with the Turkish singer Ajda Pekkan.[16] In July the single "Toz Pembe" came out.[17] Later that month, Manifest released "pVg (Manifest Live Remix)", a track featuring the rapper Motive and the producer Pango.[18]

In 2026, Manifest performed at Sunny Hill Festival in Pristina, Kosovo.[19]

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".[6] 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.[6] In a post on X, they announced that a sold-out tour of Turkey had been cancelled.[6][20]

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.[21]

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.[22]

Band members

  • Sueda Uluca – main vocalist
  • Hilal Yelekçi – lead dancer
  • Lidya Pınar – lead vocalist
  • Mina Solak – sub-vocalist
  • Zeynep Sude Oktay – sub-vocalist, rapper
  • Esin Bahat – main dancer

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Manifestival
  • Release date: 13 June 2025
  • Publisher: Hypers Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
TUR
[23]		 TUR
Radio
[24]
"Zamansızdık" 2025 – – Manifestival
"Arıyo" – –
"KTS" 8 –
"Snap" 5 –
"Manifest" – –
"Yaşanacaksa" 2 3
"RÜYA" 5 9 Non-album singles
"Amatör"
(English version titled "Amateur")		 5 4
"Başrol Sensin (1. Yıl Özel)" 2026 4 5
"Manifest (Arem & Arman Remix)" – –
"Zehir (Arem & Arman Remix)" – –
"Daha İyi" 1 10
"Hileli (ft. Ajda Pekkan)" 1 1
"Toz Pembe" 1 6
"pVg (Manifest Live Remix)" (feat. Motive & Pango) 2 –
"–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
TUR
[25]
"Zehir" 2025 16 Manifestival

References

  1. 1 2 "Manifest's Manifestival: A Daring Global Debut for Türkiye's Girl Group Phenomenon • LOCK". LOCK. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Manifest grubu üyesi Lidya Pınar kimdir? Lidya Pınar kaç yaşında, nereli?" [Who is Lidya Pınar, a member of the Manifest group? How old is Lidya Pınar and where is she from?]. Haberler (in Turkish). 7 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 "TÜRKİYE'NİN YENİ MÜZİK GRUBU MANİFEST LANSMAN KONSERİNİ GERÇEKLEŞTİRDİ" [Türkiye's new music group, Manifest, held its launch concert]. a24.com.tr (in Turkish). 17 February 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Çılgın Kamp filminin kadrosu ve yönetmeni" [The cast and director of the movie Crazy Camp] (in Turkish) – via beyazperde.com.
  5. ↑ "Manifest Grup üyeleri kimler, kaç yaşındalar? Manifest grubu ne zaman çıktı?" [Who are the members of the Manifest Group and how old are they? When was the Manifest group founded?]. İşçi Haber – İşçi Haberleri, Son Dakika Haberleri, Güncel Haberler (in Turkish). 4 April 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Turkey's government clamps down on female artists". dw.com. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Uysen, Eda (16 May 2025). "How Turkey Manifested Its First Girl Group in a Generation". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Örs, Berfin. "Manifest ile Kız Gruplarının Parlak Yıldızları" [Girl Groups' Bright Stars with Manifest]. Cosmopolitan Türkiye (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Alla scoperta delle Manifest, la nuova girl band turca che sta già sbancando le charts" [Discovering Manifest, the new Turkish girl group that's already breaking the charts]. Euromusica (in Italian). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Manifestival: İki Günlük Müziğe ve Ritme Yolculuk | Alem" [Manifestival: A Two-Day Journey to Music and Rhythm | World]. Alem.com (in Turkish). 30 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Manifest – Manifestival (Deluxe)". discogs.com. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  12. ↑ manifest – RÜYA | Official Music Video. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025 – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ Manifest – Amatör | Official Music Video. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ manifest (12 February 2026). manifest – Başrol Sensin | Official Music Video. Retrieved 13 February 2026 – via YouTube.
  15. ↑ manifest (2 April 2026). manifest – Daha İyi | Official Music Video. Retrieved 29 April 2026 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ "Turkish superstar Ajda Pekkan joins girl group Manifest for 'Hileli' crossover". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  17. ↑ manifest – Toz Pembe | Official Music Video. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026 – via YouTube.
  18. ↑ manifest & Motive & Pango – pVg (Manifest Live Remix) | Official Music Video. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026 – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ "Manifest, Sunny Hill Festival'de sahne alıyor" [Manifest performs at Sunny Hill Festival]. Milliyet Sanat (in Turkish). 3 June 2026.
  20. ↑ @Manifest (6 September 2025). "İlk 18 yaş sınırlı konserimiz, 12bin seyirci ile yine sold out 🙏✨ Herkese teşekkür ederiz!! ❤️🔥" [Our first 18+ concert sold out again with 12,000 spectators 🙏✨ Thank you everyone!! ❤️🔥] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  21. ↑ "Manifest soruşturması tamamlandı! İşte istenen ceza..." [The Manifest investigation is complete! Here's the requested punishment...]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 7 October 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  22. ↑ "Manifest grubu üyeleri hakkında hapis cezası" [Members of the Manifest group received prison sentences.]. DHA | Demirören Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 15 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  23. ↑ Peak chart positions on TRK's Top 25 most-streamed songs in Turkey:
  24. ↑ Peak chart positions on TUR
    Radio    's Official Turkish List Top 10 (In radio airplay):
  25. ↑ Peak chart positions on TRK's Top 25 most-streamed songs in Turkey:
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