Turks accuse Adele of 'stealing' Kurdish song

Istanbul - British pop star Adele has been accused of
plagiarism by Turkish music lovers, who say one of the tracks
on her latest album is a rip-off of a song by an iconic Kurdish
musician.
Adele's Turkish critics say Million Years Ago , track number nine
on her album "25", bears an unmistakable resemblance to a
tune by Ahmet Kaya called "Acilara Tutunmak" ("Clinging to
Pain"), which was recorded in 1985.
The song's release has created a storm on social media in
Turkey, with some users accusing the 27-year performer of
"stealing" the melancholic tune from Kaya, who died in France
in exile 15 years ago.
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"Adele has stolen a song from us," one user named Esra Nur
Aydogan wrote on Twitter, sharing a picture of a man hanging
a Turkish flag on his balcony in protest.
Kaya's wife, Gulten Kaya, also weighed in, saying it was
unlikely for a global star like Adele to do such a thing.
"However, if she consciously did it, then it would be theft," she
told Turkish daily Posta.
Adele's third studio album has sold millions of copies in both
Britain and the US, smashing records on either side of the
Atlantic.
- AFP