Yanд±ndayд±m Ft - Karsu Ben

At 16, a stranger in the dark changed everything on the way to school. The fear made her legs tremble, leaving her paralyzed in the place where it happened, unable to speak, forced into the shadows.

At 15, the world showed its harshness. First love turned into her "first hit." She learned silence early—her sisters laughed it off, her mother watched silently, and her father demanded she keep the family's honor clean by holding it in. The warning was clear: Be a virtuous girl, don't let them kill you. Karsu Ben YanД±ndayД±m Ft

Years passed. It became a routine of abuse. "I was beaten every evening, nobody was by my side," she remembered. She suffered three miscarriages, broken glass, and "hot oil burns." She wasn't just losing her body; she was losing herself. "I lost my identity, nobody was by my side," she repeated—a haunting chorus of abandonment. At 16, a stranger in the dark changed

"Ben Yanındayım," released in 2019 by Karsu Dönmez featuring rapper Çağrı Sinci, is a powerful song created for Avon Turkey to combat violence against women. The lyrics tell a raw, intimate story of a woman navigating a lifetime of societal inequality and abuse, ultimately finding strength through solidarity. First love turned into her "first hit

At 17, she was married off under uncle’s pressure. The games of childhood ended abruptly, replaced by waking up every morning in a "stranger’s bed," her spirit breaking day by day.

"As long as my ink does not dry, I am by your side. As long as my wrists are not bent, I am by your side. As long as the blood flows in my veins, I am by your side."