Summary British pop star Adele has been accused of plagiarism by Turkish music lovers.
ISTANBUL (AFP) - 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.
"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.
