Despite having Kurdish roots, he was an outspoken supporter of Turkey’s military cross-border operation against Syrian Kurdish forces in and rewrote some of the lyrics to one of his songs to the . From there he appeared in numerous movies in the and , further cementing his colossal fame as the most famous singer and a quite well-known actor in Turkey. Aside from the cinema industry, hosted the critically-acclaimed and highly successful İbo Show, which aired from 1993-2011. It was one of the most-watched and loved shows in Turkey.