Friday midle eastern pop star blogging: the return of Gulben

Gulben Ergen, originally from Gulbence.net, but I think it's defunct or temporarily shut down for retooling. There's also Gulbenergen.com [note: opens with automatic sound file] and her wiki entry.

I don't know a lick of Turkish, but I note that her site features a photo of her attending a meeting of parliament, which naturally makes me curious about the significance.