{{Short description|Turkish singer-songwriter (born 1985)}} {{infobox person | name = Mabel Matiz | image = Mabel Matiz - 15. Radyo Boğaziçi Ödülleri (1) - cropped.jpg | caption = Mabel Matiz in 2018 | birth_name = Fatih Karaca<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pektaş|first1=Ali|title=Mabel Matiz'in dünyasına hoş geldiniz|url=http://www.zaman.com.tr/pazar_mabel-matizin-dunyasina-hos-geldiniz_1137121.html|publisher=Zaman|accessdate=10 August 2014|language=tr|date=2011-05-22|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217123532/http://www.zaman.com.tr/pazar_mabel-matizin-dunyasina-hos-geldiniz_1137121.html|archivedate=17 February 2014}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|8|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = Tömük, Turkey | education = Istanbul University<br/>Istanbul Bilgi University (left) | occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|dentist <small>(formerly)</small>}} | website = {{URL|http://mabelmatiz.com/}} | module = {{infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = {{hlist|Pop|rock}} | instruments = Guitar | years_active = 2011–present | label = {{hlist|Esen|DMC|Zoom|Pose}} }} }}
'''Fatih Karaca''' ({{IPA|tr|faːˈtih kaɾaˈdʒa}}; born 31 August 1985), better known by his stage name '''Mabel Matiz''' ({{IPA|tr|maˈbæl maˈtiz|pron}}), is a Turkish pop music singer-songwriter.
He chose his stage name from two different words that he was inspired by. "Mabel" is from the Turkish novel ''Kumral Ada Mavi Tuna'' by Buket Uzuner. It is the nickname of Tuna, who is one of the main characters. "Matiz" is a slang word in the old Greek language meaning "drunk". "Mabel Matiz" reflects his point of view about the world and life.<ref name=":0" />
He has released five studio albums.
== Musical career == He began releasing his own songs via Myspace in 2008. Turkish music producer Engin Akıncı noticed his songs and offered him an album. He released his first studio album, ''Mabel Matiz'', in 2011 with Esen Müzik label.<ref name="sabah">{{cite web|last1=Yerlikaya|first1=Çağlar|title=Sosyal medyada patlayan şarkıcı|url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/Pazar/2011/05/08/sosyal-medyada-patlayan-sarkici|publisher=Sabah|accessdate=10 August 2014|language=tr|date=2011-08-05}}</ref> Except two songs, which were written by Birhan Keskin and Yalçın Tosun, all of the other pieces were written and composed by Mabel Matiz himself.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/2011in-en-iyi-5-yerli-albumu,n1yZ1waEBk-vtyiAuXV8ZA|title=2011'in En İyi Yerli 5 Albümü|publisher=NTV}}</ref>
He released his second studio album, ''Yaşım Çocuk'', in 2013 with DMC label. He covered popular Yıldız Tilbe song "Aşk Yok Olmaktır" in this album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Demirkol|first1=Hikmet|title=Mabel Matiz:Ahıra Girmeyen Koç|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/pasaj/23499270.asp|publisher=Hürriyet|accessdate=10 August 2014|language=tr|date=2013-06-17}}</ref> Various songs from the album, including "Zor Değil", "Aşk Yok Olmaktır", "Yaşım Çocuk" and "Alaimisema" became popular hits and ''Milliyet Sanat'' awarded it as the "Album of the Year".<ref name="sabah"/> He contributed in Aysel Gürel tribute album, ''Aysel'in'', in June 2013 by performing Sezen Aksu cover "Sultan Süleyman".
In 2025, the Interior Ministry filed an obscenity complaint against Matiz for his song "Perperişan" (Devastated) and imposed a travel ban on him according to his lawyers.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Hamdi Firat|last1=Buyuk|access-date=2025-09-29|title=Turkish Ministry Files Complaint Against LGBT Singer Over ‘Immoral’ Song|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2025/09/19/turkish-ministry-files-complaint-against-lgbt-singer-over-immoral-song/|date=19 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Turkish Minute|access-date=2025-09-29|title=Turkish singer Mabel Matiz faces travel ban in obscenity probe over song lyrics|url=https://www.turkishminute.com/2025/09/23/turkish-singer-mabel-matiz-faces-travel-ban-in-obscenity-probe-over-song-lyrics/|date=23 September 2025}}</ref> According to Bienet, this is the first case of an individual song being targeted through the courts in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-09-29|title=Ministry seeks ban on queer singer's new song on 'public morality' grounds|url=https://bianet.org/haber/ministry-seeks-ban-on-queer-singer-s-new-song-on-public-morality-grounds-311636|website=bianet.org}}</ref>
== Personal life == He grew up a son of a truck driver and Cyprus veteran father Ali, and housewife mother Maya. As a child, he suffered from a severe stutter that made it hard for him to express himself. However, he managed to overcome that by boosting his self-esteem through writing and music. By high school, he was even playing in a theater company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://concerty.com/artist/42a14dc3-c6e8-4fb6-a2f9-0d24afeaad2d|title=Mabel Matiz Biography|website=Concerty.com}}</ref> After completing his compulsory education in Mersin, he moved to Istanbul for university education and graduated from Istanbul University, Dentistry Faculty in 2008. He briefly worked in a healthcare clinic until advancing into music career.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal|last1=Taşalan|first1=Özgür|title=Mabel'i romandan, Matiz'i eski Yunan'dan|journal=Detay|date=November 2011|issue=87|url=http://detay.gsu.edu.tr/Dergi.aspx?Tip=Yazi&No=157|accessdate=10 August 2014|language=tr|archive-date=19 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019084406/http://detay.gsu.edu.tr/Dergi.aspx?Tip=Yazi&No=157|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="sabah" /> He is an LGBTI+ rights activist.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Akpınar|first1=Ömer|title=Mabel Matiz: Pop, LGBT'lere Çok Şey Borçlu|url=http://www.kaosgl.com/sayfa.php?id=15037|publisher=KAOS GL|accessdate=20 December 2016|language=tr|date=2013-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220142153/http://www.kaosgl.com/sayfa.php?id=15037 |archive-date=2016-12-20 }}</ref>
In memory of his parents, Mabel gave his mother's name to his 4th studio album ''Maya'',<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.haberturk.com/mabel-matiz-den-annesinin-adini-tasiyan-album-magazin-haberleri-2015830-magazin | title = Mabel Matiz'den annesinin adını taşıyan albüm | date = 14 June 2018 | newspaper = Habertürk | accessdate = 21 December 2019 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20191221114516/https://www.haberturk.com/mabel-matiz-den-annesinin-adini-tasiyan-album-magazin-haberleri-2015830-magazin | archivedate = 21 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/sanat/pop-muzikte-bu-yazin-yildizlari,q1DC4UL2zUuUEUA3FaG0Fw|title=Pop Müzikte Bu Yılın Yıldızları|publisher=NTV}}</ref> while the song "Babamı Beklerken" ([while] waiting for my father) on the album is written for his father, who later died on 23 February 2019 at age 66.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/hikmet-demirkol/yildizlarin-pesinde-bir-album-maya-40885661|title=Yıldızların Peşinde Bir Albüm "Maya"|newspaper=Hürriyet}}</ref>
In the Turkish literature section of the Higher Education Institutions Exam held on 27 June 2020, a total of 2 questions containing lyrics from Mabel Matiz's album ''Maya'' and the song "Fırtınadayım" were asked, which later caused a stir on social media.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.cnnturk.com/magazin/yksdeki-mabel-matiz-sorusu-sarkicidan-aciklama-geldi| title = YKS'deki Mabel Matiz sorusu! Şarkıcıdan açıklama geldi| date = 27 June 2020| publisher = CNN Turk | accessdate = 27 June 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.milliyet.com.tr/cadde/galeri/yksnin-tyt-oturumuna-mabel-matiz-sorusu-damga-vurdu-6245695/1| title = YKS'nin TYT oturumuna Mabel Matiz sorusu damga vurdu| date = 27 June 2020| newspaper = Milliyet | accessdate = 27 June 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.sozcu.com.tr/hayatim/magazin-haberleri/yksdeki-mabel-matiz-sorusuna-tepki-gosterildi-sarkicidan-ilk-aciklama/| title = YKS'deki Mabel Matiz sorusuna tepki gösterildi! Şarkıcıdan ilk açıklama| date = 27 June 2020| newspaper = Sozcu | accessdate = 27 June 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ntv.com.tr/egitim/yks-2020-tytde-mabel-matiz-sorusu-maya-albumunden-firtinadayim-sarkisinin-sozleri,ZaQW1YDUm0WC-0l7Mb6rhw| title = YKS 2020 TYT'de Mabel Matiz sorusu (Maya albümünden Fırtınadayım şarkısının sözleri)| date = 27 June 2020| website = ntv.com.tr| accessdate = 27 June 2020 }}</ref>
== Discography == === Studio albums === {|class="wikitable" |- !Year !Album !Record company |- |2011 |''Mabel Matiz'' * Format: MC, LP, CD, digital download | Esen Müzik |- |2013 |''Yaşım Çocuk'' * Format: MC, LP, CD, digital download | Doğan Music Company |- |2015 |''Gök Nerede'' * Format: CD, digital download | Doğan Music Company |- |2018 |''Maya'' * Format: CD, digital download | Doğan Music Company |- |2023 |''Fatih'' * Format: Digital download | Pose Records |- |2025 |''Aklıselim'' * Format: Digital download | Pose Records |}
=== Compilation albums === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" style="width:9em;"| Album ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album info |- ! scope="row" | ''Mabel Matiz & Yaşım Çocuk'' | *Released: January 2016 *Label: DMC *Format: CD, digital download |}
=== Live albums === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" style="width:9em;"| Album ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album info |- ! scope="row" | ''Dudaklarımdan Yıllarca Düşmeyecek'' | *Released: November 2024 *Label: DMC *Format: Digital download |}
=== Singles === {|class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Album !rowspan="2"|Record label !colspan="1"|Chart positions |- !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|WW<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2022-12-31/|title=Billboard Global 200: Week of December 31, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2014 |''Kör Heves''<br />{{small|(with Ceylan Ertem)}} * Date: 2014 * Format: digital download |Ada Müzik |align="center"|— |- |''Alaimisema (2014 Radio Edit)'' * Date: 2014 * Format: digital download | |align="center"|— |- | rowspan="3" | 2016 |''Mavi''<br />{{small|(with Ah! Kosmos)}} * Date: 2016 * Format: MC, LP, CD | |align="center"|— |- |''Fena Halde (Reworks)'' * Date: 2016 * Format: MC, LP, CD |DMC |align="center"|— |- |''Geçti Dost Kervanı'' * Date: 2016 * Format: Digital download |Mabel Matiz |align="center"|— |- | 2017 |''Ya Bu İşler Ne'' * Date: 2017 * Format: MC, LP, CD | rowspan="2" | DMC |align="center"|— |- | 2018 |''Öyle Kolaysa'' * Date: 2018 * Format: MC, LP, CD |align="center"|— |- | 2019 |''Gözlerine'' * Date: 2019 * Format: Digital download | rowspan="10" | Pose Records |align="center"|— |- | 2020 |''Toy'' * Date: 2020 * Format: Digital download |align="center"|— |- | 2021 |''Kahrettim'' * Date: 2021 * Format: Digital download |align="center"|— |- | rowspan="5"| 2022 |''Hanfendi'' * Date: 2022 * Format: Digital download |align="center"|— |- |''Kavşaklar'' * Date: 2022 * Format: Digital download |align="center"|— |- |''Karakol'' * Date: 2022 * Format: Digital download |align="center"|— |- |''Fan'' * Date: 2022 * Format: Digital download |align="center"|— |- |''Antidepresan''<br />{{small|(with Mert Demir)}} * Date: 4 November 2022 * Format: Digital download |align="center"|97 |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 |''Aferin'' * Date: 21 April 2023 * Format: Digital download |align="center"|— |- |''Uçkun''<br />{{small|(with Hello Psychaleppo)}} * Date: 5 May 2023 * Format: digital download |align="center"|— |- | rowspan="2" | 2024 |''Kömür'' * Date: 2024 * Format: Digital download |Pose Records |align="center"|— |- |''Sen Benim Şarkılarımsın'' * Date: 2024 * Format: Digital download |UBR Company |align="center"|— |- | rowspan="3" | 2025 |''Gök Mavi'' * Date: 2025 * Format: Digital download |Pose Records |align="center"|— |- |''Kayboldum Masalında''<br />{{small|(with Aleyna Tilki)}} * Date: 2025 * Format: Digital download |DMC |align="center"|— |- |}
==Other contributions== {|class="wikitable" |- !Year !Album !Song |- | 2013 |''Aysel'in'' * Date: 2013 * Format: MC, LP, CD |Sultan Süleyman |- |rowspan="2"| 2017 | ''Mirkelam Şarkıları'' * Date: 2017 * Format: MC, LP, CD | Laubali |- | ''Mahzuni'ye Saygı'' * Date: 2018 * Format: MC, LP, CD | Yuh Yuh (with Selda Bağcan) |- | 2018 | ''Yıldız Tilbe'nin Yıldızlı Şarkıları'' * Date: 2018 * Format: MC, LP, CD | Değilsin |- | 2020 | ''Hikayesi Var'' * Date: 2020 * Format: MC, LP, CD | Nerde (with Nükhet Duru) |- | 2022 | ''Yeni Türkü Zamansız'' * Date: 2022 * Format: MC, LP, CD | Nerelere Gideyim |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Mabel Matiz}} * [http://www.mabelmatiz.com/ Official site] * {{MusicBrainz artist|id=42a14dc3-c6e8-4fb6-a2f9-0d24afeaad2d|name=Mabel Matiz}} * {{Discogs artist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matiz, Mabel}} Category:Living people Category:1985 births Category:People from Erdemli Category:Turkish lyricists Category:Turkish LGBTQ rights activists Category:Turkish pop singers Category:Turkish rock singers Category:Turkish dentists Category:21st-century dentists Category:21st-century Turkish male singers Category:Golden Butterfly Award winners Category:People from Mersin Province Category:Turkish male singer-songwriters Category:Istanbul University alumni