Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel has opened up about how he met his current girlfriend, Sidem Öztürk, while in prison.

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Speaking during an interview on Hot 97 on April 10, 2025, Kartel said he first noticed Sidem’s Instagram profile while browsing through the comments on one of his posts.

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He added that he was going through relationship problems with his baby mama at the time.

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"Yeah, I met her on July 25, 2015, and I’ll never forget it. In prison, I was very active on Instagram because, you know, you have time. I was going through my comment section and saw this girl who always liked my pictures, so out of curiosity, I went onto her page... At that time, I was also going through a lot with my baby mama," he shared.

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Vybz Kartel further explained that Sidem told him she had been trying to find him for some time. However, because of the many fake accounts in his name, she ended up discovering his real profile through his baby mama’s page.

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"She confessed that she was actually looking for me, but because there were a lot of fake Vybz Kartel pages, she jumped onto my baby mama's page, and that was how she found me," he said.

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The musician also revealed his plans to settle down with Sidem Öztürk this year.

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"She’s at my hotel right now with my mother. We’re getting married this year. I need some Turkish children who will talk to me and I won’t understand," he added.

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