AA Arts Preview

Turkish musicians to meet for charity concert

Renowned musicians in Turkey will meet for a charity concert to support a platform, which aims to end violence of women in Turkey, on Jan. 6 at Istanbul’s garajistanbul stage.

Turkish musicians Aylin Aslim, Birsen Tezer, Cigdem Erken, Erkan Ogur, Gundogarken, Guvenc Dagustun, Husnu Arkan, Jehan Barbur and Redd will take the stage to support We Will Stop Femicide Platform.

The platform has been fighting to stop killings of women in Turkey since 2010, said the organizer.

According to the UN, one in three women around the world suffer from violence, most of the time from someone they are close to.

Almost half of the women killed each year are done so by their partner or a member of their family.

http://www.garajistanbul.org/

Veteran Turkish band to take Istanbul stage

Veteran Turkish rock band Mogollar will play at Istanbul’s Beyoglu Hayal Kahvesi on Jan. 1.

Founded in 1967 by five Turkish musicians, Mogollar is seen by many as a pioneer band for Turkish folk-rock music.

Although the band fell apart at the end of the 1970s, the group member came together again in 1993.

Today the band consists of Cahit Berkay, Taner Ongur, Serhat Ersoz, Emrah Karaca, and Kemal Kucukbakkal. The band released 11 albums.

http://mogollar.org/

French drama Dheepan to hit Turkish theaters

French drama Dheepan, which won the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, will hit Turkish theaters on Friday.

The immigrant drama was directed by French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, who is known for his works such as Rust and Bone (2012) and A Prophet (2009).

The film tells the story of three refugees who are struggling to construct a new life in Paris after fleeing civil war-torn Sri Lanka.

http://en.unifrance.org/movie/38791/dheepan