Arto Tuncboyaciyan to share stage with Turkish musicians in IstanbulJune 26, 2009 - 01:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Turkish music band will share the same stage with Armenian and Palestinian musicians in the following week, one of soloists of the band said.Turkish "Kardes Turkuler" (Bogazici Performing Arts Ensemble) will perform together with Armenian musician Arto Tuncboyaciyan and Palestinian musician Reem Kelani at Istanbul's Turkcell Kurucesme Arena on June 30, soloist Fehmiye Celik told a press conference, Anadolu Agency reports. "We are expressing our demands that nations should live equally on these soils with these shows," Celik also said. Celik said the Middle East needed urgent peace, and defined both Arab enmity and Anti-Semitism as bad. "Therefore, we will altogether voice Arab and Jewish songs," Celik said. Also, Tuncboyaciyan said that races and religions were the spices of life. "What is important is humanity. As an Armenian, I have no hatred against Turks," Tuncboyaciyan said. Kardes Turkuler came into being in 1993, as a concert project by the Bogazici University Folklore Club. The concert, which aimed to interpret Anatolian folksongs based on their own cultural structure and in their original languages, was comprised of different sections: Turkish, Kurdish and Armenian. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan People demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation again blocked streets in Yerevan on May 15. Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." |