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‘I have been a musician for 55 years, it is the first time I play on the streets’

BEING A MUSICIAN IN TURKEY AMID PANDEMIC

‘I have been a musician for 55 years, it is the first time I play on the streets’

66-year-old Mustafa Uysal, or Kaşık Mustafa, as he is more widely known, had been working on the stage and in restaurants; then came the pandemic. He first performed on the streets. You can see him now in İstanbul Maçka Park.

11 June 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

Musicians accuse government of trying to destroy nightlife

CORONAVIRUS REOPENING

Musicians accuse government of trying to destroy nightlife

Bars, nightclubs, concert halls and similar venues will continue to remain closed in June, according to the new coronavirus reopening schedule.

Musicians sell their instruments, return to their hometowns

PANDEMIC IN TURKEY

Musicians sell their instruments, return to their hometowns

For more than a year, stages have been closed and concerts have not been held. Five different musicians who are having a hard time spoke to bianet about how they are trying to survive.

5 May 2021 Dara Demiralp

‘İstanbul is a Stage’: Metropolitan Municipality supports musicians amid pandemic

‘İstanbul is a Stage’: Metropolitan Municipality supports musicians amid pandemic

Amid financial hardships faced by musicians due to the pandemic, the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) has launched a project. Over 100 sites in all 39 districts of the city will be turned into open-air concert stages.

Musicians express support for Boğaziçi University

Musicians express support for Boğaziçi University

Amid ongoing protests of Boğaziçi University students and faculty against the appointed rector, 252 musicians have released a joint statement underlining that the political authority must keep its hands off universities, academics and students.

18 February 2021

Musicians in Turkey: ‘State wants to create a society of beggars’

Musicians in Turkey: ‘State wants to create a society of beggars’

Several nightclub workers, dancers, roadies and tonmeisters have been unemployed due to the pandemic. Though most of them criticize the Culture Ministry for planning to give only a thousand lira in aid, some think that it will help them, at least a little bit.

16 December 2020 Ayşegül Özbek