8 Kurdish musicians detained in Urfa
Kurdish music remains under the repression of the Turkish regime.
Kurdish music remains under the repression of the Turkish regime.
Turkish soldiers carried out house raids in Viranşehir district of Urfa this morning. 4 members of the Kurdish singing band ‘Dewran’ and 4 members of another music band were taken into custody in the operation.
Accused of “spreading propaganda for a terrorist organisation”, the eight musicians who sing Kurdish songs in wedding ceremonies were taken to Urfa Provincial Gendarmerie Command.
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