Turkey – Generation Change https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange Whether they are campaigning for free press in Zimbabwe, helping provide clean water in India, or offering free music lessons to underprivileged kids in the UK, young people all over the world are making a difference. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 The Storytellers https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2013/01/the-storytellers/ Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:24:17 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=3205 DW presents a brand new series! Our correspondents profile local leaders, activists, artists, musicians, rich and poor, ordinary and extraordinary people from around the globe, whose lives tell us more about the world we live in.

Check out the first inspiring story to find out why this Kurdish mayor has been stripped of office and faces scores of court cases.

Jail is ‘occupational hazard’ for Kurdish mayor

Abdullah Demirbas

Abdullah Demirbas wants to preserve cultural identity

]]> Rapper brings hope to Kurdish refugees https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2012/12/rapper-brings-hope-to-kurdish-refugees/ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:25:05 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=3033 With fighting increasing in recent months, more Kurds in Turkey are seeking refuge in temporary camps. But a 27-year-old Swedish-Kurd is making the people’s lives there a bit more bearable – with his rap music.

Listen to the report by Jodi Hilton in Diyarbakir, Turkey:

Rapper brings hope to Kurdish refugees

 

Fans greet Serhado backstage before his performance

Serhado performs at an election rally for Kurdish party candidates in Diyarbakir

The musical festival stage where Serhado and others performed at Mahkmour Camp

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