Songs were sung for a world filled with peace.

Osmangazi Municipality organized a concert for World Peace Day on September 1. In the concert performed by the Osmangazi World Music Orchestra, messages of peace and brotherhood were conveyed through the universal language of music.

In the concert organized by Osmangazi Municipality for World Peace Day on September 1, the Osmangazi World Music Orchestra took the stage. In the concert titled ‘Songs of Peace’, songs in Turkish, as well as English, Bosnian, Lebanese, and Azerbaijani were performed for a peaceful world. The concert, hosted by the Ördekli Cultural Center, was attended by Osmangazi Mayor Erkan Aydın, CHP Osmangazi District Chairman Cengiz Çelikten, Osmangazi Deputy Mayors Mutlu Esendemir and Tolga Kornoşor, municipal council members, and guests.

The concert, which attracted great interest from the people of Osmangazi, featured songs such as Li Beirut, We Will Not Go Down (Song for Gaza), Ederlezi, Beautiful Turkistan, Srebrenica, and Karabakh, which narrate the pain of war and the sorrow experienced by affected countries. Additionally, folk songs conveying messages of peace, friendship, and brotherhood were performed, including Bir İnsan Ömrünü Neye Vermeli, Parsel Parsel Eylemişler Dünyayı, Beni Hor Görme Gardaşım, Sevgidir Sevgi, Gel Sevelim, and Barış Güvercini, which belong to esteemed artists such as Neşet Ertaş, Aşık Veysel, Aşık Mahzuni Şerif, Nesimi Çimen, and Zülfü Livaneli. During the concert, images depicting the atrocities and massacres occurring in Gaza, East Turkistan, and Bosnia and Herzegovina were shown on the screen set up on stage. The Osmangazi World Music Orchestra, consisting of valuable instrumentalists and vocalists, received prolonged applause at the end of the concert.

“Every region of the world is ablaze”

In his speech at the end of the concert, Osmangazi Mayor Erkan Aydın stated, “Today is September 1, World Peace Day. However, unfortunately, just next to us, in Gaza, there has been a massacre against innocent people for nearly a year. Nearly 40,000 people have been killed, regardless of whether they are babies, children, or women. This massacre continues before the eyes of the world. Similarly, East Turkistan has been under oppression for years. Recently, in Srebrenica, thousands of innocent people were ruthlessly subjected to genocide. Nowadays, in the Russia-Ukraine war, people continue to die. Every region of the world is ablaze. There is a need for peace worldwide. On this meaningful day, I would like to thank the World Music Orchestra for raising the voice of Osmangazi with peace, love, and brotherhood. I congratulate everyone who contributed to the organization of this beautiful concert.”

After his speech, Mayor Aydın presented plaques of appreciation and flowers to the members of the Osmangazi World Music Orchestra.