Earthquake Relief Benefit Concerts for Turkey and Syria Being Held in New York This Weekend
variety.comJem Aswad Senior Music Editor More than 30 Turkish, Syrian and local musicians will perform at benefit concerts taking place in New York on Saturday and Sunday (Feb.
18-19), in an effort to help raise funds for those affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck those countries earlier this month.
The death toll from the quakes is reported to be at least 35,000, a number likely to rise in the coming days. The concerts will be held at the New York venue DROM, with 100% of ticket proceeds going to benefit the Turkish Philanthropy Fund and Basmeh Zeitooneh, a registered non-governmental organization working in Syria and Turkey — more details can be found here and here; the concerts’ program appears below.
Last week, Turkish actor and philanthropist Mert Firat spoke with Variety from the stricken city of Antakya, where he was helping with relief efforts. “The biggest problems are lack of water, gas, electricity and Internet,” he said. “Gas stations have been destroyed.
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