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Eşrefpaşa
Eşrefpaşa is a popular and rooted neighborhood of İzmir within the metropolitan district of Konak (District), İzmir, Konak. It does not have an official status and delimitation and exists rather as a notion. Eşrefpaşa encompasses up to twenty officially constituted and densely populated quarters (''mahalle'') in the city's inner parts. It is admitted as a zone (''semt'') that extends along the two sides of the street of the same name, Eşrefpaşa Street (''Eşrefpaşa Caddesi''), about five kilometers long, which was opened by the marking mayor of İzmir, Eşref Pasha (administration between 1895-1907) in early 20th century. The street was named after him and the neighborhoods that surround the street are also still referred to by his name. The street departs at a point near the Basmane train station marked by a mosque and further a hospital that carry the same name and were built by the same pasha (''Eşref Paşa Mosque'' and ''Eşrefpaşa Hospital'') and extends tangentially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barış Youth Symphony Orchestra
Barış Youth Symphony Orchestra (, literally: Peace Children Symphony Orchestra) is a youth orchestra founded at İzmir, Turkey in 2015. The orchestra has nearly one hundred members. Various classic music artists have joined the orchestra for its concerts. History Turkish soprano Selmin Öney Günöz was inspired by the El Sistema free music education program in Venezuela. She launched the Barış Youth Symphony Orchestra project in 2015 to provide free music education to children with limited opportunities living in troubled neighborhoods in İzmir. The program aims to keep children away from violence, crime, and addiction. The initial children were provided with 20 violins with the support of volunteers. The first concert took place accompanied by the concert pianist Gülsin Onay. With the concert revenue, more music instruments were purchased, and the number of children in training increased to 60. In 2017, Öney Günöz founded the "Barış Çocuk Orkestrası Koruma ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |