"For Kurds in Turkey, Autonomy in Music
Jodi Hilton for The New York Times
Kurdish youth commemorated the 1977 May Day massacre last month during a march to Taxim Square in Istanbul.
By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
Published: June 1, 2011
Jodi Hilton for The New York Times
A BALEFUL love song wafted from the Vizyon Muzik Market. Not so long ago playing Kurdish music over a loudspeaker into the streets here might have provoked the Turkish police. Just speaking the names of certain Kurdish singers at one time could have landed a Kurd in prison. "
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