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Eyeden: "I want my voice to be heard

worldwide, not just in England"

BORN and ra sed n the UK, De-
n z Eyeden Apayd nl s a m ng to
make h s mark the world of mus c.
e Turk sh Cypr ot who l ves n

Conventry, England, spoke w th
Londra Gazete about h s journey
nto the mus c at a young age.
“In pr mary school, I would
"Muharrem Matemi is a history stand among the students dur ng
that resists and leaves hope for break t me s ng ng rap or danc ng.
In the f rst place, I was do ng these
the oppressed after resisting" th ngs for fun, one day when I was
at my fr end's house, he turned to
me and asked, "Why don't you start
SHARING of Lokma was held issue, we are a sensitive society and
at the UK Alevi Cultural Center we are experiencing and feeling the mak ng mus c?" He sa d.
and Cemevi within the scope of the pain of this. We take on pain and Known as Eyeden n the mus c
Month of Muharrem which was mourning as if we lost a loved one word, he h ghl ghted that after
opened with rose bangs. or a relative in our house. Natural- hard work h s mus c was p cked up
In this month, the Alevi commu- ly, our fasts are not only to not eat but one of the most popular rad o
nity commemorates the historic and drink water, but also to fasting stat ons n the country “I started
battle of Karbala, where Prophet against your greed, hostility, self shar ng a new song every week for
Mohammad’s grandson was killed and all your grudges. Especially, to a year n 2017. I had a fan base,
during a siege. raise this awareness, to symbolize and when the songs I sang started
Lokma was shared after the it, to pass it on to future genera- play ng on BBC Rad o 1, t was a prove ourselves, apart from that, n England, but around the world."

members of the Cemevi Faith tions as a resistance and a peace tremendous mot vat on for me. I there s a huge l fe. s s what I Stat ng that he not only s ngs
Board, Yadigâr Arslan and Kazım despite all oppression. In fact, this am say ng, even though I gradua- n Engl sh, but also s ngs Turk sh
Yıldırım, raised evidence. mourning is crowned with Ashura, started perform ng n Coventry ted from the psychology.” songs, Eyeden sa d, “I have many

Zeynel Akdoğan, chair of the which shows that people can live in and B rm ngham after... “ “ ere are many advantages to Turk sh songs and I w ll share

England Alevi Cultural Center and e 25-year-old talented s nger l v ng n the UK and t s very m- them soon, but for now, my song

Cemevi, and İsra l Erbil, the chair peace despite all these evils.” has ach eved great success n a portant that we evaluate th s. I am called 'Burnt Br dges' w ll be relea-
“ e boiling of all colors and dif-

of the British Alevi Federation, short t me. Not only has he been very lucky to l ve here and seek sed on Fr day, August 28th. In th s
along with members of the ale- ferences in a cauldron like A ure; s ng ng, but he wr t ng the lyr cs to to bu ld a mus c career. Because song, I summar ze grow ng up as a
vi community also attended the We fast in the hope that all colors the songs he sang and launched h s Engl sh s one of the most nd s-

fourth Muharrem fast held on Sun- and di erences will be able to own product brand. pensable and most spoken langu- l ttle boy n a broken household ”.

day, August 23. live in peace... en, we share our e young entrepreneur, who ages n the world, and the songs F nally, Eyeden added, “ e sup-

BAF Chair Erbil , gave informa- cooked A ure with the souls. Shar- attracted a lot of attent on w th h s produced n England have become port of the Turk sh-speak ng com-
tion about Muharrem Matemi say- ing A ure is more than a food that brand named "Eyeden Cloth ng", very popular n the last 10 years. mun ty s very mportant to me.
ing: is really a symbol of peace and uni- recommended that young people To be honest, I can't say there are We have to take care of our youth
“Muharrem Matemi is actually a ty, where resentments and resent- as a whole, there are entrepreneu-
history, a document and the name ments are put aside. l ke h m always chase after the r d cult es. You have to work and r al young people l ke myself. I also
dreams.
of a society that resisted primarily “After fasting, we leave behind a bel eve n yourself. " w sh them success. "
for Alevis but all over the world, day of unity, solidarity and a ec- Eyeden sa d: “D scover what you In response to the quest on of
leaving hope for the oppressed tion. During Muharrem Matem, want to do, not what your fam ly where do you see yourself after 5 Follow Eyeden on soc al med a:
after they resisted. As Alevis, we these Lokma are shared in our in- or fr ends want to do. Be proact ve years, Eyeden sa d, "I a m to s ng n Instagram @eyedeno c al, You-
display a serious sensitivity to this stitutions in Britain... ” n pursu ng your dreams. Go ng to front of thousands of people and I Tube – EyedenMus c and T kTok –
un vers ty s not our only opt on to want my vo ce to be heard not only EyedenO c al
ASUK will celebrate '30 August Victory Day' online

THIS year the Atatürk Soc ety sacr f ces and the love of homeland
UK (ASUK) w ll be hold an event spread to the whole world. It s the
on the d g tal platform v a Zoom day when the sp r t of un ty and so-
to celebrate the 30th August V c- l dar ty consol dated and the stru-

tory Day. e V ctory Day event on ggle for ndependence, n wh ch
August 30, planned to be held on the whole country was mob l zed,
Monday, August 31, under the lea- ended n v ctory. We would l ke to
dersh p of IADD, w ll be celebrated see all our members and fr ends
on Zoom at 19:00 n the even ng. among us at our d g tal event that
ASUK Cha r Jale Özer shared a sta- we w ll organ ze on th s occas on.
tement about the event say ng: "We " “As well as speakers at the panel,
are real z ng the 98th ann versary e young award w nn ng v ol n st
of the freedom and ndependence from our soc ety, Ezo Dem Sarıcı
monument of the Turk sh Nat on. w ll also be perform ng.” e event
We w ll celebrate August 30 V ctory w ll be held on Monday, August
Day w th the part c pat on of our 31, 2020 at 7pm UK t me ever-
esteemed guests on Monday, 31 y ne s welcome to jo n the zoom
August 2020. August 30 has gone event on the l nk https://us02web.
down n h story as a per od n wh - zoom.us/j/82014714198 or us ng
ch the struggle for ndependence of the meet ng ID numner 820 1471
our people and our army w th great 4198 (no password requ red).