Kazim Koyuncu was a  well known singer  songwriter from the Black Sea (Karadeniz) region of Turkey. Aswell as Turkish, he sang in other  languages of the Black Sea region including Laz and Armenian. He was also  respected for his political activism, humanitarian views and environmental campaigning. Sadly he died at the age of 33, on

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One of the best films I’ve seeen on YouTube for  while. A short film featuring a collaboration of some of Turkey’s best folk singers, protesting amongst other things, about damage to the natural environment of the Black Sea Region ( Karadeniz) caused by developments like new dams. The Black Sea region borders Russia  and tea

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