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Keeping memories alive: Gazino and Turkish Bazaar celebrates history!
On October 11, 2025, a music and street festival celebrating the history of the Turkish Bazaar and Gazino will take place in Berlin.
Keeping memories alive: Gazino and Turkish Bazaar celebrates history!
In Berlin, the important history of contemporary migration is being honored through a new project. The Intercultural House, together with the Sozial Label e.V., has set itself the goal of documenting the memories of the lively culture of the Turkish Bazaar and the Gazinos. These places, which were an important part of city life until the Bülowstrasse train station was closed in 1993, are to be brought back to life with the stories of the people who performed dances, sang songs or sold their goods there.
The initiators are looking for contemporary witnesses who would like to share their experiences in the form of stories, photos or videos. A music and street festival will take place on October 11, 2025 under the motto “Gazino and Turkish Bazaar”. The event, which will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Steinmetzstraße, 10783 Berlin, offers a tent for contemporary witnesses where they can tell their memories over tea and pastries. It is an invitation to everyone to bring their impressions and documents from back then and to help preserve this history. Berlin.de reports that the main goal of the project is to preserve the memories of the Gazinos and the Turkish Bazaar as part of Berlin's history.
The festival and its meaning
The planned festival is not only an opportunity to celebrate together, but is also a step towards making Berlin's cultural diversity visible. Further information about the music and street festival is available on the Schöneberg Nord website.
In the context of these efforts, the project “City History as Migration History: Berlin Places of Remembrance” is also described. The aim is to anchor the history of migration in collective memory. On this occasion, the project commemorates the 50th anniversary of the German-Turkish recruitment agreement of 1961. Activities will take place at various prominent locations in Berlin that promote dialogue between cultural policy actors and shed light on the historical role of migrants in the city.
Partner organizations such as the FU Berlin and the Kreuzbergmuseum are working together on this initiative, which also includes the development of audio guides on Berlin's migration history. The aim is to strengthen the culture of remembrance through targeted productions and the presentation of results. Further information about the project can be found on the [FU Berlin] website (https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/fmi/bereich/phm/projekte/projekte/berliner_orte_der_erinnerung/index.html).
These initiatives create a valuable space not only to celebrate the cultural diversity that characterizes Berlin, but also to actively document it and integrate it into the public consciousness.