Selda Bağcan

Name: Selda Bağcan
Start: 2026-10-09T20:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-09T20:30:00+02:00
Location: CCH - Congress Center Hamburg

took place · 9 Oct 2026

CCH - Congress Center Hamburg, Germany

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Selda Bağcan — CCH - Congress Center Hamburg, Hamburg

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Concert by Turkish singer Selda Bağcan.

About: Selda Bağcan

A physics graduate who traded the laboratory for the bağlama, Selda Bağcan has spent over five decades turning Anatolian folk tradition into sharp political commentary - her voice sampled from Istanbul to New York, her concerts still drawing crowds across Europe.

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Ranked among The Times' Legendary Women Singers (global list of 81)

What's new

2025-06
Selda Bağcan is scheduled to perform at a festival in Sivrihisar alongside other Turkish artists in June 2025.
2025-02
Bağcan performed at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht (February 1) and Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg (February 12) as part of a European tour.
2024-09
Bağcan established the Selda Bağcan Foundation, registered in Turkey's Official Gazette, to provide scholarships to students in need, support children with SMA, and fund animal shelters.

Tour

UtrechtHamburgDuisburgDidimIstanbulAlanyaMersin

Tracks

İnce İnce Bir Kar Yağarsignature protest folk song, sampled by Mos Def on Grammy-nominated album 'The Ecstatic' (2009)

Uğurlar Olsun1993 lament for assassinated journalist Uğur Mumcu, became a symbol of political turbulence in 1990s Turkey

Yuh Yuhreinterpreted with Tel Aviv rock band Boom Pam (2014), widely played at European concerts

Sürgünenduring farewell ballad, featured in Turkish TV series and widely shared on social media

Yaz Gazeteci Yazclassic protest anthem, regularly performed live and part of the Boom Pam collaboration

About the venue: CCH - Congress Center Hamburg

The CCH – Congress Center Hamburg is one of Germany's largest and most prominent congress and event venues, located in the heart of Hamburg near the Planten un Blomen park. Originally opened in 1973, it underwent a comprehensive modernisation and reopened in 2021. The CCH offers over 12,000 m² of event space across numerous halls and conference rooms, hosting major international congresses, trade events, and large-scale performances.

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