Selda Bağcan

Name: Selda Bağcan
Start: 2026-06-13T20:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-13T20:30:00+02:00
Location: Congress Center Rosengarten Mannheim

took place · 13 Jun 2026

Congress Center Rosengarten Mannheim, Germany

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Selda Bağcan performs in Mannheim on Saturday, 13 June 2026 at 20:30 at Congress Center Rosengarten Mannheim. This is one of two German dates for the Turkish folk music legend this year. Rosengarten is a historic congress and events centre built in 1903 and thoroughly modernized, hosting congresses, trade fairs, galas, and major concerts. The largest hall, Musensaal, is renowned for its excellent acoustics and capacity, making it an ideal venue for this concert.

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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)

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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: Congress Center Rosengarten Mannheim

The Rosengarten is Mannheim's central congress and event complex, built in the early 20th century and expanded over the decades. It hosts trade fairs, congresses, galas and large concerts, with the Mozartsaal being its most celebrated hall - renowned for its outstanding acoustics. The venue sits directly on the Friedrichsplatz, one of the largest art nouveau squares in Europe.

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