Syrian refugees share pain, express themselves with music at Turkish camp
Taken from Facebok page of Elbeyli accommodation facility in Kilis, Turkey


Syrian performers who have fled the war in their own country have been given the chance to revive their profession and culture inside and outside a huge refugee camp in Turkey, thanks to a 22-year-old Turkish musician.Mustafa Ertekin has formed a music group consisting of Syrian refugees living at Elbeyli refugee camp in southern Kilis province, home to 24,000 people.The musical group is composed of 11 refugees and 'orchestra chief' Ertekin has made a concerted effort to find players to fill what he called a "gap" in the camp, namely the lack of music. "It was very tiring at the beginning," says Ertekin when asked how the idea of forming the group arose. He firstly wandered across the province for a long time and before telling camp officials about his idea. The young man says he was lucky to find the most of the group members at the camp after getting official approval from the Kilis governorate. The group-called 'Mustafa Ertekin and His Orchestra' performs concerts, plays at welcoming ceremonies for national and international officials visiting the camp and during special days such as Turkey's April 23 Childrentarget="_blank"'>