Stadtgespräch: Ein Abend für Fakir Baykurt

In the organizer's words:

Talk of the town

An evening for Fakir Baykurt

Fakir Baykurt (1929 - 1999) - writer, trade unionist, educational activist, Anatolian humanist, founder of the Literaturcafé in Duisburg (1992). As a formative literary voice of the first generation of immigrants in Germany, he tirelessly campaigned for social justice, cultural exchange and education. In Duisburg, where he lived and worked for many years, he left traces that continue to have an impact today.

For the first time, his children, Tonguç Baykurt and Işık Baykurt, will speak publicly in Duisburg about their father - about the personal side of a man who moved many. The evening will be complemented by contributions from migration researcher Dr. Türkan Yılmaz from the Kayar bookshop, who was associated with Baykurt and played a key role in shaping his time in Duisburg.

Dr. Nesrin Tanç, who has dealt intensively with Baykurt's life and work in Duisburg in numerous publications, events and research papers, will conceive and moderate this special evening at the Centre for Remembrance Culture. The evening not only honors Fakir Baykurt as a historical figure, but also poses the question: How can his legacy be kept alive in Duisburg? An evening of remembrance - and of thinking ahead. We invite all interested parties to come and talk to the experts.

REGISTRATION by 18.11.2025 to zfe@stadt-duisburg.de Participation is free of charge.

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Participation is free of charge.