Name: İÇ İÇE – Festival for New Anatolian Music 2026
Start: 2026-06-20T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-21T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festsaal Kreuzberg

İÇ İÇE

About İÇ İÇE

İÇ İÇE (Turkish for 'intertwined') is Berlin's only festival exclusively dedicated to new Anatolian music – a hybrid scene blending Anatolian folk, Turkish rock, electronic music, pop, and rap from the diaspora and contemporary Anatolia. The 6th edition takes place on June 20th and 21st, 2026, at Festsaal Kreuzberg. The lineup includes Melina, Young Workers, Muskila x Simona Abdallah, Paydar, Serqo, Loma Reqs, Irma, Nene H, and QueerBerg. Accompanying events feature workshops, readings, and discussions on diaspora identity, solidarity, racism, and empowerment. Tickets €25–€100.

Dates 20 Jun — 21 Jun 2026

Venue Berlin (11000)

Prices 25.00€ — 100.00€

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

İÇ İÇE — edition 2026

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The 6th edition of İÇ İÇE runs on June 20th and 21st, 2026, at Festsaal Kreuzberg. Two days of new Anatolian music – rock, electronic, pop, and rap from Anatolia and the diaspora. On the poster: Melina, Young Workers, Muskila x Simona Abdallah, Paydar, Serqo, Loma Reqs, Irma, Nene H, QueerBerg. Workshops, readings, and discussions accompany the concerts. Tickets €25–€100 (Early Bird, Regular, Support).

The 2026 edition spans two days at Festsaal Kreuzberg with live concerts, DJ sets, performances, workshops, readings, and discussions. Festival hours run from 3:00 PM in the afternoon until 6:00 AM in the morning – during the day, workshops and talks take center stage, while evenings feature concerts and late-night club programming and DJ sets.

The lineup spans the contemporary Anatolian hybrid scene: Melina as headliner, Young Workers for the Kurdish-influenced scene, Nene H as a queer diaspora anchor, with Muskila x Simona Abdallah, Paydar, Serqo, Loma Reqs, Irma, and QueerBerg completing the program. More acts will be announced in the weeks leading up to the festival.

Highlights İÇ İÇE 2026

6th Edition – Berlin's only festival for new Anatolian music
Lineup includes: Melina, Young Workers, Nene H, Muskila x Simona Abdallah, Paydar, Serqo, Loma Reqs, Irma, QueerBerg
Workshops, readings, and discussions on diaspora, solidarity, racism, and empowerment
Queer and migrant organized, with an awareness team and safer space concept
Festsaal Kreuzberg as the main venue – one of Berlin's most important subculture stages

Programme İÇ İÇE 2026

Saturday, June 20, 2026 (Starts 3:00 PM)

Afternoon (3:00 PM – 7:00 PM)

Workshops: Diaspora Identity, Solidarity, Anti-Racism, Empowerment
Readings from contemporary Anatolian diaspora literature
Panel discussions with artists and activists

Evening (7:00 PM – 11:00 PM) – Concerts at Festsaal Kreuzberg

Melina (Headliner Day 1)
Young Workers
Muskila x Simona Abdallah
Paydar

Night (11:00 PM – 6:00 AM) – Club Program and DJ Sets

Nene H (DJ Set, queer diaspora anchor)
QueerBerg Crew as resident

Sunday, June 21, 2026 (Starts 3:00 PM)

Afternoon

More workshops and readings
Panels and audio walks

Evening – Concerts

Serqo
Loma Reqs
Irma
Special Guests TBA

Night – Closing Party

DJ sets until 6:00 AM

Set times and exact order will be published by the festival shortly before the event. Awareness team on site, safer space concept.

Prices İÇ İÇE 2026

Advance sales in three categories: Early Bird, Regular, Support Ticket. Price range €25 to €100. Tickets via rausgegangen.de and festival channels.

Practical information

Practical information — İÇ İÇE

Getting There

Festsaal Kreuzberg, Am Flutgraben 2, 12435 Berlin. S+U Treptower Park (S8, S9, S41, S42) approx. 10 min. walk or S+U Warschauer Straße approx. 15 min. Located directly on the water between Treptow and Friedrichshain.

Tickets

Advance sales via the festival platform and rausgegangen.de. Three categories: Early Bird, Regular, Support Ticket – price range €25 to €100.

Organizers

İÇ İÇE Festival Kollektiv – queer and migrant organized. Information via the festival channels.

Anatolia as a Musical Reservoir

'Anatolian music' historically refers to the musical traditions of Anatolia – modern-day Turkey – encompassing its regional folk music, the high culture of the Ottoman Empire, and the upheavals of the 20th century. Today, an exciting young scene draws from this tradition while confronting it with rock, electronic music, pop, and rap. It emerges half from contemporary Anatolia and half from major European diaspora centers – Berlin being one of the most important.

Berlin and its Turkish / Kurdish Community

Berlin hosts one of the largest Turkish- and Kurdish-speaking communities outside of Turkey. This community is not monolithic: it includes second and third-generation migrant families, new refugees, artists with international careers, and queer activists who have found safe havens in Berlin. İÇ İÇE is one of the few Berlin festival formats that musically unites this diversity.

Format and Program

The festival takes place at Festsaal Kreuzberg on the Flutgraben – one of Berlin's most influential subculture stages. Over two days (Friday and Saturday), live concerts, DJ sets, performance slots, workshops, readings, and discussions run in parallel. The festival addresses not only music but also political themes: diaspora identity, solidarity, racism, and empowerment.

Queer and Migrant Organized

The festival collective consists predominantly of queer and migrant individuals. This self-organization shapes not only the programming (with explicitly queer acts like Nene H and QueerBerg) but also the festival culture: an awareness team, a safer space concept, and multilingual communication. İÇ İÇE means 'intertwined' in Turkish – a program name that encapsulates the festival's self-understanding.