Turkish left-wing band Grup Yorum sings under al-Assad poster

Turkish left-wing band Grup Yorum sings under al-Assad poster

ISTANBUL

Grup Yorum posted pictures from the concert on its Facebook page.

Popular left-wing Turkish band, Grup Yorum, gave a concert in Syria in support of the Taksim Gezi Park protests.

The concert was organized by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to daily Akşam.

The group also posted pictures their Facebook page, which showed them singing under a poster of al-Assad.
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