İÇ İÇE, which means "intertwined" or "interwoven" in Turkish, is the first and only diverse festival for new Anatolian music in Germany.

The Anatolian region has always been a melting pot for the most diverse cultural currents and musical traditions. Since the 1960s at the latest, these have been unfolding anew in our immediate neighborhood and influencing our everyday life and nightlife, from the underground to pop culture. The core element of the multilingual and polyphonic festival is how artists reinterpret cultural fragments of their identities in a personal way and thus create space and a voice for themselves in the societies they call home.

Our team consists of mostly queer and migrant people who want to celebrate, strengthen and further connect our communities through music and art. Since 2021, we have been inviting people to BİZ BİZE in Körnerpark Neukölln on the day before the festival. With this intervention in public space, we celebrate art and culture that is free from the expectations of the dominant society.

İÇ İÇE is more than just a cultural event for us: it is a place of coming together and respectful exchange through various formats and collaborations - in several cities. İÇ İÇE also performs outside of Berlin to reach people all over Germany, for example in Hamburg or Munich.