# What is happening right now

> Bilgen Pehlivan – Cultural gerontologist · Cultural and project manager · Speaker. https://bilgen-karasu.de/en/projects

## Vergiss mich nicht – Unutma Beni (World Alzheimer's Day)

- When: September 21, 2026, 15:00 – 17:30
- Where: Seniorenzentrum Theo-Burauen-Haus, Peter-Bauer-Straße 2, 50823 Köln
- My part: Singalong concert with Erdal Şahin

A bilingual afternoon for World Alzheimer's Day with an expert talk, advice, poetry and a shared singalong concert.

## Türkülerimiz, Şarkılarımız (Tea hour with music)

- When: September 22, 2026, 16:30 – 18:00
- Where: Kulturbunker Köln-Mülheim, Berliner Straße 20, 51063 Köln
- My part: Concept and facilitation

A tea hour on migration and memory: singing, telling stories and listening together – over tea and familiar songs.

## Glimpses of the ongoing work

- **Tea hours with seniors**: Singing, telling stories and listening together – at the table, with tea, song sheets and piano accompaniment.
- **Songs in two languages**: “Yüksek Yüksek Tepelere” beside its German translation: familiar melodies open memories.
- **Meeting as equals**: A session at Demenz Meet Köln on how methods from cultural gerontology activate memories.

As chair of WeltKultur Bühne e. V. Cologne I design and organise cultural and musical projects, from the women's choir to encounter programmes for older people.

## Contact

- Bilgen Pehlivan, Bugenhagenstraße 37, 51061 Köln
- Phone: 0174 3292003
- Email: kontakt@bilgen-karasu.de
- Make an enquiry: https://bilgen-karasu.de/en/contact