ORPHANED LAND Catalogue Now Available In Turkey
August 30, 2012, 12 years ago
Israeli metallers ORPHANED LAND have issued the following update:
“To our fans all over Turkey – after 11 years of a love story between Orphaned Land & Turkey, finally our albums are officially released and they are on D&R; and other record stores. We would like to personally ask you to show us your support and to get an official copy of our albums. This will mean a lot for us. Please also send us here a photo of you and the CD and we will register you to some nice competitions! Our beloveds in Turkey – Please support us!”
Thomas Seibert from The National recently reported that Orphaned Land have applied for Turkish citizenship. They hope to hear by the end of the month. Band members intend to keep their Israeli passports.
Ties between long-time allies Turkey and Israel became strained after Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip in late 2008 and plunged deeper into crisis two years ago when Israeli commandos killed nine Turkish activists in a raid on the Mavi Marmara, a ship carrying aid for Palestinians in Gaza. Turkey wants Israel to formally apologise for the incident and pay damages to the relatives of the victims, demands rejected by Israel.
The crisis shows no sign of being solved anytime soon. On November 6, a Turkish court is scheduled to begin hearing a criminal case brought by prosecutors against high-ranking Israeli officials accused of ordering the raid on the Mavi Marmara. According to Turkish news reports, Israel has said it will not provide a defence team for the accused, who will be tried in absentia and face life sentences if convicted.
"It is an unfortunate story, and it is a lesson of how easy [it is] to ruin a friendship and how hard it is to rebuild it," Mr Farhi said about the Mavi Marmara incident. He was responding to email questions. "You can say that in many ways, these days we are the only ambassadors of Israel in Turkey. We hope and pray for more understanding and better days."Read more at The National.
