Kreuzberg

German authorities are set to erect a monument to honor the first generation of Turkish workers, acknowledging their significant contribution to economic development in Germany.

The Eleni Koroneou Gallery (koroneougallery.com) presents a selection of paintings and works on paper by German neo-expressionist Helmut Middendorf, which were created in the period from 1977 to 1988 and were chiefly inspired by daily life, pop culture, and the nightlife and music scene of Berlin's historic Kreuzberg district. The exhibition also includes his early Super-8 films.

Berlin’s trendy Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district is home to the world’s smallest disco – ‘Teledisko’. The coin-operated venue created by German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom is a repurposed phone booth and can only accomodate two people at a time. Only you and your chosen friends can enter the yellow parted place.

Bizim Bakkal, a family-run Turkish grocery shop in Berlin's Kreuzberg neighborhood, has just won against property developers. The 28-year-old grocery will not be evicted, thanks to active support of the neighborhood's residents. 

After decades of quietly selling fruit and vegetables, a family-run Turkish grocery shop has become the unlikely flashpoint in a Berlin culture war pitting a neighborhood against property developers.

Turkey’s beloved transgender singer Bülent Ersoy may not be a global star, but she nevertheless has many followers all across the world and even one impersonator: A Singaporen artist living in Berlin and known for her alias Bülent Wongsoy.