Alparslan Babaoglu-Marx

Alparslan Babaoglu-Marx (born 1964 in Lübeck ), artist name “Der Integrator”, is a Turkish-born cabaret artist , book author, integration activist and initiator of the D-country project.

Career

General

Babaoglu-Marx was born in Lübeck in 1964 and grew up in Istanbul . After graduating from high school, he returned to Germany, where he completed an apprenticeship in the hotel industry and started his own business in the construction industry in the early 1990s. Today he lives in Cologne and, in addition to his job, has dedicated himself to integration.

engagement

As a result of public debates on integration and his own experiences, Babaoglu-Marx began to deal with the topic of integration from 2005, which he believes never happened in Germany. In order to draw attention to the topic and to stimulate public dialogue, he initiated discussion rounds, information events and activities that put the cultural encounter in the foreground. The commitment encompassed smaller campaigns such as a recipe exchange, children's action groups in schools through to participation in the Cologne Carnival with a multicultural foot group and appearances in various TV programs.

Cabaret artist - the integrator

As part of his engagement, the fictional character “The Integrator” was created in 2008, with whom Babaoglu-Marx appears as a political cabaret artist.

Initiator of the D-country project

Parallel to his work as a cabaret artist, Babaoglu-Marx launched the “D-Länder” project, with which he calls for a common name to be found and established for all people living in Germany, regardless of their ethnic origin (examples: “ D countries "," German countries "or" DE residents "). The aim of the project is to increase the feeling of belonging among foreigners and at the same time to contribute to the formation of a new, territorial identity for all people living in Germany.

author

In 2014, Babaoglu-Marx published a cabaret educational book that deals with the history of migration and integration of Turks in Germany and includes all the insights gained from his engagement and suggested solutions.

Publications

• First learn German, and then we'll see. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2014, ISBN 978-3-735-71859-4

Web links

• Official website under the stage name "Der Integrator"
• Website of the D-countries project

Individual evidence

1. ^ Deutsche Welle
2. ↑ Kölner Stadtanzeiger
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5. ↑ THE MIRROR
6. ↑ Rheinische Post (pdf) ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Rundschau Online
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9. ^ Westfälische Nachrichten
10. ↑ Deutsche Welle ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ↑ Kölner Stadtanzeiger
12. ^ Google Books