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Al Gore In Istanbul To Announce Live Earth Turkey

Just got word from the Live Earth Team that Former United States Vice President Al Gore, actress and Live Earth Istanbul spokesperson Sebnem Donmez, and representatives from local concert organizer Purple Concerts, gathered today at the Cirigan Palace to inform the public about the latest developments of Live Earth Turkey, which is being staged at The Seven Towers Fortress, a historic Byzantine site in Istanbul.

Representatives from World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Turkey, TEMA The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats, Doga Dernegi (DD) Nature Foundation, and Deniz Temiz (Turkish Marine Environment Protection Association), Live Earth Turkey’s NGO partners, spoke at the press conference in support of Live Earth environmental message.

“Live Earth is taking place across all seven continents because the climate crisis affects us all and all of us must be a part of the solution, Gore said. Live Earth will engage individuals, corporations and governments to take action against the climate crisis.

Tickets to Live Earth Istanbul go on sale Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. EEST. Tickets can be purchased through Biletix online: http://www.biletix.com. Tickets cost 50 YTL.

However the artist line-up for Live Earth Istanbul will be announced at a later date.

Live Earth Turkey is being produced and organized locally by Purple Concerts, an Istanbul-based concert production company founded by Marcel Avram, Cengizhan Yeldan and Alan Cattanach. Representatives of Purple Concerts underlined the importance of Istanbul being one of the nine host cities for Live Earth concerts.

Live Earth is very important for Turkish musicians and performers as they are receiving a opportunity for worldwide exposure for the first time, said Marcel Avram. The invited artists who will perform at Live Earth Istanbul will give a great contribution to the fight against global warming, and they will get to introduce their music to the world.

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