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The 36 Boys were a gang of primarily Turkish and Kurdish immigrants from Berlin-Kreuzberg. The gang was active from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s. Besides Turkish, other nationalities were also represented in the large gang.〔Silja Ukena, ("Du kannst dein Leben ändern" ), ''Der Spiegel'', 20/2009, p. 162 〕 The gang operated in the area around the Kottbusser Tor to the residential areas between the ''Naunynstraße'' and ''Waldemarstraße'', as well as up to the Görlitzer Bahnhof. The graffiti of the 36 Boys were distributed throughout Berlin. In Kreuzberg, they served also to mark the gang's "turf".〔Georg-Eckert-Institut für internationale Schulbuchforschung, ("Scribo ergo sum: Graffiti" ) 〕 The gang took its name from the former Berlin postal borough ''Südost 36'' or ''SO 36''.〔Joachim Fahrun, ("Kein Respekt mehr vor dem Leben" ), ''Berliner Morgenpost'', 13 September 2007 〕 The idea for the name of the gang came from Attila Murat Aydın, a founder of the Berlin rap scene, who was murdered by a pensioner in 2003.〔Plutonia Plarre, ("Ich habe den Asphalt studiert" ), ''Die Tageszeitung'', 1 December 2006 〕 In addition to the 36 Boys there were the "36 Juniors", who showed a higher potential of violence.〔 In the beginning of the 1990s the 36 Boys fought turf battles with Nazis and Skinheads in the Jungfernheide park.〔("Jeder Deutsche ein Nazi" ), Spiegel-Serie über Jugend und Gewalt in der Bundesrepublik (II): Ausländer-Streetgangs, ''Der Spiegel'', 47/1990, p. 157 〕 Other rival gangs were the ''Warriors'' from the Schlesisches Tor and the ''Black Panthers'' from Wedding. During the May riots in Kreuzberg, the 36 Boys initially joined the Autonomists, but the alliance was short-lived because of the group's lack of political orientation. In 2007 the Berlin Senate employed former members of the 36 Boys as ''Kiezläufer'' ("neighbour walkers") in Kreuzberg to help prevent juvenile delinquency. The area around the Naunynstraße, the centre of the gang, was declared a no-go area by the Senate.〔Markus Deggerich, ("Drei Engel für Kreuzberg" ), ''Der Spiegel'' 38/2007, p. 58 〕 After the dissolution of the gang the former gang members went their separate ways. Some remained in the criminal milieu, others such as the cook Tim Raue - awarded by the Gault Millau - turned to lawful careers. Some became social workers in local housing projects and youth centres. Former member Sinan Tosun has opened a shop near Kottbusser Tor in which he sells clothes with 36 Boys logos.〔 His brother, professional boxer Muzaffer Tosun, was also a member of the 36 Boys, as were the rapper Killa Hakan〔("Ich muß blöd gewesen sein" ), interview with Harkan Durmus, ''Der Spiegel'' 16/1997, p. 88 〕 and the author, film director and media educator Neco Çelik. In the German media, the gang is depicted as the prototypical gang of immigrant background.〔Torsten Thissen, ("Akute Bedrohungslage" ), ''Die Welt'', 5 July 2007 〕 == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「36 Boys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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