Turkish singer Muslum Gurses, a national legend for his mournful, melancholy lyrics and contributions to arabesque music, will be remembered this week at an Istanbul cemetery, as Tuesday marks the ...

This program takes place in-person at Asia Society Texas Center. Asia Society Texas Center and Hoppa Project present the fourth annual Turkish Music Festival, featuring master clarinetist Ismail ...

Turkish music has many different sounds that people around the world enjoy. However, finding singers who show the full range of Turkish musical talent can be difficult. This guide will introduce you ...

GAZIANTEP, Turkey — When the powerful earthquake rocked her home in early February, 18-year-old Sidra Mohammed Ali woke up and thought of one thing: her music school — was it OK? The next day, as ...

The Konya Turkish Sufi Music Ensemble performed the ceremony of the Whirling Dervishes, also known as Sema, at the India Habitat Centre. The ceremony, started by Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi in the 13th ...

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Nasip Kısmet is a term used by Turkish people to describe the idea that “what is meant to happen will happen,” or “destiny.” This is the term a group of Turkish-Hungarian musicians in Budapest chose ...

ISTANBUL — An empty can, the base of a lamp and string: what sound like rubbish to some are music to the ears of a Turkish band that turns waste into instruments to promote recycling. Fungistanbul, a ...

Recent protests in Taksim Square and Gezi Park against Turkey's government have included many musicians, continuing a tradition of resistance and dissent which runs back through the 60s to pre-Islamic ...

Step into Meyhouse, and you’re stepping into more than just a restaurant—you’re entering a living expression of Turkish culture. While many associate Turkish cuisine with kebabs alone, it’s a deeply ...

Fungistanbul, a trio that began experimenting with a sound they call "Trash Oriental" in 2019, have joined a growing global movement of groups that bang, strum and blow into things they find in ...