Music of Turkey

Today, Turkish music is a fusion of classical art music, folk songs, Ottoman military music, Islamic hymns and the norms of western art music, with the Istanbul music scene as the hub of musical creativity.

Here are some posts introducing the music of Turkey:
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• Turkish Music and Artists
• Turkish Music and Artists in the Digital Age
• Turkish Music Going Digital (Article by Mark Mayhey)
• Whose Song is it?
• Yunus Emre: Turkish Sufi, Mystic & Humanist
• Shine a Light
• Two Turkish Divas
• The Other Turkish Diva
• Turkish pop singer Tarkan
• Retired dancer Oktay Keresteci (Article by Teemeah Baksa)

Turkish Rock Music by Teemeah Baksa
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• Rock group maNga: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
• Aydilge: The Girl From the Moon
• Rock band Kargo
• Emre Aydın: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
• Rock Music Samples: 1 | 2

Musical Tributes
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• Barış Akarsu: Riding the Clouds (1979-2007)
• Ertegün: A Recording Industry Icon (Article by Mark Mayhey)
• Aysel Gürel: Lyricist of Love (1928-2008)

Sounds of Istanbul

• Pop Power
• Sounds from Istanbul
• Istanbul Music Scene
• A European Perspective
• Istanbul Allaturca
• East Meet West in Istanbul (Articles by Emre Aracı)
• Heavenly Bodies (The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi)

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