News Turkey Music: Altin Gun brings Turkish blend to Sinclair
“It definitely sparked an extra interest in Turkish music from the ’70s.” Slowly, Verhulst drifted from the rock ’n’ roll of his past to stranger, more unfamiliar sounds. “The scales definitely sound ...
News Turkey Music: As 1,000 Syrians arrested in Turkey, crackdown fears intensify
Sitting in an inner-city Istanbul park, Ahmad* was enjoying music and the company of his friends ... for hundreds of thousands of Syrians who call Istanbul home, since the Turkish government announced ...
News Turkey Music: Turkey coup: why President Erdogan is still trying to convince the West
Set against dramatic music, the video outlines the events that took place on the night of the coup. The government also revealed a new logo to mark the coup, which incorporates the crescent and star ...
News Turkey Music: LyricFind partners with Turkey-based music streaming service fizy
LyricFind has partnered with Turkey-based music streaming and download service fizy. fizy is powered by Turkish mobile phone operator, Turkcell. LyricFind will provide its full database of lyrics in a ...
News Turkey Music: 'Make war against fascists!' Gaye Su Akyol, Turkey's psychpop powerhouse
She gets called ‘the most courageous artist in Turkey’ and has been questioned by the police about her lyrics. The singing sensation takes us on a tour of Istanbul to explain how political turmoil feeds her work
News Turkey Music: Teacher explores villages to record songs in Turkey’s SW
Music teacher Emre Dayıoğlu spends most of his time and money visiting remote villages in southwestern Turkey to document local music and dance in hopes of preserving it for future generations. “If I ...
News Turkey Music: Well-known Turkish pianist Gülsin Onay gives a recital in Chicago on May 19
In 2014, Onay was awarded the Honorary Medal of the 42nd Istanbul Music Festival. For the last two years, the Turkish city of Tekirdağ, which has named one of its streets after Gülsin Onay, has held a ...
News Turkey Music: Turkish music teacher records traditional song, dance for posterity
Music teacher Emre Dayioglu spends most of his time -- and money -- visiting remote villages in southwestern Turkey to document local music and dance in hopes of preserving it for future generations. ...
News Turkey Music: He Travels Around Turkey to Preserve Music and Dance
Music teacher Emre Dayioglu spends most of his time -- and money -- visiting remote villages in southwestern Turkey to document local music and dance in hopes of preserving it for future generations. Carrying his Uctelli, a three-stringed instrument unique to the area, Dayioglu has visited dozens of villages across Turkey’s Teke region, recording local performances of traditional music and folkloric dances.
News Turkey Music: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra celebrates Turkish wrestling in Saturday’s program
The cazgır initiates the games by reciting Turkish folk poetry, and authentically, Eryılmaz, portraying the role of the announcer, begins his piece in the same manner. Historically, the cultural ...
News Turkey Music: Turkey hunting pilgrimage pays off
It takes occasionally spending time in the turkey woods with folks like Travis Sumner to realize how mediocre my skills really are. I mean this fella can flat call turkeys. We located a bird on the ...
News Turkey Music: Rhythms of ‘fasıl’ music meet Ramadan flavors
Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul welcomes the Sultan of 11 Months with a traditional iftar buffet, highlighting the rich heritage of Turkish and Ottoman cuisine to the accompaniment of live “fasıl” music ...
News Turkey Music: Charity opens children’s home in Turkey’s Bartın
Turkish children’s charity MİKA-DER (The Tiny Hearts Foundation ... sheltered in children’s houses for their present and future life by means of education, music, theatre, sports and psychological ...