Category: Music
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Turkish Music: Ajda Pekkan – 1960s
“Superstar” is her nickname… Ajda Pekkan has continued to contribute to the Turkish music scene without interruption from the early 1960s to the present day. This month, I’d like to do something a little different and dedicate the entire month to this remarkable artist. In the first week, I’ll be sharing with you the songs…
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Turkish Music: Sufle
Sufle is a Turkish rock and pop music band founded in 2012 by Göksu Taşçeviren and guitarist Mustafa Atik. The band gained fame through social media and remains popular among young people today.
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Turkish Music: Pinhânî
Founded in 2004, Pinhânî is a Turkish alternative rock band that gained nationwide recognition with their first album, ‘İnandığın Masallar’ (The Fairy Tales You Believe In), released in 2006.
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Turkish Music: Suzidil Saz Semaisi
“Suzidil Saz Semaisi” by Fahri Kopuz and Sedad Öztoprak is one of my favourite instrumental Turkish music pieces. This week, I wanted to explore how the same piece can sound different when played on three different instruments.
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Turkish Music: Arif Sami Toker
Born in 1926, Arif Sami Toker took music lessons from Sadettin Kaynak and Hafız Kemal Batanay, who were prominent composers, at a young age. After completing his education at the Istanbul Conservatory, he began performing at Tepebaşı Gazinosu, one of the famous venues of the time. In 1950, his fame spread throughout the country when…
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Turkish Music: Kani Karaca
One common characteristic shared by great musicians such as Jose Feliciano, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder is that they are blind. There are blind musicians around the world who have achieved remarkable success. Kâni Karaca is one of them. Karaca demonstrated a level of mastery that was difficult to approach, particularly in religious music but…
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Turkish Music: Nükhet Duru
Nükhet Duru began her musical career as a soloist in 1971 and quickly became one of Turkiye’s most recognised and beloved singers thanks to her powerful voice. She was one of the leading figures in the Turkish music world, particularly from the 1970s to the mid-1990s.
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Turkish Music: Yıldırım Gürses
One of the most notable characteristics of Yıldırım Gürses, who contributed to Turkish Art Music from various perspectives, is that he composed approximately 400 pieces throughout his life. Another characteristic is that he founded the “Turkiye Music Copyright Society”, which protects artists’ rights.
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Turkish Music: Alpay
Alpay, a musician who excels at weaving his emotions into his music, has composed many timeless songs. His beautiful voice and memorable lyrics have secured the 90-year-old artist a place among the unforgettable figures of Turkish music.
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Turkish Music: Kıraç
Kıraç, who began to gain recognition in the Turkish music world in the 2000s, has produced songs that many people enjoy with his Anatolian rock style music.
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