Yesilçam ("Green pine") is a metonym for the Turkish film industry, similar to Hollywood in the United States, and Pinewood in the United Kingdom. Yeşilçam is named after Yeşilçam Street in theBeyoğlu district of Istanbul where many actors, directors, crew members...
Popular music is to a large extent produced by the consumer generation, or even if not later came on to take on many of those characteristics, and takes its...
As in most societies we come across Turkish folk music dealing with daily life and Turkish classical music, the music of the courts. A folk song usually deals with...
In the framework of music, the forms of music that accompanied or assisted such Islamic obligations as circumcision, fasting and the call to prayer, and known as Mosque Music...
Western influence had already begun to be felt in Ottoman music towards the middle of the 19th century. These increased towards the end of the century, and led to...
This work, the broadest Dictionary of Turkish music thus far created, is the result of a multi-year project by an expert team , which was funded and made available...
Turkish musical folk instruments can be classified as follows: String Instruments a) Played with a plectrum b) Played with fingers Saz, Baglama, Tar Bow Instruments Kabak Kemane, Karadeniz Kemencesi Wind Instruments Zurna, Kaval, Çigirtma, Mey, Tulum, Sipsi, Çifte...
The Turkish music industry includes a number of fields, ranging from record companies to radio stations and community and state orchestras. Most of the major record companies are based in Istanbul's...
Hidden Gems for Travelers in Turkey Turkey’s winter landscape is often overlooked in favor of its famous summer destinations, but...
The recent depreciation of the Turkish lira has captured both local and global attention, raising questions about Turkey’s handling of...
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