An instrument crafter in Turkish metropolis Istanbul has revived nearly 800 musical instruments that were about to be forgotten over nearly last three decades. Feridun Obul, a primary school graduate, ...

Old glasses cases, plastic jugs, a reception bell, a piece of a broom. These are no longer bits of trash, but components to upcycled instruments. Roni Aran, Herman Artuc and Serhat Ayebe make up the ...

Traditional Turkish music and folk instruments will be promoted in Japan with a new project launched by Turkey’s Yunus Emre Institute (YEE). In collaboration with the Turkish Culture Ministry, the ...

Many of us have listened to the mesmerising sound of the santoor, an instrument made famous by the late Shiv Kumar Sharma Many of us have listened to the mesmerising sound of the santoor, an ...

The audience in Istanbul was shocked when Mercan Dede walked on stage. How could he have a red Mohawk and a pierced ear? How could he be in his early 30s? This musician who plays a traditional Turkish ...

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — Members of the Raindrop Turkish House Tulsa stopped by 2 Works for You studio to preview the upcoming Turkish Food and Art Festival. Soner Gozuotlu will be an artist playing at ...