Founded by refugee musicians, a music institute in Southern Turkey tries to revive forgotten Syrian classics and integrate Turkish and Syrian cultures with music the two have shared for centuries.

Ferdi Tayfur, the beloved icon of Turkish Arabesque music, passed away at 79, leaving a legacy of soulful songs and poignant ...

My love affair with Turkish psychedelic pop and funky progressive rock developed over time. First came the chance discovery of a Turkish television music-library record sitting in a New York music ...

Turkish music has many different sounds that people around the world enjoy. However, finding singers who show the full range of Turkish musical talent can be difficult. This guide will introduce you ...

Asia Society Texas's Encore Series brings you the very best of our in-person programs — in bite-size form. Revisit highlights from events you've enjoyed live, or sample exciting new performances, all ...

Asia Society Texas, American Turkish Association-Houston, and Hoppa Project present Sounds of Anatolia, from the fifth annual Turkish Music Festival, a multi-day musical event dedicated to sharing a ...

Turkish singer Muslum Gurses, a national legend for his mournful, melancholy lyrics and contributions to arabesque music, will be remembered this week at an Istanbul cemetery, as Tuesday marks the ...

The popular Turkish rock musician Haluk Levent has been detained amid a probe into his aid organization Ahbap, state news ...

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.

Standing by the bed of a Cypriot patient who has just undergone vascular surgery, Dr Bingür Sönmez consults a screen monitoring pulse and blood pressure. Then a colleague pulls out a flute and starts ...

Scott Yoo learns about the Turkish kanun and about what court music in the country sounded like. Kanun, yes, Turkish musical instrument. Okay. And do you change the tuning with those — Yes. These are ...