The 500-year reign of the Ottoman Empire was the most pervasive — and progressive — influence over Central Asia, Eastern Europe and the upper Arab peninsula. Though the dissolution of the empire and ...

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.

Well-known Turkish musician and scholar Latif Bolat performs. Bolat, who specializes in Sufi music, has performed in more than a dozen countries. He has recorded soundtrack music for George Lucas and ...

From early radio broadcasts to modern jazz festivals, Türkiye’s jazz scene has evolved through cultural fusion, pioneering ...

The Cappadocia region of central Turkey is famous for its rock formations, although this past weekend the area drew a different kind of attention via Echoes From Agartha. Happening at the base of one ...