NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Erdinç Eçevit, the lead singer of the rock band Altin Gün, about his band's new album, "Garip," which pays tribute to the late Turkish folk singer Neset Ertas.

Altın Gün, a psychedelic rock band formed in Amsterdam, released their sixth studio album “Garip,” on February 20.  Uniquely, the band formed in 2016 after Jasper Verhulst, the bassist for the band, ...

Grammy-nominated Turkish composer and musician Mehmet Ali Sanlikol would like to introduce his one-of-a-kind dream instrument. It’s been decades in the making, and on Wednesday, March 26, his ...

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 composer and musician transforms his oud to let loose with electric riffs 05:05 Andrea Shea April 07, 2025 Mehmet Ali Sanlikol plays a traditional oud at his studio in Belmont, Mass. (Robin ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Turkish Mystic Sufi musician, singer and composer Latif Bolat will present music, poetry, Sufi ...

The festival theme – "Siradişi", meaning "Unusual" – covers a multitude of quirks and combos, as such tags do. But the slice of weekend life I chose had a neat symmetry in its otherness. After the ...