Ezgi Karakus blends Turkish funk with Kansas City soul ...

Turkish rap is not a sterile form of entertainment or a commercial project; it is a survival instinct born out of a sense of being trapped and marginalized.

Turkish rap star Mavi has entered a powerful new chapter with his latest release, “SSS.” A longtime presence in the music ...

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.

A Turkish jazz guitarist is converting Turkey's pop songs into popular jazz, the way American jazz musicians stylized tunes from the Great American Songbook. New York City draws musicians from around ...

The story of the band Altin Gun begins with an old record from the '70s. JASPER VERHULST: Seven or eight years ago or something, I just started collecting music from basically all around the world.

Turkey’s music scene is so vibrant and eclectic that many Western stars are unheard of here. This homegrown dominance became even more unassailable in the mid-2010s when a period of political ...