Tamer Tarik Taskaya grew up in Corum and Ankara, Turkey. He chose to migrate to Australia in 2010 to avoid military service in Turkey. Nikriz Peşrev is a classical Ottoman song, composed by Ali Ufkî in the 1600s, that Tamer has arranged to be played on the cello.

Learn about our Hopes and Fears: Australian Migration Stories exhibition: nla.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/hopes-and-fears-australian-migration-stories