Turkish Cultural Program

Fuad played music from the following musicians: Altin Gün, Cem Karaca & Moğollar, Ceylan Ertem, Erkin Koray, Gaye Su Akyol, Kafabindünya, Kit Sebastian, Lalalar, mor ve ötesi, Nemrud, Nil Karaibrahimgil, Nilipek., Pentagram, Tolgahan Çoğulu, Yeşim Salkım, Zeynep Bastık 

Ahmet played music from the following musicians: Başak Yavuz, Kenan Doğulu, Kerem Görsev, Kıraç, Koray Safkan, Kudsi Ergüner, Kurtalan Ekspres, Kuştepeli Kadri Sepetçi, Lale Belkıs, Levent Yüksel, and a story by Lisa Morrow 

In the news:

• Young adults from Turkey show a strong desire to study abroad 
• A migrant boat sinks off Turkey's Aegean coast, killing at least 22 
• Turkish animal-rights activists outraged by the release of a man who tortured a cat to death. 
• Turkey is the eleventh largest exporter of arms
• The proportion of women in the Turkish agricultural workforce dropped 48.8% to 18.3% of the total employed
• Istanbul becomes the hair transplantation capital of the world
• Netflix Turkish series "A Round of Applause" offers a fresh and surprising vision of anxiety and alienation
• A therapy dog project at Istanbul Airport offers a peaceful and pleasant traveling experience 
• Experts in ancient languages are translating a 2,100-year-old inscription discovered in the Gerger district of Adiyaman

Fuad played music from the following musicians: Altin Gün, Barış Akarsu, Barış Manço, Dinar Bandosu, Erkin Koray, Fethi Taner, Gaye Su Akyol, Göksel, Kes, Kök, Lalalar, Mazhar Alanson, Melisa Uzunarslan, mor ve ötesi, Özlem Tekin, Öztürk, REDD, Vega

Here are some of the topics from our news:

• Disunity among the opposition may benefit the ruling party in the local elections.
• On Women's Day, Turkish women take to the streets despite obstacles.
• Independent researchers calculate inflation as 122%
• Istanbul Jazz Festival will be between July 3-18.
• Pergamon ancient city getting funds for more excavations.
• Archaeologists discovered 8600-year-old bread at Çatalhöyük.
• An 1125-mile archaeological dig in Turkey!

Ahmet played music from the following musicians: Ahmet Mustafa Özgül, Ahmet Özhan, Ahmet Toprak, Alaturca Connection, Ali Rıza Binboğa, Ali Ulutaş, Alpay, Altin Gün, Arasinda, Aşkın Nur Yengi, Ata Demirer, Ayşedeniz Gökçin

In the news:

• U. S. senate defeats opposition to fighter jet sales to Turkey
• The local elections are right around the corner in Turkey
• Social media giant X stops censorship by a Turkish court
• Tekfen Philharmonic will perform Ravel
• "Timeless Curiosities" exhibition at Istanbul Modern
•  On May 21, The Istanbul Music Festival starts 
• A Turkish antique bookshop is in a trademark row with French luxury brand Hermès
• Yaren the Stork flies from Africa back to Turkey and meets her fisherman friend

Fuad played music from the following musicians: Ayyuka, Dinar Bandosu, DJ Bela, Erkin Koray, Feridun Düzağaç, Fethi Taner, Gaye Su Akyol, Gökçe Kılınçer, Hayko Cepkin, Kesmeşeker, Mazhar Alanson, Melike Şahin, Melisa Uzunarslan, mor ve ötesi, Nilipek., Özlem Tekin, Sinağrit Baba, Teoman, Tuğçe Yegül, Uluru

Ahmet played music from the following musicians: 

Alaturca Connection, Canan Çal, Ceren Gültekin, Esmeray, Figen Genç, Güher & Süher Pekinel, Güney Marlen, İbrahim Şirin, Kazancı Bedih, Kazım Koyuncu, Turan Gönder, Zara, Zeynep Dizdar, Zuhal Olcay, Zuhal Olcay & Fatih Erkoç

In the news: Istanbul was the top destination in 2023; ICMA, International Classical Music Awards, gives Güher & Süher Pekinel sisters a lifetime achievement award.

Fuad played music from the following musicians: Ayten Alpman, Barış Manço, Bülent Ortaçgil, Dinar Bandosu, Erkin Koray, Fahir Atakoğlu, Füsun Önal, Gaye Su Akyol, Hardal, Karsu, Mazhar Alanson, Modern Folk Üçlüsü, mor ve ötesi, Nilipek., Sinağrit Baba, Sinan Ayyıldız, Sis

In the news: 

• The Olten Philharmonic Orchestra to perform at Amsterdam's famous Concertgebouw hall
• Istanbul Modern Cinema presents movies from the Oscar's "Best International Film"
• CNN Travel had an article on Ankara, the Turkish capital
• Gülsün Karamustafa, will be at the Turkish Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia

Ahmet played music from the following musicians: Ahmet Yazkan, Ajda Pekkan, Alaturca Connection, Anadolu Rüzgarı, Anadolu rüzgârı, Ankara DKTMK, Arasında, Bilge Yılmaz seziköz, Fuat Saka, Leman Sam

In the news: 

• A Turkish physicist and colleagues discover a new type of magnetism
• Mario Levi, one of the most prolific Turkish writers in contemporary literature, passes away
• Pera Film starts screening the extraordinary stories of characters in "In Search of Lost Time"
• The 20th Akbank Short Film Festival starts, and Nuri Ceylan Bilgin is the special guest.

Fuad played music from the following musicians: Barış Akarsu, Barış Manço, Canozan, Elektro Hafiz, Erkin Koray, Gaye Su Akyol, Haluk Levent, Jakuzi, Kıraç, Mazhar Alanson, Modern Folk Üçlüsü, mor ve ötesi, REDD, Sinağrit Baba, SO Duo, Teoman, Tuğçe Yegül

In our news we tell you about a new 2000-year-old underground city discovered in Turkey!

Ahmet played songs from Funda Arar & Kıraç, Ismail Lumanovski, Kemal Gürses, Kemanî Cemal Çınarlı, Kerem Görsev, Kibariye, Kıraç, Kudsi Ergüner, Kuştepeli Kadri Sepetçi.