An instrument crafter in Turkish metropolis Istanbul has revived nearly 800 musical instruments that were about to be forgotten over nearly last three decades. Feridun Obul, a primary school graduate, ...

Turkey's musical instruments are world-famous with musicians and bands like Pink Floyd, Simply Red, and La Luz using them, a manufacturer said. Istanbul Mehmet Cymbals exports 95% of its handmade ...

Russian musician Peter Theremin has been traveling internationally to introduce the Theremin, a pioneering contactless ...

Wooden attachments on old plastic jugs, a bell, an old glasses case — these are all instruments. Upcycled, of course. They’re used by Herman Rrtuc, Roni Aran and Serhat Ayebe, a Turkish music band ...

The audience in Istanbul was shocked when Mercan Dede walked on stage. How could he have a red Mohawk and a pierced ear? How could he be in his early 30s? This musician who plays a traditional Turkish ...

Early in his life Mukhammad Tairov discovered he needed more than food to strengthen himself against the forces of oppression Early in his life Mukhammad Tairov, an Ahiska Turk, discovered he needed ...