List of Turkish composers
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This is a list of notable composers of the Republic of Turkey
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- Leyla SazLeyla SazLeyla Saz, also called Leyla Hanimefendi in her time, was a Turkish composer, poet and writer.Born in 1850 in Istanbul to a family of Ottoman aristocrats of Cretan Turkish origins, she was the daughter of İsmail Hakkı Pasha, Leyla Saz, also called Leyla Hanimefendi in her time, was a Turkish...
[Leyla Hanimefendi] (1850-1936) - Fehime SultanFehime SultanHIH Princess Fehime Sultan , was an Ottoman princess. She was the granddaughter of Şevkefza Sultan, a valide sultan....
(1875-1929) - The Turkish FiveThe Turkish FiveThe Turkish Five is a term used to describe the five pioneers of western classical music in Turkey. They were all born in the first decade of the 20th century and they composed their most outstanding music in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, especially during the presidencies of Mustafa...
- Cemal Reşit ReyCemal Resit ReyCemal Reşit Rey was a Turkish composer, pianist, script writer and conductor.He was born on October 25, 1904 in Jerusalem, and died on October 7, 1985 in Istanbul....
(1904–85), symphonic music, operas, chamber music, operettas and musicals - Ulvi Cemal ErkinUlvi Cemal ErkinUlvi Cemal Erkin was a member of the pioneer group of symphonic composers in Turkey, born in the period 1904 - 1910, who later came to be called The Turkish Five. These composers set out the direction of music in the newly established Turkish Republic...
(1906–72), symphonic music, choral music, solo piano, chamber music - Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907–91), symphonic music, oratorio, choral music, chamber music, opera, ballet music
- Bülent ArelBülent ArelBülent Arel was a Turkish-born composer of contemporary classical music and electronic music.He was born in Istanbul, and studied composition at the Ankara Conservatory and sound engineering in Paris...
(1919–90) - İlhan UsmanbaşIlhan Usmanbasİlhan Usmanbaş is a Turkish composer.Born in Istanbul, Usmanbaş grew up in Ayvalık. When he was twelve years old, his elder brother gave him a cello, and began to teach himself to play. After moving back to Istanbul, he studied the cello seriously...
(born 1921) - İlhan MimaroğluIlhan Mimarogluİlhan Mimaroğlu is a musician and composer. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey on March 11, 1926, the son of the famous architect Mimar Kemaleddin Bey depicted on the Turkish lira banknotes, denomination 20 lira, of the 2009 E-9 emission. He graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1945 and the...
(born 1926) - Pınar KöksalPınar KöksalAyşe Pınar Köksal is a female Turkish composer of Turkish classical music. She lives in Ankara.-Life:Pınar Köksal was born in Adana, and because her father was a civil servant her childhood was spent in different parts of Anatolia...
(born 1946) - Aydın EsenAydin EsenAydın Esen is a Turkish jazz musician who plays keyboards and electronics.Esen began music lessons at the age of 5 in Turkey. He moved to the United States when he was awarded a scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston,also he graduated from Berklee College of Music in two semesters and...
(born 1962) - Emre AracıEmre AraciEmre Aracı, Turkish music historian, conductor, composer.- Life :Dr Emre Aracı is a Turkish music historian, composer and conductor who has been living in the United Kingdom since 1987...
(born 1968) - Fazıl SayFazil SayFazıl Say , is a Turkish pianist and composer born in Ankara, Turkey.-Biography:Born in 1970 in Ankara, Turkey, Fazıl Say started playing the piano at the age of four. He continued his music training in Ankara State Conservatory as a student of Special Status for Highly Talented Children and...
(born 1970) - Füsun KöksalFüsun KöksalFüsun Köksal is a Turkish composer of contemporary classical music.Köksal grew up in Bursa and attended Bilkent University’s Faculty of Music and Performing Arts in Ankara from 1989 to 1996, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in music theory and composition, studying under the supervision of...
(born 1973) - Evrim DemirelEvrim DemirelEvrim Demirel is a Turkish composer and jazz pianist.Evrim Demirel was educated in Izmir High School of Fine Arts and he studied piano with Nergis Sakirzade. Then he enrolled at Bilkent University in Ankara becoming a student in the Theory-Composition Department of the Music and Performing Arts...
(born 1977)