Setting up stage in Villages
The new project I am a part of "Müştemilat Kumpanya" is very different from anything else I have done so far. Here is...
Performing in Villages and Small Towns
I am overjoyed to be part of a new project titled “Müştemilat Kumpanya” that consists of six concerts in villages and small towns...
Teaching at the Conservatory in Izmir
I have recently started teaching at the Dokuz Eylul UNiversity State Conservatory in Izmir, Turkey. Here is a glimpse of this new chapter...
Thinking on Life with Music – Part 1
My life with music...the first of a series on this topic
New CD Release
My twelfth CD is now released. It is Ottoman relaxation music, made on measurement to the largest of all Turkish hamams (bath), the...
Slovenian Delight
My wonderful colleague Prof Bernatovic and souvenirs from Slovenian masterclass in January 2018
The Value of Music
I was recently invited to an attorney's office, looking at manuscripts of a Turkish composer who died in 1924 and was asked about...
New Home
I have moved to Urla, Izmir with my family late August 2017.
A Pic with A Story
I was back in the studio for a new pic. This time, an image I wanted to tell a story with.
A Çeng Reborn at Ardival Harps
The Ottoman çeng was reborn in Scotland. Here is its story.
Latest journeys: Iran, Hungary, France and more…
Lately, my work took me to Iran, Hungary, Izmir, France and Ankara
Family History, Develi Part 2
Onwards with Develi, a town in central Anatolia where dad originates from. This time an account of its culinary delights!