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Internationally Awarded Turkish Musicians: Tarkan

The most well-known Turkish pop singer Tarkan in the world, is mostly know for his song ‘Kiss Kiss’. “Dudu” song reached 1 million sales in Russia and received the best foreign song award. Even today, you can come across the song ‘Kiss Kiss’ which is played in the clubs all over the world.

Internationally Awarded Turkish Musicians: Sertab Erener

Sertab Erener, who competed for Turkey in the 48th Eurovision Song Contest held in Riga, Latvia in 2003, won first place with 167 points with the title ‘EveryWayThat I Can’.

Internationally Awarded Turkish Musicians: Kudsi Ergüner

Kudsi Ergüner, a master of traditional mevlevi sufi music and one of the best known performers of his instrument, is investigating the roots of Ottoman music and reflecting his knowledge in music. Ergüner, who settled in Paris in the 1970s and founded the Mevlana Institute in the early 1980s, is also a scholar who devoted himself to teaching classical sufi thought. In addition to his own albums, he collaborates with many famous musicians of the world. Some of them are: Peter Gabriel, Jean Michel Jarre, Maurice Béjart, Peter Brook, William Orbit, George Aperghis, Didier Lockwood, Italian singer and composer Alice and Michel Portal.

Internationally Awarded Turkish Musicians: Şefika Kutluer

The Turkish flute virtuoso Şefika Kutluer, known for her ‘magic flute’ nickname of New York music critic, has been a state artist since 1998. At the same time UNICEF Turkey Goodwill Ambassador. Kutluer gave concerts in countless countries on five continents, like in Madrid in the presence of the King and Queen in their palace, and even in Japan under the cover of Princess Mikasa. Şefika Kutluer who has become a sought-after artist in music organizations and festivals with her popularity in the world, has CDs which are among the most wanted CDs around the world and getting very good critics.

Internationally Awarded Turkish Musicians: Güher & Süher Pekinel

Turkish twin piano artists Güher Pekinel and Süher Pekinel are considered the best piano duo of the world. The Pekinel sisters, who have been a state artist since 1991, are performing classical music as well as works in modern music repertoire. There are two important documentaries about Pekinels’ life. The first one was made by the German ZDF channel. The second documentary, ‘Twin Life’, which is a co-production of ARD-ARTE channels, is being repeatedly published on world TVs from time to time.

Internationally Awarded Turkish Musicians: Fazıl Say

Fazıl Say, the pianist who gave concerts all around the world and won numerous prizes, is the first to come to mind. He runs a concert within the concert, touching the keys and feeling a lot of emotions. Le Figaro has shown him as one of the greatest artists of the 21st century, as a performer, as a composer and a guest in countless countries on 5 continents, he gives concerts with all the well-known orchestras and leading directors of America, Europe and Asia.The broad repertoire of the artist extends from the Bach to the Vienna Classics, to the contemporary works of romantics and his own compositions.

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