Sezen Aksu

Following Fahir Atakoğlu's latest release "Live at Umbria Jazz," the 17th album in his vast catalogue of music, the Fahir Atakoğlu Trio will perform at three venues on the East Coast of the U.S. this month.

Ceyl'an Ertem, one of the most prominent alternative singers in Turkey, has released four studio albums full of original songs, and her authentic style has attracted many listeners for years, resulting in sold-out concerts and pretty good album sales, too. 

Veteran Turkish musician and composer Atilla Özdemiro?lu died on April 20 at the age of 73 in an Istanbul hospital where he had been receiving lung cancer treatment.

In a career spanning five decades, Özdemiro?lu worked with a number of Turkish groups and singers. He is best known for his award winning film scores in the 1970s and 1980s. 

Iconic Turkish pop star Sezen Aksu has called for the release of three jailed academics - Esra Mungan, Muzaffer Kaya and K?vanç Ersoy - who were arrested by an Istanbul court on March 15 for "making terrorism propaganda" when they read out a much debated petition that angered the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. 

The world-renowned British Royal Philharmonic Orchestra interpreted the songs of Sezen Aksu, known as the diva of Turkish pop music, for an exclusive concert accompanied by the Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra on Dec. 10.

The orchestra, directed by famous Italian maestro Marcello Rota, interpreted Aksu's songs as her journey through the music world marks its 40th anniversary. 

Turkish pop icon Sezen Aksu will take the stage at Istanbul's Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theater on July 14 and 15 with her project "Sezen'li Y?llar."

Aksu's performance will be an interactive gig, according to the organizer, Most Production, which said that the audience would have the chance to use social media and join Aksu's performance on stage.

British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, a.k.a. the ?Naked Chef,? has not found what he had hoped for with his ?Jamie?s Italian? restaurant in Istanbul, which is seeking a suspension of bankruptcy from a court that has ruled for an injunction, according to sources.

Internationally acclaimed Greek singer Haris Alexiou will be on the Turkish stage once again tonight. The singer has a strong relationship with Turkey and Turkish fans One of the most popular singers of Greece, Haris Alexiou will take the stage tonight at the Istanbul Congress Center.

Singer, song-writer and composer Sezen Aksu has unreeled herself, God bless her. I do not agree with those who are severely protesting against her at the moment.

A row has been growing over Sezen Aksu’s remarks regarding the government’s recent education bill