Amid the speeches, claims and counter-claims one constant makes Turkish elections stand out from many others: music. From the fleets of election vans blaring out party tunes, to front-line politicians ...

Founded by refugee musicians, a music institute in Southern Turkey tries to revive forgotten Syrian classics and integrate Turkish and Syrian cultures with music the two have shared for centuries.

In Turkey, more musical festivals and concerts have been banned in 2022 than ever before. Some female musicians have also been arrested – often in the name of "morality." ...

With members from either side of Nicosia’s Turkish-Greek dividing line, the band Buzz’ Ayaz say they are deliberately trying to give voice to the whole of the city and “build bridges” between its ...