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• Introduction to Music in Turkey
  A good startup document takes the topic from the beginning
  
• History of Turkish Music
              Written by Evin İlyasoğlu, Boğaziçi University
  
• Istanbul: Center Of Middle-Eastern Classical Music
              By Bülent Aksoy, Boğaziçi University
  
• The Contributions Of Multi-Nationality To Classical Ottoman Music
              By Bülent Aksoy, Boğaziçi University
  
• A Short History Of Polyphonic Music In Turkey
              By Evin İlyasoğlu
  
• Processes In New Music In Turkey
              By Dr. Ahmet Yürür
  
• The Violin In Traditional Turkish Music A General Outlook
              By Cihat Akın
  
• Music Composition In Contemporary Turkey
              Prof. Ilhan Usmanbas, Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul
  
• History of Oud Information
              By Bilge Öncül and Kane Mathis, Kairarecords.
  
• What is a maqam?
              By Bilge Öncül and Kane Mathis, Kairarecords.
  
• Evolution of Turkish Music
              By Akdeniz Erbaş.
  
• Zeki Muren's Life
              Life of Zeki Muren.
  
• The Ancient Roots of Music
              From Sumerian Melodies to Turkish Makams.
  
• From Mehter to Modernity
              A Century of Music in the Turkish Republic.
  
• The Enduring Melody
              A Journey Through the History of Music.
  
• A Comparative Exploration of Western and Turkish Music
              The Development of Music in the Islamic World and Ottoman Empire.
  
  
  

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