Sertab Erener is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer. With her coloratura soprano voice, she started working as a backing vocalist for Sezen Aksu, and with Aksu's help she released her first studio album in the 1990s. Because of her education in classical music, she initially had difficulties in performing pop music. Although she did experimental works from time to time, she eventually preferred to focus on making pop music instead of avant-garde works, in order to make her music heard by a larger audience. In some of her works, she combined Western music and Eastern music, and benefited from operas as well as classical Turkish music with ethnic elements. With her entrance to Europe's market in the early 2000s, many of her works were also sold in Turkey as well as European countries.
Candan Erçetin is a Turkish singer-songwriter. Over the twenty five years of her singing career, she has been recognized for preparing and singing songs about human life. Despite the fact that she made her albums without much publicity, her work influenced other artists. Erçetin has released many music videos with different themes. Because her family originate from the Balkans, she has often used elements of Balkan music in her songs and works. In addition to Turkish, she has written songs in French and Greek.
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul is a 2005 documentary film directed by Fatih Akın. The film is a journey through the music scene in modern Istanbul, Turkey as well as portraying its cultural life. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
Işın Funda Büyükkaraca, better known as Işın Karaca, is a British-born Turkish Cypriot pop singer.
Emre Aydın is a Turkish rock singer-songwriter. The singer won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 in the "Europe's Favourite Act" category. He is also the former lead singer for the Turkish rock band 6. Cadde.
Göksel Demirpençe is a Turkish singer-songwriter.
Tuna Kiremitçi is a contemporary Turkish singer-songwriter and crime author.
Murat Boz is a Turkish singer, songwriter and actor.
Ozan Çolakoğlu is a Turkish composer, songwriter and music producer; famous for his work with various Turkish pop singers and his multiple film scores. He co-founded the production company Sarı Ev, but left it in 2010 to work for dB Müzik.
Nil Kıyısında is Turkish pop music singer Nil Karaibrahimgil's fourth studio album, released in 2009. The first track, "Seviyorum Sevmiyorum" was sent to radio in January 2009. The music video for the song was shot by Umur Turagay, and the song peaked #1 at Billboard Turkey list. "İlla" features famous Turkish singer Mazhar Alanson from "MFÖ".
ParafKuruçeşme Open Air or formerly known as Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena is an open-air music venue located at Kuruçeşme neighborhood of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is also used as an outdoor cinema. The arena, located on the coastal road between Ortaköy-Arnavutköy, can accommodate between 2,500 and 7,000 people, depending on the event.
İlhan İrem was a Turkish singer and songwriter.
Nihat Genç is a Turkish journalist and writer.
Ayça Ayşin Turan is a Turkish actress best known for her roles in Meryem, Arıza, and Ada Masalı, for which she won a Golden Butterfly Award.
The Good Party is a nationalist and Kemalist political party in Turkey, established on 25 October 2017 by Meral Akşener. The party's name and flag is a reference to the tamga of the Kayı tribe.
Nihat Odabaşı is a Turkish fashion photographer and music video director.
Yurtta Aşk Cihanda Aşk is the fifth studio album by Turkish singer Gülşen. It was released in February 2006 by Erol Köse Exclusive and its title was inspired by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's motto of "Yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh". It was Gülşen's last album to be produced and released by Erol Köse Exclusive, after which she signed a new contract with Rec By Saatchi.
Şahsiyet (transl. Persona) is a 2018 Turkish crime drama miniseries written by Hakan Günday and directed by Onur Saylak. The first season of the series premiered on 17 March 2018 and was broadcast by puhutv.
Burcu Kıratlı is a Turkish film and television actress and model. She is best known for her roles in Aşk ve Mavi, Diriliş: Ertuğrul and Peri Masalı. She has been the face of a variety of advertising campaigns. Since her debut, she has also appeared in numerous magazine covers, articles, and editorials across Turkey. Kıratlı received an award at the Carriers of Turkish Cinema from the Past to the Future ceremony for her contributions to Turkish cinema on 8 October 2020.
Şerife Perihan, better known as Perihan Savaş, is a Turkish actress.
