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.

Neşet Ertaş was a legendary Turkish folk musician, singer, and poet who was known for his deep, emotional songs that captured the spirit of Anatolian folk music. His music was rooted in the Bozlak ...

Music teacher Emre Dayioglu spends most of his time -- and money -- visiting remote villages in southwestern Turkey to document local music and dance in hopes of preserving it for future generations.

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