“Jalla,” the title of Cyprus’ entry into the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, has sparked a lively debate across social media and the Mediterranean. At first glance, many assumed the title was a ...

Asia Society Texas, American Turkish Association-Houston, and Hoppa Project present Sounds of Anatolia, from the fifth annual Turkish Music Festival, a multi-day musical event dedicated to sharing a ...

The Pierre Boulez Saal in central Berlin, which opened in 2017, hosts concerts with music and ideas from the ancient to the modern. Designed by Frank Gehry, the hall forsakes right angles and rigidity ...

The song came from the streets of Ottoman Istanbul. Katibim is an 18th or 19th-century Istanbul urban folk song known as Uskudara Gider Iken The melody spread across Balkans, Middle East, and South ...

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The Interior Ministry is seeking to prosecute Mabel Matiz over his latest song, which it says is obscene and undermines public morality. Mabel Matiz. Photo: Mabel Matiz/Facebook. The Turkish Interior ...

Grammy-nominated Turkish composer and musician Mehmet Ali Sanlikol would like to introduce his one-of-a-kind dream instrument. It’s been decades in the making, and on Wednesday, March 26, his ...

Asia Society Texas's Encore Series brings you the very best of our in-person programs — in bite-size form. Revisit highlights from events you've enjoyed live, or sample exciting new performances, all ...

If you were hoping for the pop madness of 2024 to slow down and start making sense: good luck, babe! Because there has never, ever, been a pop year like the hot-not-pretty mess that was 2024. Week to ...

Levitt is a contributor for TIME. Clockwise from top left: Moana; The Lion King; Frozen; The Little Mermaid Levitt is a contributor for TIME. Whether you’ve seen every single Disney animated movie or ...

Protesters detained during demonstrations against the removal of Batman’s pro-Kurdish mayor were reportedly subjected to mistreatment, including being forced to listen to a nationalist song, "Ölürüm ...