American folk songs are simple tunes passed down from generation to generation. They tell stories about everyday life, work, love, and history. These songs often use plain language and catchy melodies ...

On the last day of Pride month, Turkish singer and songwriter Mabel Matiz, whose real name is Fatih Karaca, released a new love song called “Karakol” [“Police Station”] which features a same-sex love ...

After the protests were broken up in Saraçhane, a historic square in Istanbul, Professor Aslı Tunç descended into the metro, thinking she’d left the street noise behind. On the platform, a man stood ...

The story of the band Altin Gun begins with an old record from the '70s. JASPER VERHULST: Seven or eight years ago or something, I just started collecting music from basically all around the world.

A Turkish singer-songwriter has been slapped with a criminal complaint by the interior ministry over a song deemed "obscene" in the latest legal move targeting artists over alleged public indecency.

The story of the band Altin Gun begins with an old record from the '70s. JASPER VERHULST: Seven or eight years ago or something, I just started collecting music from basically all around the world.

Authorities have in recent weeks stepped up sanctions on musicians and a TV production company as Turkey marks "Year of the Family". The latest move, announced by the ministry on X late Thursday, ...

A Turkish singer-songwriter has been slapped with a criminal complaint by the interior ministry over a song deemed "obscene" in the latest legal move targetting artistes over alleged public indecency.