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Anadolu Müzik Kültürleri Derneği

Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey

Arts & CultureEducation
AssociationFounded 2017National reach
Profile last updated: June 30, 2026

About

Founded in 2017, Anadolu Müzik Kültürleri Derneği is a non-profit association based in Çankaya, Turkey working on arts & culture, education.

Anadolu Müzik Kültürleri Derneği is a Turkish association founded in 2017 in Ankara. It researches, documents and promotes the music culture of Anatolia, treating the region's many cultural traditions on equal footing. Its work includes concerts, festivals, seminars, panels, workshops, academies, masterclasses, documentary screenings, publications and social responsibility projects. It also runs community ensembles and regional meetings that bring together local musicians and researchers, with offices in Ankara, Istanbul and İzmir. Its members are academics, musicians and music thinkers. Its activities are aimed at audiences in Turkey and abroad.

Location

Çankaya, Turkey

Founded

2017

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Dernek

Focus areas

Anadolu müziğifestivalmüzik akademisikültürlerarası diyalogbağlamahalk müziği

Languages

TR

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureEducation

Works for

CommunitiesChildren

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

3. Anadolunun Ortak Sesleri Festivali

Arts & Culture

Multi-day festival in Ankara, held in person and online, that aims to make Anatolia's cultural diversity visible through concerts, documentaries and workshops.

Anadolu Müzik Kültürleri Akademisi

Education

Academy programme coordinated by Prof. Dr. Cenk Güray that covers the musical heritage of Anatolia across periods, regions and traditions.

Bağlama Akademisi

Education

Academy for the bağlama, covering its history, theory and performance, with annual enrolment periods.

Anadolu Halk Şarkıları Topluluğu

Arts & Culture

Folk song ensemble offering voice training and joint performance work.

Anadolunun Nefesi Ses Topluluğu

Arts & Culture

Vocal ensemble working with the Anadolu Halk Çalgıları Orkestrası on a repertoire drawn from languages spoken in Anatolia.

Ortak Bellek çalışma grubu / Anadolunun Müzik Hafızaları Buluşmaları

Arts & Culture

Working group on cultural diversity that holds regional meetings with local musicians, conservatory academics and researchers in cities such as Kayseri, Adana, Mersin and Diyarbakır.

Ustalık sınıfları

Education

Masterclass series in instruments and improvisation practice, including bağlama, kaval, tanbur and ud, with 12-week courses.

Yaratıcı Sanat Çalışmaları Atölyesi / Çocuklar için Oyunlarla İspanyolca Atölyesi

Children & Youth

Creative arts and language workshops for children at the association's Sanat Evi in Ankara.

Funding & support

Funded by

EU fundingGrants

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Ruhi Su Kültür ve Sanat Derneği, ODTÜ Mezunları Derneği, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Ankara Devlet Konservatuvarı

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