Fazıl Say

The Fondation de France organized a fundraising concert with the participation of many artists including famous pianist Fazıl Say, raising 2.3 million euros for earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria.

A young courier has become famous on social media after a video of his playing the piano at a hotel he delivered an order went viral.

Muharrem Can İncir, a university student who also works as a courier, delivered an order to a hotel in the Beyoğlu district on Dec. 29, 2022.

Turkey's internationally acclaimed pianist Fazıl Say gave a free concert on the banks of Munzur River in the eastern province of Tunceli, formerly known as Dersim, to raise awareness about Munzur River and environmental pollution.

Thousands of people from various parts of Turkey viewed the concert, accompanied by mezzo-soprano Serenad Bağcan.

Professor Muammer Sun, a doyen composer and educator who made several contributions to the development of Contemporary Polyphonic Turkish Music, passed away on Jan. 16 at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Hospital due to multiple organ failure. He was 89.

He was taken to the hospital on the night of Jan. 15 for his treatment.

Young Turkish-born violinist Hande Küden successfully completed her probation period at the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, known as Berliner Philharmoniker, on Dec. 7.

"I dreamed of playing with the Berliner Philharmoniker when I was 13, and now my dream has come true," said Küden, according to the orchestra's website.

Turkish composer and pianist Fazıl Say on Aug. 18 performed a recital on the scene of a deforested area in Turkey's northwestern province of Çanakkale in protest against deforestation for the construction of a cyanide gold mine by a Canadian company.

Internationally-renowned Turkish pianist and composer Fazıl Say performed alongside the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra at the closure of the Istanbul Music Festival on June 30.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused a group of dissidents of launching a "smear campaign" against him for attending a concert by famous Turkish pianist Fazıl Say in mid-January.

A weekend concert by famed Turkish pianist Fazıl Say in the Turkish capital Ankara had the distinguished audience of the nation's president and a visiting U.S. senator.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra comes to the Athens Concert Hall on Thursday, December 13, with Sir Roger Norrington conducting a rare live performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, as well as his Leonore Overture. Turkish pianist Fazil Say will also be on stage on the night, performing Saint-Saens's Piano Concerto No 2. The concert starts at 8.30 p.m. and tickets cost 22-80 euros.