Sabah is a piece of mine which I composed in Kumkuyu, a small town on the Mediterrenean coast of Turkey. The video is taken at the ancient ruins in Kumkuyu, called Akkale. The Roman ruins are thought to date back to 1st century AD. Sabah means morning in Turkish. All instruments are played by myself and recorded in my home studio. I hope you enjoy a morning in Kumkuyu at the ancient ruins. ............................ Sabah, Mersin yakınlarında ufak bir kasaba olan Kumkuyu'da bestelediğim bir parçam. Görüntüler Kumkuyu'da bulunan Akkale isimli Roma dönemi kalıntılarında çekildi. Kalıntıların milattan sonra 1. yüzyıla ait olduğu düşünülüyor. Parçadaki tüm enstrümanlar tarafımca çalınıp ev stüdyomda kayıt edildi. Kumkuyu'da antik şehirde bir sabah umarım hoşunuza gider. Music&Video: Ceren Türkmenoğlu

Mâî, composition by Ceren Turkmenoglu Mai is an old word used in Turkish, which derives from Arabic roots. It means 'from the water' and signifies the things about water, including the color blue. It implies things of water's nature such as the fluidity and flow, and represents things that belong to the water. Water is regarded as the origin of all things in philosophy. In other words, everything comes from the water, and returns to the water. It is where life began, and where the soul longs for. And with this, the sea signifies eternity, oneness, and peace. This piece is written for the people who lost their lives due to the pandemic, and for the people who couldn't say goodbye to their loved ones before they passed. As the melody evolves with the harmony, it arrives to a bright place with the intention of celebrating the lives of the ones that have passed and became passengers on the sea, thus eternity. .. Music composed by Ceren Turkmenoglu. Recorded in my home studio on violin and frame drum. Images are taken by myself on a trip to the sea. .. ---- Mâî,, Türkçe'ye Arapça'dan geçmiş eski bir sözcük. Su ile ilgili anlamına gelen bu sözcük suya ait şeyleri temsil eder. Suyun mavi rengine adını vermesi dışında suyun akıcılığını, suda yaşayanları ve sudan gelen şeyleri de betimler. Su, felsefede herşeyin kökeni olarak görülür. Diğer bir deyişle, her şey sudan ortaya çıkar ve yine her şey suya geri döner. Su, hayatın başladığı ve ruhun özlemini duyduğu şeydir. Bununla birlikte su, sonsuzluğu, tekliği ve huzuru simgeler. Bu parça, pandemi sebebiyle hayatlarını kaybedenler, ve onların bu son yolculuğunda sevdiklerinin yanında olamayanlar için yazıldı. Parçanın ezgisi, armoni ile geliştikçe aydınlık bir tınıya ulaşmak ve aramızdan ayrılarak sonsuzluk denizine kavuşanların hayatlarını kutlamayı hedefliyor. .. Görüntüler bir deniz yolculuğu esnasında tarafımca çekilmiştir. Beste bana ait olup keman ve bendir ile ev stüdyomda kayıt edilmiştir. ..

GMW participants Sung-Yueh Chou (cello), Ni Li (erhu), Ivan Gianakis (percussion), Gabrielle Logan (Harp), Ceren Turkmenoglu (violin), Alix Hamilton (viola), and faculty member Wu Man (pipa) perform "Chinese folk tune - Street Dance" at Silkroad's 2018 Global Musician Workshop at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.

Gibraltar by Ceren Türkmenoğlu and Hakan Kurşun Gibraltar is a piece about journeys and departure, which passengers of distant shores long to meet. Intercontinental Express is the duo formed by Ceren Turkmenoglu and Hakan Kursun that is aiming to create a new musical zone where traditional rhythmic cycles and characteristics of their different musical backgrounds converge. ​ Gibraltar was composed, performed and recorded at the home studios of the two individually, in Boston and Istanbul. It is the third piece of the duo Intercontinental Express. Sections are describing journeys, longing, grace and confrontation. The composition uses the 7/8 rhythmic cycle with the subdivision of 2-2-3. Turkmenoglu and Kursun has been friends and collaborators since meeting in 2015 at Istanbul Technical University Center for Advanced Studies in Music MIAM, of which Kursun is the music producer and academic member. The video was shot in Manchester by the Sea and Istanbul. It contains images of the Atlantic Ocean and the Black Sea. Violin & Video by Ceren Turkmenoğlu. Guitars & Percussion by Hakan Kursun I N T E R C O N T I N E N T A L E X P R E S S M U S I C A L C O N V E R G E N C E

TERRACOTTA Composition by Ceren Turkmenoglu Instruments used: Violin Jaw Harp (Khomus, from Siberia) Guitar Shells Bendir (Hakan Kurşun) Images: Inandik Vase - Hittite four-handled large terracotta vase, 17th century B.C.E. (Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara) Images takes by myself. Music recorded in my home studio. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TERRACOTTA Ceren Turkmenoglu Enstrümanlar: Keman Ağız Arpı (Khomus, Sibirya'dan) Gitar Kabuklar Bendir (Hakan Kurşun) Görseller: İnandık Vazosu - Hitit dönemi toprak vazo, M.Ö. 17. yy (Anadolu Medeniyetler Müzesi, Ankara) Görsellerin çekimi bana ait olup müzik ev stüdyomda kayıt edilmiştir. --------

http://www.MikeBlockMusic.com Contemporary Khaliji-style tune co-written by Mike Block (cello) and Amal Waqar (oud), with Tareq Rantisi (percussion) and Ceren Turkmenoglu (violin). Videography/Editing by Ron Wyman.

GMW participants Shenshen Zhang (pipa), Ceren Turkmenoglu (violin), Bailey O'Donnell (tabla/percussion), Amal Waqar (oud), Juliann Ma (piano), and faculty member Sandeep Das (tabla) perform "Tarang (Sandeep Das) at Silkroad's 2018 Global Musician Workshop at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.

Biometrics by Intercontinental Express Intercontinental Express is the duo formed by Ceren Turkmenoglu and Hakan Kursun that is aiming to create a new musical zone where traditional rhythmic cycles and characteristics of their different musical backgrounds converge. ​ The pieces were composed, performed and recorded at the home studios of the two individually, in Boston and Istanbul. Biometrics is the debut piece of the duo Intercontinental Express, and is about calmness and passion. The composition uses the 10/8 rhythmic cycle with the subdivision of 3-2-2-3. Turkmenoglu and Kursun has been friends and collaborators since meeting in 2015 at Istanbul Technical University Center for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM), of which Kursun is the music producer and academic member. The video was shot at the Charles River in Boston Massachusetts. Violin & Video by Ceren Turkmenoğlu. Guitars & Bendir by Hakan Kursun http://www.cerenturkmenoglu.com https://www.kursunpro.com