The Tümata Group conducted a training session on music therapy—based on the Rahmi Oruç Güvenç approach—for music therapy students at Istanbul Medipol University.

The 12,000- to 14,000-year-old figures of dancing humans at Gobustan, the 6,000- to 8,000-year-old figures of dancing humans near the city of Hotan in East Turkestan, the 4,000-year-old Pazyryk zither, and the 1,200-year-old Göktürk bowed lute all attest to the richness of musical...

Music is both a unifying element of national culture and one of the most important tools for passing it on to future generations. Its use for therapeutic purposes dates back a very long time.

When we explore the roots of Turkish culture from a musical perspective, we arrive at very important conclusions that can be brought to light through modern scientific explanations. With this in mind, let’s embark on a journey through art, history, and science to evaluate the Turkish...

When Allah created humankind in the most beautiful form and sent them to the world, He also bestowed upon them knowledge of His beautiful names, which bear His attributes. The Almighty, who has directed all of creation to serve and be at the disposal of humankind, has crowned this...

The term “ethnomusicology” was first introduced in 1950 by the Dutch ethnomusicologist Jaap Kunst in his book *Musikologica: A Study of the Nature of Ethnomusicology, Its Problems, Methods, and Representative Personalities,” and was immediately adopted by those...