İstanbul Tarihi Türk Müziği Topluluğu / Istanbul Historical (Classical Turkish) Music Ensemble
The ensemble, which started in 1991 by Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture, has been founded to present the original style and performance characteristics of the Classical Turkish Music especially the Sufi Music (Tasavvuf) and Military Music (Mehter), which are of the outstanding values of Turkish culture, and to make observations on this area. The ensemble, consisted of two basic parts, Sufi and Mehter, is performing the new songs as well as the high qualified classical songs which had been performed in the Military Section (Mehterhane) which was abolished in 1826 with “Yeniçeri Ocagi” and in the dervish lodges (Tekke) which had been closed in 1925. Istanbul Historical Music Ensemble continues its studies and researches knowing the importance of the historical values of Turkish classical music. The ensemble also works on performing Turkish classical music to present with a view of all the universal dimensions to our art lovers and to entrust this music to the new generations. The ensemble continues to perform the Sufi Music, the Military Music and the other kinds of Turkish Classical Music in many concerts at home and abroad successfully.