Ottoman empire

For more than 600 years, the Ottoman or Turkish Empire governed much of the Mediterranean and Western Asia, leaving a strong impact on the arts, including music. This week on Harmonia, we visit this theme again, this time focusing on ways that contemporary musicians are using Turkish traditional music to inform their approaches to the music of the past.

For more than 600 years, the Ottoman or Turkish Empire governed much of the Mediterranean and Western Asia. As relations with Christian Europe ebbed and flowed, Ottoman culture left a huge impact on the arts. This week on Harmonia, join us as we listen to some of the ways this relationship played out over the centuries.