A person playing ney and singing in the Şişli-Mecidiyeköy Metro underground passageways.
Turkish music
Cümbüş (3)
This gentleman was singing and playing çümbüş in the Taksim Metro pedestrian underpass. More on this uniquely Turkish instrument here.
Crowd and kemençe
A small crowd at night singing along with a kemençe player. Where else but İstiklal Caddesi, Beyoğlu?
Türkü
Türkü is Turkish music coming from a folk tradition, rather than Turkish art music, which developed during the Ottoman rule. This music is coming from a club, as heard on the street. Yes, the club is in the Istiklal Avenue area. Yes, the instrument is a bağlama.
Kanun in the metro
A kanun player was playing in the pedestrian tunnels of the Osmanbey Metro in Şişli. The kanun is a type of plucked zither found in Turkey, parts of Central Asia, parts of Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.