NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Erdinç Eçevit, the lead singer of the rock band Altin Gün, about his band's new album, "Garip," which pays tribute to the late Turkish folk singer Neset Ertas.

Altın Gün, a psychedelic rock band formed in Amsterdam, released their sixth studio album “Garip,” on February 20.  Uniquely, the band formed in 2016 after Jasper Verhulst, the bassist for the band, ...

The story of the band Altin Gun begins with an old record from the '70s. JASPER VERHULST: Seven or eight years ago or something, I just started collecting music from basically all around the world.

The internet exposes people to international music they may not be aware of, such as records made by Iranian, Egyptian and Turkish rock bands during the 1960s and '70s. For the Netherlands-based band ...

High on Fire are keeping it fresh, with guitarist Jeff Matz delving into some Turkish folk influences on the band's new Cometh the Storm album, and on Full Metal Jackie's weekend show, he offered up ...

Nasip Kısmet is a term used by Turkish people to describe the idea that “what is meant to happen will happen,” or “destiny.” This is the term a group of Turkish-Hungarian musicians in Budapest chose ...