List of Turkish composers

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This is a chronological list of notable composers of the Republic of Turkey.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

* Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi (1778–1846)
* Abdülaziz (1830–1876)
* Murad V (1840–1904)
* Leyla Saz (1850–1936)
* Fehime Sultan (1875–1929)
* The Turkish Five
* Cemal Reşit Rey (1904–1985), symphonic music, operas, chamber music, operettas and musicals
* Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906–1972), symphonic music, choral music, solo piano, chamber music
* Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907–1991), symphonic music, oratorio, choral music, chamber music, opera, ballet music
* Bülent Arel (1919–1990)
* İlhan Usmanbaş (1921–2025)
* Ertuğrul Oğuz Fırat (1923–2014)
* Nevit Kodallı (1925–2009) symphonic music
* İlhan Mimaroğlu (1926–2012)
* Ferit Tüzün (1929-1977)
* Pınar Köksal (1946–2019)
* Aydın Esen (born 1962)
* Gülçin Yahya Kaçar (born 1966)
* Özkan Manav (born 1967)
* Emre Aracı (born 1968)
* Fazıl Say (born 1970)
* Füsun Köksal (born 1973)
* Evrim Demirel (born 1977)
* Oğuzhan Balcı (born 1977)
* Zeynep Gedizlioğlu (born 1977)
* Mehmet Erhan Tanman (born 1989)

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Africa|

* Egypt
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* Kosovo
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* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
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* Romania
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* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
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* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

North America|

* Canada
* Dominican Republic
* Guatemala
* Mexico
* United States

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

South America|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Peru

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