Mazhar Alanson (February 13, 1950) is a Turkish pop musician, member of the popular Turkish pop music band MFO and an actor.

Baris Manco (also spelt Baris Mancho in some European album releases) (January 2, 1943 - February 1, 1999) was a Turkish singer, composer, television producer and celebrity. He composed about 200 songs, some of which were translated into a variety of languages including English, Japanese, Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian and Arabic. He was, and still is, one of the most beloved public figures of Turkey.

Kargo is a successful rock band from Istanbul, Turkey. Its current line-up includes Selim Ozturk on electric guitar, Koray Candemir on lead vocals, Burak KarataS on drums and Serkan Celiköz on keyboards.

Ferdi Tayfur (born 1945) is a Turkish arabesque singer, actor and composer. In recent years, he has also become popular in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago, Syria and Iran.

Ebru Gundes (born 12 October 1974 in İstanbul) is a Turkish pop folk singer.

coffee was introduced to İstanbul by Muslim merchants in 1519 following Sultan Selim I's successful campaign against Egypt. Its use spread quickly and by the second half of the century, it had become an indispensable element of the everyday life. From time to time and for different reasons coffee-drinking was subject to prohibitons.

Omer Zulfu Livaneli (b. 1946 Ilgın, Turkey) is a popular Turkish folk musician (singer and composer), a novelist, Newspaper columnist and a film director who is highly popular since decades. He is also a prominent left-wing and liberal politician and was a member of the Turkish parliament for one term.

Nil Karaibrahimgil (born 1976 in Ankara), also popularly known as simply Nil, is a well known Turkish artist and composer. Nil's passion and admiration for music stems from her father; Suavi Karaibrahimgil, who is also a musician although he is not currently active in the Turkish Music industry.

Mustafa Sandal, commonly known as Musti, is a famous Turkish pop singer. He is fluent in English, Turkish, Italian and French. He emerged in the early 1990s with the revival of Turkish pop music and is one of the most successful pop singers in Turkey. Musti is famous in Europe for his songs "Moonlight" and "İsyankar" in countries such as Germany, Switzerland , and Austria.