Murat Ses (Ses means sound in Turkish) is a Turkish keyboard player and composer with strong Eurasian electronic elements. He is creator of the Anadolu Pop style, a synthesis of Anatolian music and Western elements that has been influencing Turkish Music scene for decades.

Haci Arif Bey (1831-1885) was a Turkish composer from Istanbul, most known for his compositions in the şarkı form, the most common secular form in Turkish classical music. He was a very prolific composer, who on some days, composed more than 6-7 songs.

Duman is a Turkish rock band. The band combines elements of traditional Turkish folk music with modern rock. Duman consists of Kaan Tangoze (vocals and rhythm guitar), Batuhan Mutlugil (lead guitar and backing vocals), and Ari Barokas (bass guitar and backing vocals).

Gokhan Kirdar,born on June 2, 1970 in Aydın, is a Turkish musician and film score composer.He attended Yıldız University in Istanbul for study of architecture in 1988. However, he devoted himself to music and soon gained success with his soundtrack, released in 1993.

Pentagram (Mezarkabul outside Turkey) is a Turkish heavy metal/power metal band composed of Murat Ilkan (vocals), Hakan Utangac, Metin Turkcan, Tarkan Gözübüyük, and Cenk Unnu. Pentagram is noted to include Oriental elements into their music.

Muhsin Ertugrul (March 7, 1892 - April 29, 1979) was a renowned Turkish actor and director.

Onno Tunc was a leading Turkish-Armenian musician, working mainly as a composer and an arranger. Tunç also played bass guitar and occasionally double bass, contributing to the albums of several musicians.

Sibel Can (born August 1, 1970) is a popular Turkish pop folk singer. In recent years she has also become popular in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago, Armenia ,Russia , Syria and Iran.

Arkın Ilıcalı (born 1966), better known as Mercan Dede, also known as DJ Arkın Allen, is a Turkish composer, ney and bendir player, DJ and producer. He divides his time between Turkey, Europe and North America. He is a world music artist, playing a fusion of (traditionally acoustic) Turkish and other oriental musics with electronic sounds.