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The ban on Turkish music was one of the controversial practices during the cultural transformation process in Türkiye in the first half of the 20th century. This development emerged as part of the Westernization reforms carried out especially in the early years of the Republic. After listening to a musical ensemble at Sarayburnu, Atatürk remarked, “This music is far from expressing our emotions,” a statement that was misinterpreted and led to the removal of Turkish music from radio broadcasts. A

"Ash Tree and Mandolin" is a work by Mustafa Kutlu (b. 1947), one of the leading figures in Turkish short story writing, published as part of Dergâh Publications' "Turkish Literature" series. The book examines the changing face of our social and cultural life through Istanbul-centered essays. It serves as a continuation of the essays Kutlu wrote under the title "City Letters." First published in July 1999, the book consists of 194 pages and has reached its fifteenth printing as of July 2022, mai