'I was born in Istanbul in 1961 and I am currently living in Zurich. Due to the political pressure of the Chinese government upon the Turk people in East Turkestan (Uyghur Autonomous Region), my parents fled to Istanbul, where they settled as Kazakh refugees. They transmitted us the rich oral and musical traditions of the highlands of Central Asia. With the tales of their far away country and their journey to Turkey, the elderly people of the Kasakh community influenced my imagination as a musician until nowadays'. Saadet Türköz has worked with improvising musicians such as Elliot Sharp, Fred Frith and Joëlle Léandre.
cd > Saadet Türköz 'Marmara sea' (Intakt) / www.saadet.ch
Laatst aangepast op 19 september 2007.