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Nağme Yarkın was born into a family of musicians. She started taking piano lessons from Faris Akarsu at the age of three, and began studying piano at Istanbul University State Conservatory at the age of five. After completing her training in Western Classical Music, she decided to learn Turkish Music in addition to her secondary education, and began studying at Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music Conservatory. She has been trained in Classical Kemenche for 11 years, and has worked for the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation′s (TRT) youth choir as a kemenche player. Yarkın completed her higher education in the composition department. She was trained in composition for one semester in Estonia in the Erasmus Program.
Yarkın is a member of Kervansaray - Yarkın Rhythm Group. She has performed at various concerts in Turkey, the Netherlands, and the United States. She has had the chance to work with musicians including Yavuz Özüstün, Prof. Emel Celebioğlu, Prof. Dr. Selahattin İcli, Cüneyd Orhon, İhsan Özgen, Mete Sakpınar, Halil Karaduman, Dr. Nail Yavuzoğlu, and Oğuzhan Balcı. Currently, Yarkın continues to study at Istanbul University in the Department of Composition and work on both movie soundtracks and concerts, as well as CD productions consisting of her own compositions.
Reference: bostonturkishfilmfestival.org
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