Assoc. Prof. Nağme YARKIN

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Biography

Nağme Yarkın, who has been teaching at Istanbul University State Conservatory since 2012, was born into a fully musician family. She is an active performer, composer and educator. With her instrument traditional “Kemençe of Istanbul”, in many different cities and countries such as; Monte-Carlo, Istanbul, Milan, Pavia, Camini, Tunisia, Monte-Negro, Crotia, Albania, Belgium, Boston, Indianapolis, Washington DC, Edmonon (Ca), London, she had solo concerts or with the bands she established with her brother, jazz & tango pianist Baturay Yarkın.

When she was 3 years old, started to study piano. In addition to her primary school education, in 1990 at the age of 5 years old, she was accepted at the “Istanbul University Conservatory” piano department.

In 1996 she started the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Turkish Music State Conservatory. She selected as her main instrument “Kemençe of Istanbul" (the Classical Kemençe / Lyra) and she has been playing this instrument since the age of 11 years old. During her secondary education, she had a lot of concerts in school and various concert halls primarily in Istanbul.

In 2003, she started to study at the Composition Department at ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory. Furthermore, in 2005, she started as a Kemençe performer at TRT Turkish Music Young Ensemble. Moreover, she was qualified to go to Estonia with the Erasmus Program in 2008. She studied a semester at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. While she was there, she gave some conferences about Turkish Music and concert. After she graduated from ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory, she started to teach in the same university.

In 2009 she started a Master degree at the Istanbul University State Conservatory at the composition department and graduated with a thesis in “Film Music and Differences in Interpretation”. Moreover, she completed her Ph.D. in the same department on 2019 with a thesis in Concerto Grosso with Turkish Ensemble as the Concertino Part. Also she had been a Research Assistant and a Kemençe performer in the Turkish Music Orchestra of the Istanbul University State Conservatory since 2012. She has been working as an Associate Professor since 2022 in this institution, where she has been working on a permanent basis since 2012.

In 2014 and 2015 she played with Andre Rieu 3 concerts in “Andre Rieu World Tour”.

In 2016, her brother pianist Baturay Yarkın and she established the world music group “Yarkın Duo” and they had many concerts in Turkiye, USA, Georgia, England, Monaco, Monte-Negro, Albania, Crotia, Italy and The Netherlands. Their albums; One (2017), Colours of Anatolia (2019), Quintessence (2020),

In 2017 they have accepted to Silkroad Global Musician Workshop in Indianapolis and they played with Wu Man, Shane Shanahan, Bassam Saba, Guru Sandeep Das, Edward Perez, Mike Block. Also they had invited by Silkroad Global Musiciand Workshop in 2018 to give concert and two workshops about Turkish Music. Moreover, in April 2018 they gave concert at Boston University and they gave workshop “Makams, Scales, Forms and Rhytmic Patters in Turkish Music” at Berklee College of Music.

In February of 2018 (for a semester) she went to Italy / Pavia to study about her Ph.D. thesis on 'Concerto Grosso for Turkish Traditional Instruments and Orchestra' whereby she is also composing new pieces of music related to this subject. She studied with Prof. Ugo Nastrucci about her thesis and she gave workshop about Turkish music too. In 2019, she graduated from DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) on Composition department at Istanbul University State Conservatory.

Her five personel albums; One (2017), The Colours of Anatolia (2019) and Landscapes (2019), Quintessence (2020), Zeybek of Freedom (2022), Dancing at Göbeklitepe (2022) are available on music markets and digital platforms. Her academic studies, concerts and compositions still continue and her solo Kemence album, Yarkin Duo’s album and Quaertet’s album recording has just finished and will be released soon.

Nağme Yarkın, who became Associate Professor in April 2022, taught theory, performance and history of our traditional culture and music on the international platform, upon the invitation she received in the 2022-2023 season in the field of Ottoman/Turkish music at the Alberta University Music Department in Canada.

Education

2013 - 2019

Competence In Art

Istanbul University, Konservatuar, Müzik - Kompozisyon , Turkey

2009 - 2013

Postgraduate

Istanbul University, Konservatuar, Müzik - Kompozisyon , Turkey

2004 - 2009

Undergraduate

Istanbul Technical University, Konservatuar, Müzik - Kompozisyon , Turkey

Dissertations

2019

Competence In Art

GELENEKSEL TÜRK MÜZİĞİ ENSTRÜMANLARININ KONÇERTİNO KULLANIMLARIYLA, KONÇERTO GROSSO TÜRÜNDE ESER ÇALIŞMASI

Istanbul University, Devlet Konservatuarı, Kompozisyon Ve Orkestra Şefliği

2013

Postgraduate

FİLM MÜZİKLERİ VE ALGISAL FARKLILIKLAR

Istanbul University, Konservatuar, Müzik - Kompozisyon

Foreign Languages

C1 Advanced

English

Certificates, Courses and Trainings

2011

Toefl

Foreign Language

Just English

2003

İngilizce

Foreign Language

İTÜ

Research Areas

Social Sciences and Humanities

Art

Music

Composition

Academic Positions

2022 - Present

Associate Professor

Istanbul University, Devlet Konservatuvarı, Müzikoloji Bölümü

2012 - 2022

Research Assistant

Istanbul University, Devlet Konservatuvarı, Müzikoloji Bölümü

Non Academic Experience

2022 - 2023

Instructor / Researcher

University, University of Alberta, Music , Instructor / Researcher

2022 - 2022

Instructor

University of Alberta, Instructor

2022 - 2022

Seminerde Davetli Konuşmacı

Ankara Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi, Seminerde Davetli Konuşmacı

2021 - 2021

Davetli Eğitmen (1 Ders)

Eastern Mennonite University, Davetli Eğitmen (1 Ders)

2021 - 2021

Bilim Kurulu Üyeliği

Etnomüzikoloji Derneği, Bilim Kurulu Üyeliği

2021 - 2021

Davetli Eğitmen

Farabius Academy of Music, Davetli Eğitmen

2018 - 2018

Yazar (1 sayı)

Anadolu Jet Dergisi, Yazar (1 sayı)

2016 - 2016

Yazar (1 sayı)

Cumhuriyet Gazetesi, Yazar (1 sayı)

Courses

Undergraduate

Solfeggio IV

Batı Müziği Solfej I

Yardımcı Enstrüman I-II-III-IV-V-VI-VII-VIII

Solfeggio II

Batı Müziği Solfej III

Form Bilgisi - Repertuar II

Turkish Music History

Form Bilgisi ve Repertuar I

Türk Müziği Tarihi I

Taught Courses and Trainings

2025 - 2025

Ottoman / Turkish Music

Academic Units - Training

Yarkın N.

2022 - 2023

Ottoman / Turkish Music

Academic Units - Training

Yarkın N.

Representation and Promotion Activities

Promotional Activities Related to Fine Arts

Institutional Representation, Ministry of National Education - Fine Arts High Schools, Turkey, İstanbul, 2025 - 2025

Articles

2021

1. A Study of the Reference Pitches in Ottoman - Turkish Music Through an Analysis of Historical Neys

Yarkın N., Tan A.

Etnomüzikoloji Dergisi , vol.4, no.2, pp.111-124, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2020

2. INSTRUMENTATION OF TRADITIONAL TURKISH MUSIC INSTRUMENT IN ORCHESTRA

Yarkın N.

RAST MÜZİKOLOJİ , vol.7, pp.11-22, 2020 (Scopus)

Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences

2021

1. Caz Müziğinde Kadının Yeri

Yarkın N.

Music and Women Symposium, Bursa, Turkey, 21 - 24 May 2021, pp.364-382, (Full Text)

2016

2. COMPOSITION TECHNIQUES AND FORMS OF INSTRUMENTAL OTTOMAN MUSIC IN 18th CENTURY

YARKIN N.

GIORGI GARAQANIDZE XI INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FOLK AND CHURCH MUSIC IN BATUMI - SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, Batumi, Georgia, 3 - 04 November 2016, pp.32-39, (Full Text)

Expert Reports

2016

1. USTALAR OMAR'DA KİTAP TANITIMI

YARKIN N.

İstanbul Üniversitesi, pp.2, İstanbul, 2016

Other Publications

2018

1. THE SOUND OF ISTANBUL - ANADOLU JET

YARKIN N.

Other, pp.58-65, 2018

2016

2. Türk Müziğinin Geleneğinde Dün, Bugün ve Yarın

YARKIN M. N.

Presentation, pp.2, 2016

Funded Projects

2017 - 2017

Anadolu'nun Renkleri

Culture and Tourism Ministry

Yarkın N.

Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications

May 2025

Yegah Müzikoloji Dergisi

National Scientific Refreed Journal

June 2024

Etnomüzikoloji Dergisi

National Scientific Refreed Journal

Mobility Activity

2025 - 2025

Research Scholarship Program

Seminar

Lund University, Sweden

2023 - 2023

Post Doc

University of Alberta, Canada

2022 - 2022

Post Doc

University of Alberta, Canada

Artistic Activity

June 2025

Artworks

April 2025