Omar Faruk Tekbilek has been played on NTS in shows including If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude, featured first on 24 April 2016. Songs played include Istanbul' Dan Görüntüler (Scenes Of Istanbul/Reprise), Topkapı'nın Bahçesi (Garden At Topkapi) and Shashkin.

Honored as a peacemaker and virtuoso, Omar Faruk Tekbilek's work transcends political boundaries while maintaining traditional sensibilities.

Omar Faruk was a musical prodigy. He was born in Adana, Turkey to a musical family who nurtured his talents. At the age of eight, he began his musical career by developing proficiency on the kaval, a small diatonic flute.

His musical interests were nurtured by his older…