The Bezmara Ensemble, specialized in the interpretation of early Ottoman music, owning instruments some of which have otherwise disappeared, was founded in 1996 by Fikret Karakaya on the occasion of the musicological project, whose purpose was to recreate, on ancient instruments the compositions which appear in various old collections, and which contemporary musicians had abandoned.

Fikret Karakaya, çeng
Birol Yayla, kopuz, tanbur
Şenol Filiz, ney
Kemal Caba, kemânçe
Osman Kırklıkçı, şehrud
İhsan Özer, santur
Tugay Başar, mıskal
Serap Çağlayan, metal- & gut-string kanun
Akgün Çöl, ºud
Kâmil Bilgin, nakkare
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