Tevfik Akbaşlı

Tevfik Akbasli (born 1962) is a Turkish composer. Studies One of the most prominent classical Turkish Composers, Akbasli is the son of businessman Samim Akbasli of İzmir. He spent his childhood and primary school years in Yeşilköy, Istanbul until his family moved to Izmir. He attended Dokuz Eylül University’s Vocal Studies and Opera Division and studied with distinguished names such as Sevda Aydan, Suat Taser, Kamran Ince and percussionist Oktay Aykoc. He graduated from Vocal Studies in 1982 as the first chorister to the newly founded İzmir State Opera and Ballet. In 1985, he crossed over as a percussion artist. Between 1986 and 1991, he studied percussion instruments as well as theory, harmony, composition and improvisation at the Berklee School of Music at vibraphone virtuoso Gary Burton’s Percussion Department with Professor Ed Saindon and pianist – composer Aydin Esen. Career He turned to composition in 1990. He has composed an array of pieces from opera to musicals for children, from modern dance music to chamber music. Upon the addition of his first opera, The Sacred Chest to the repertoire of The Ankara State Opera and Ballet, he moved to Ankara and continued his career as a