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Who is Ali Şenozan? Ali Şenozan was born on June 7, 1939, in Adana, Turkey. He completed his primary education at İnkılâp Primary School and continued his studies at Tepebağ Secondary School and Adana Boys' High School. His musical journey began during his secondary school years, when he studied music theory, rhythm, and makam (modal system in Turkish classical music) under Arif Nihat Aka. He later became his assistant and founded the Adana Boys’ High School Choir, which he also directed.

He was born in 1956 in Eskişehir, Turkey. In 1980, he graduated from the Turkish Music State Conservatory of Istanbul Technical University (ITU). Twelve of his compositions have been awarded in various national Turkish music composition contests organized by different institutions. Additionally, 62 of his works have been accepted into the TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation) Repertoire.

Prof. Dr. Ali Maruf Alaskan was born on January 21, 1971, in Diyarbakır, Turkey. He completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown. During his high school years, he began learning traditional Turkish instruments such as the bağlama, cümbüş, and oud. In 1990, he joined the Turkish Music Choir of the Diyarbakır Governorship as an oud performer. There, he studied Turkish Music Solfeggio and Theory under the guidance of composer and choir conductor Edvan Kengil, and performed in numerous concerts with the choir.

Yusuf Koçak was born in 1955 in Yozgat, Turkey. He graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Ankara State Academy of Architecture and Engineering. During his professional career spanning over 25 years, he worked at Etibank as a project engineer, project coordinator, and chief engineer.

Ali Kerim Öner is an academician and oud artist lives in Ankara-Türkiye. He studied his Phd about music therapy. He was firstly lecturer at Aksaray University after than he worked as an Assistant Professor there. He is now Associated Proffesor at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University Turkish Music Conservatory. He teachs oud and theoratical construction of maqams. He researched on ‘Right Hand Preparing Tecnique” on oud and published as an article. In addition to academics he attanded to international oud festivals and concerts. He is married and has two children.

Luthier and Physics Engineer Emir Değirmenli was born in 1981 in Kırklareli, Turkey.

Alper Taş Oud Artist He serves as an oud artist in the State Classical Turkish Music Choir under the Ministry of Culture.

Prof. Dr. Gülçin YAHYA KAÇAR (Academician, Oud Artist, Composer) She graduated from Gazi University Music Department in 1988. She studied flute with Presidential Symphony Orchestra flute group head Aycan Sancar, and oud, Turkish music composition and theory with oud virtuosos Cinuçen Tanrıkorur and Prof.Mutlu Torun.