List of Turkish composers

This is a chronological list of notable composers of the Republic of Turkey.

• Leyla Saz [Leyla Hanimefendi] (1850-1936)
• Fehime Sultan (1875-1929)
• The Turkish Five
• Cemal Reşit Rey (1904–85), symphonic music, operas, chamber music, operettas and musicals
• Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906–72), symphonic music, choral music, solo piano, chamber music
• Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907–91), symphonic music, oratorio, choral music, chamber music, opera, ballet music
• Bülent Arel (1919–90)
• İlhan Usmanbaş (born 1921)
• Ertuğrul Oğuz Fırat (1923–2014)
• İlhan Mimaroğlu (1926–2012)
• Erol Erdinç (born 1945)
• Pınar Köksal (born 1946)
• Aydın Esen (born 1962)
• Özkan Manav (born 1967)
• Emre Aracı (born 1968)
• Fazıl Say (born 1970)
• Füsun Köksal (born 1973)
• Evrim Demirel (born 1977)
• Mehmet Erhan Tanman (born 1989)