This is a chronological list of notable composers of the Republic of Turkey.
Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi (1778–1846) Abdülaziz (1830–1876) Murad V (1840–1904) Leyla Saz (1850–1936) Fehime Sultan (1875–1929) The Turkish Five Cemal Reşit Rey (1904–1985), symphonic music, operas, chamber music, operettas and musicals Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906–1972), symphonic music, choral music, solo piano, chamber music Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907–1991), symphonic music, oratorio, choral music, chamber music, opera, ballet music Bülent Arel (1919–1990) İlhan Usmanbaş (1921–2025) Ertuğrul Oğuz Fırat (1923–2014) Nevit Kodallı (1925–2009) symphonic music İlhan Mimaroğlu (1926–2012) Ferit Tüzün (1929-1977) Pınar Köksal (1946–2019) Aydın Esen (born 1962) Gülçin Yahya Kaçar (born 1966) Özkan Manav (born 1967) Emre Aracı (born 1968) Fazıl Say (born 1970) Füsun Köksal (born 1973) Evrim Demirel (born 1977) Oğuzhan Balcı (born 1977) Zeynep Gedizlioğlu (born 1977) Mehmet Erhan Tanman (born 1989)