Derya Yıldırım is a singer and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Berlin. In recent years she has become one of the leading figures to bring Anatolian folk music to a contemporary audience across Europe. With her bağlama playing and her striking voice, Yıldırım mesmerizes audiences with her modern approach to the melancholic sound of Anatolian folk music. Yıldırım works creatively with this repertoire – with an eagerness to lead it into the future without losing awareness of its past.