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Artists from Istanbul

The 50 most-read artists based in Istanbul, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

110 artists are ranked in Istanbul. The biggest move was Güllü, up 30 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Ahmet Ertegunjazz	15,720	0
02	Barış Mançoanatolian rock, folk rock	6,633	+2
03	INJIdance-pop, electropop	4,973	+3
04	Arif Mardinjazz	4,451	-1
05	Bülent Ersoyarabesk, fantezi	4,061	-3
06	Ajda Pekkanturkish pop	3,141	-1
07	Sibel Canarabesk, fantezi	2,381	+1
08	Mustafa Sandalpop	1,934	+1
09	Arto Tunçboyacıyanavant-folk, jazz	1,885	-2
10	Seda Sayanarabesk, fantezi	1,632	+4
11	Dumangrunge, alternative rock	1,474	+1
12	Nesuhi Ertegunjazz	1,355	-2
13	Güllüarabesk, fantezi	1,326	+30
14	Cem Karacaanatolian rock, rock	1,323	-3
15	Gülşenpop	1,281	+1
16	Gülben Ergenfantezi, pop	955	-1
17	mor ve ötesirock, alternative rock	837	+6
18	Teomanrock	760	+4
19	Nilüferpop	752	-2
20	Pentagramfolk metal, heavy metal	728	+1
21	Simgepop	718	-2
22	Emre Altuğpop	714	-9
23	Gülçin Ergülpop	706	0
24	Leyla Gencerclassical, opera	687	-4
25	Özkan Uğurpop	646	-7
26	Aşkın Nur Yengipop	641	+6
27	Ρόζα Εσκενάζυrebetiko	631	+1
28	Enis Arıkanturkish pop	582	+8
29	Onno Tunçpop	576	-1
30	Baba Zulapsychedelic, dub	575	+8
31	Kaan Tangözealternative rock	562	+3
32	Özdemir Erdoğanjazz, turkish classical	557	-5
33	İrem Dericipop	535	-2
33	Athenaska punk, pop punk	535	-7
35	Moğollaranatolian rock	533	-10
36	Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğludisco, pop	527	-6
37	Deniz Sekipop	522	0
38	Yonca Evcimikpop	410	-6
39	Kerimcan Durmazdance-pop, pop	387	0
40	Reddrock	382	+7
41	Alişanarabesk, fantezi	371	-6
42	Yalınpop	365	+3
42	Fikret Kızılokrock	365	-2
44	Gökselpop	341	+4
45	Şebnem Pakerpop	338	+1
46	Kerim Tekinpop	335	-6
47	İlhan Mimaroğlucontemporary classical	313	-5
48	Grup Vitaminpop	303	+14
49	Okay Temizfree jazz, jazz	294	+8
50	Ece Seçkinpop	287	-1

Rising outside the top 50this month

78	Güher & Süher Pekinelclassical	130	+27
68	Banupop	161	+18
92	Selçuk Alagözpop	78	+16
76	Burak Güvenalternative rock	144	+12
64	Gripinalternative rock	182	+8

Adjacent scenes

How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.