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Jazz Artists from Istanbul

The 12 most-read jazz artists based in Istanbul, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

Artists

12

Readers October

23,031

New entries

00
Data 2026-10-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

12 artists are tagged jazz in Istanbul. The biggest move was Önder Focan, up 3 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
Ahmet Ertegunjazz
14,841
0
02
Arif Mardinjazz
3,803
0
03
Arto Tunçboyacıyanavant-folk, jazz
1,386
0
04
Nesuhi Ertegunjazz
1,322
0
05
Özdemir Erdoğanjazz, turkish classical
926
0
06
Okay Temizfree jazz, jazz
273
0
07
Aydın Esenjazz
134
+1
08
Marcel Zaninijazz
89
-1
09
Önder Focanjazz, post-bop
73
+3
10
İlham Gencerjazz
70
0
11
Freddie Brocksieperjazz
63
0
12
Albert Begerjazz
51
-3

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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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.