COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS

MAHMUD I

Mahmud I (1696-1754) 24th Ottoman sultan. His rule can be considered to be one of the last brilliant periods of the empire, and also a great era in Turkish music during which many good composers flourished. Mahmud eagerly supported music and encouraged activities in his court. He wrote poems under the pen-name "Sebkâtî". Only a few of his instrumental compositions have survived.