Music Therapy in Turkey

Burçin Uçaner Çifdalöz received her Bachelor’s degree from the Department of Musical Sciences at Erciyes University, Turkey, in 2001, and her Master’s and PhD degrees from the Department of Music Education at Gazi University College of Education, Turkey, in 2007 and 2011, respectively. She founded the Music Therapy Association, and currently serves as its President. She is the Head of the Department of Musicology at Gazi University’s Turkish Music State Conservatory.Emel Funda Türkmen received her PhD from Gazi University, Turkey, in 2006 with a thesis on “the usability of Kütahya folk songs in individual vocal training class as educational materials”. Her main research interests are music education and choir music. She is the President of the Department of Stage Arts at Afyon Kocatepe University State Conservatory, Turkey, and conductor of the Afyon Kocatepe University choirs.