Naz Irem Turkmen is a part of “Young Musicians on World Stages“ system initiated and carried out by Güher & Süher Pekinel. She is being supported with education scholarship.
She pursues her violin studies with Prof. Sonja Korkeala at Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. She has started her violin education with Doç. Dr. Aslı Erdal and graduated from her from Istanbul State Conservatory.
She has attended the masterclasses of Prof.Boris Kuschnir, Prof. Dora Schwarzberg, Kirill Troussov, Itzhak Rashovsky, Nora Chastain and Ellen Jewett. She studied with Dania Kainova, Prof. Ceyda Uzgören and Muhammedjan Turdiev.
She won “Grand Prize” & “Special Prize for Exceptional Artists Personality” at Odessa International Violin Competition at 2018 Ukraine, first prize at 12th Grumiaux International Competition for Young Violinists” at 2019 Belgium.
She continues her concerts in Turkey with the most important Orchestras such as İzmir State Symphony Orchestra, Cemal Reşit Rey Orchestra, Eskişehir State Symphony Orchestra, İstanbul State Ballet and Opera and Borusan Philharmonic Orchestra in distinguished Concert Halls, parallel to her education.