Istanbul Mehmet

Istanbul Mehmet produces handmade cymbals from Turkey, offering a wide range of top-quality cymbals. The brand's product range includes series such as Heritage, Traditional, Nostalgia, Mehmet Legend, Legend Dark, Legend Dry, Black Sea, Origin, Origin Dark, MC Jazz, Tribute, Custom, Sahra, Sultan, Turk, Empire, Vezir, Onurhan, Emirhan, Big Ride, Modern, Radiant, Session, Hamer, Blackbell, Murathan, Samatya, X Series, X-Metal, IMC Series, IMC Bronze, and IMC Dark, along with signature models and gongs.

Mehmet Tamdeger learned his art from Mikhail Zilcan, the grandson of Kerope Zilcan, after whom the Zilcan K series is named. In the 1950s, he worked in the K. Zilcan factory in Istanbul. At the age of nine Mehmet Tamdeğer started to work for Mikhail Zilcan. Mikhail Zilcan and Kirkor Küçükyan taught him every aspect of this ancient Turkish art, based on a history that stems back to the early 17th century. The Istanbul brand name was adopted by a cymbal works established by two cymbalsmiths, Mehmet Tamdeger and Agop Tomurcuk. At that time, they had over three decades of cymbal making experience. Mehmet and Agop named their company after the city that has been home to the epitome of high quality cymbals for many, many years: Istanbul. These cymbals were first exported to the U.S. in 1984, first under the name “Zildjiler”, and soon afterwards as “Istanbul”. Both craftsmen signed each cymbal and many of these cymbals are now collectors’ items.

Product categories. Cymbals · Splash · Hi-Hat · Ride · Crash · China · Bell · Gong · Marching · Orchestra · Set · Stack

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