Kalan Müzik

Kalan Müzik or Kalan Music for the West is a Turkish independent record label company based in Istanbul. It was founded in 1991 by “Hasan Saltık. It specializes in releasing Saltık’s recordings of "classical and traditional ethnic and folk music” from Turkey and the surrounding region. It is sometimes listed as Kalan Ses (“Kalan Audio” or “Kalan Sound*”). Kalan has annual revenues of $3 million, and has released more than “400” albums.

From 1992 to 2002, some of Kalan’s output met governmental opposition. In 2003, Saltık’s work through Kalan made him a laureate of the international “Prince Claus Awards” for having “founded a small company to produce recordings of the highest quality which have been the catalyst for the revival of musical traditions and led to their dissemination worldwide through establishing a label which produces unparalleled recordings”. Since 2004, the Turkish Culture Ministry hands out Kalan CDs to visiting dignitaries.