Scholarly studies
![BOOKS, TRANSLATIONS AND CHAPTERS
Nazariyat ve Teknik Boyutuyla – Ses Dünyamızda Yeni Ufuklar. 2010, Artes Publications, İstanbul.
Türk Musıkisi ve Çokseslilik. 2001, Master Thesis, İstanbul University.
79-tone Tuning & Theory For Turkish Maqam Music As A Solution To The Non-Conformance Between Current Model And Practice. 2008, Doctorate Thesis, İstanbul Technical University.
Expanded Ph.D. Thesis / Genişletilmiş Doktora Tezi. 2016, Bounded Book, for sale in print from Zwillinge Verlag. PRICED.
“Meşk'e kılavuz, Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek'e alternatif, 24 perdeli bir notalama”. 2018, Kuruluşunun Yüzüncü Yılında Darü'l-Elhan'a Armağan (Commemorative Offering to Darülelhan on its 100th Anniversary), Prof. Dr. Gülçin Yahya Kaçar (ed.) & Murat Altan Erik (red.), ATATÜRK KÜLTÜR MERKEZİ BAŞKANLIĞI Yayını, Ankara: 143-166.
Basit İki-El Piyano için Popüler Çocuk Parçaları I (Popular Children’s Songs I for Simple Two-Hand Piano). 2019, Unbounded Pages. FREE-OF-CHARGE.
ARTICLES
2022
DIMINUTIVE ERRATA ON “Weighing Diverse Theoretical Models On Turkish Maqam Music Against Pitch Measurements” – ALONGSIDE A NEW COMPARISON OF MEASUREMENTS TAKEN FROM AŞIK VEYSEL. January 2022 (written together with M. Kemal Karaosmanoğlu), Parana Journal of Science and Education, vol. 8, nr. 1: 1-15.
2021
A suitable way of normalizing SI to make c and h unities. December 2021 (written together with Tolga Yarman and was labored on since 2015.)
Doppler effect in rotating systems and Mössbauer rotor experiments. September 2021 (written together with Alexander Kholmetskii, Tolga Yarman and Metin Arık), Annals of Physics, vol. 432: 168568.
Comment on “Underlining possible effects of Coriolis acceleration in experiments with a Mössbauer source” by Benedetto, Elmo, et al.. May 2021 (written together with Alexander Kholmetskii, Tolga Yarman and Metin Arık), Europhysics Letters, vol. 134, nr. 1: 19002.
Diatomic molecules’ enigmatic constancy as the product of their dissociation energy and interatomic distance. January 2021 (written together with Tolga Yarman, Nimet Zaim, Metin Arık and Alexander Kholmetskii), Molecular Physics, vol. 119, nr. 7.
Comparison of traditional and synchrotron beam methodologies in Mössbauer experiments in a rotating system. January 2021 (written together with Alexander Kholmetskii, Tolga Yarman and Metin Arık), Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, vol. 28, nr. 1: 78-85.
2020
24-tone HTML5 Makam Piano for Turkish Art music. December 2020 (written together with Mesut Güngör), Parana Journal of Science and Education, vol. 6, nr. 9: 116-126.
Search for an (the) optimal tone(tonal)-system for an authentic Turkish soundscape: Weighing several (more) theoretical models on Makam music against pitch-histograms. November 2020, Near Eastern Musicology Online (NEMO) Journal, vol. 5, nr. 9: 73-111 (Click for the preprint PDF which was accepted for publication as of March 2020 that I enlarged after extensive corrections, and click for the ZIP full of computational musicology files accompanying this article).
Frequency difference between two clocks at Tokyo Skytree: Contribution of Earth’s self-rotation. October 2020 (written together with Tolga Yarman, Alexander Kholmetskii, and Metin Arık), Annals of Physics, vol. 423: 168337.
Generalized Lorentz Group of Space-Time Transformations. September 2020 (written together with Tolga Yarman, Azmi Ali Altıntaş, Alexander Kholmetskii, Metin Arık, Christian Marchal, and Fatih Özaydın), Turkic World Mathematical Society Journal of Applied and Engineering Mathematics, vol. 10, nr. 4: 987-1008.
An illustrated review of length and time measurements in gravity: Same Shapiro result through different authentic or alike pseudo-technical mechanisms in GTR and YARK. August 2020 (written together with Metin Arık, Garret Sobczyk, Alexander Kholmetskii, and Tolga Yarman), Parana Journal of Science and Education, vol. 6, nr. 6: 1-13.
Comment on “Test of general relativity by a pair of transportable optical lattice clocks” by Takamoto et al.: YARK theory’s quantum mechanically induced time dilation in gravity versus Einsteinean clock retardation due to curvature. June 2020 (written together with Tolga Yarman, Metin Arık, and Ricardo Gobato), Parana Journal of Science and Education, vol. 6, nr. 4: 89-92.
Analyses of Mössbauer experiments in a rotating system: Proper and improper approaches. April 2020 (written together with Alexander Kholmetskii, Tolga Yarman, and Metin Arık), Annals of Physics, vol. 418, 168191.
2019
A Robust VBA Code for the Pie Chart Display of Turkish Music Usuls. September 2019 (written together with Uğur Keçecioğlu), Parana Journal of Science and Education, vol. 5, nr. 7: 1-7.
Concerning Mössbauer experiments in a rotating system and their physical interpretation. December 2019 (written together with Alexander Kholmetskii, Tolga Yarman, and Metin Arık), Annals of Physics, vol. 411, 167912.
On the synchronization, in Mössbauer rotor experiments, of a clock at the origin of a rotating system with a laboratory clock. October 2019 (written together with Alexander Kholmetskii, Tolga Yarman, and Metin Arık), Annals of Physics, vol. 409: 167931.
Comment on “New proof of general relativity through the correct physical interpretation of the Mössbauer rotor experiment” by C. Corda. May 2019 (written together with Alexander Kholmetskii, Tolga Yarman, and Metin Arık), International Journal of Modern Physics D, vol. 28, nr. 10.
2018
Einstein’s “clock hypothesis” and Mössbauer experiments in a rotating system. November 2018 (written together with Alexander Kholmetskii, Tolga Yarman, and Metin Arık), Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A, vol. 74, nr. 2: 91-100.
Clarification of “Overall Relativistic Energy” According to Yarman’s Approach. November 2018 (written together with Metin Arık, Ricardo Gobato, and Tolga Yarman), Parana Journal of Science and Education, vol. 4, nr. 8: 1-10. (Additionally, this article has been archived in ResearchGate with the DOI number 10.13140/RG.2.2.11065.83048.)
Elaborations on Mössbauer rotor experiments with synchrotron radiation and with usual resonant sources. August 2018 (written together with Alexander Kholmetskii, Tolga Yarman, and Metin Arık), Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, vol. 25, nr. 6: 1703-1710.
Second law of thermodynamics is ingrained within quantum mechanics. July 2018 (written together with Tolga Yarman, Alexander Kholmetskii, Metin Arık, and Faruk Yarman), Results in Physics, vol. 10: 818-821.
Mössbauer experiments in a rotating system, Doppler effect and the influence of acceleration. July 2018 (written together with Alexander Kholmetskii, Tolga Yarman, and Metin Arık), European Physical Journal Plus, vol. 133, nr. 261.
A new Physical constant from the ratio of the reciprocal of the “Rydberg constant” to the Planck length. April 2018 (written together with Ricardo Gobato, Tolga Yarman, and Metin Arık), Parana Journal of Science and Education, vol. 4, nr. 3: 42-51. (Additionally, this article has been archived in ResearchGate with the DOI number 10.13140/RG.2.2.16372.86409.)
2017
Systematization of a-decaying nuclei based on shell structures: The case of odd-even and odd-odd nuclei. October 2017 (written together with Tolga Yarman, Nimet Zaim, Alexander Kholmetskii, and Metin Arık), International Journal of Modern Physics E (Nuclear Physics), vol. 26, nr. 10.
LIGO’s “GW150914 signal” reproduced under YARK theory of gravity. April 2017 (written together with Tolga Yarman, Alexander Kholmetskii, Christian Marchal and Metin Arık), Canadian Journal of Physics, vol. 95, nr. 10: 963-968.
Systematization of a-decaying nuclei based on shell structures: The case of even-odd nuclei. January 2017 (written together with Tolga Yarman, Nimet Zaim, Alexander Kholmetskii, and Metin Arık), European Physical Journal A, vol. 53, nr. 4.
2015-2016
Experiments manifest electromagnetic radiation from variedly accelerating neutral bodies as predicted by Yarman’s Approach. 2015-2016 (written together with Tolga Yarman, Can Yeşilyurt, Metin Arık, Alexander Kholmetskii, and Sinan Buğu).
Response to “The Mössbauer rotor experiment and the general theory of relativity” by C. Corda. November 2016 (written together with Alexander Kholmetskii, Tolga Yarman, and Metin Arık), Annals of Physics, vol. 374: 247-254. Click for the unabridged version.
Yarman’s Approach predicts anomalous gravitational bending of high-energy gamma quanta. April 2016 (written together with Metin Arık, Tolga Yarman, and Alexander Kholmetskii), Canadian Journal of Physics, vol. 94, nr. 6: 616-622.
Pound–Rebka result within the framework of YARK theory. April 2016 (written together with Tolga Yarman, Alexander Kholmetskii, and Metin Arık), Canadian Journal of Physics, vol. 94, nr. 6: 558-562.
Super-massive objects in Yarman–Arik–Kholmetskii (YARK) gravitation theory. December 2015 (written together with Tolga Yarman, Metin Arık, and Alexander Kholmetskii), Canadian Journal of Physics, vol. 94, nr. 3: 271-278.
≤ 2014
Novel Theory Leads to Classical Outcome for the Precession of the Perihelion of a Planet Due to Gravity. November 2014 (written together with Tolga Yarman, Alexander Kholmetskii, and Metin Arık), Physics Essays, vol. 27: 558-569.
“Yarman-36 Makam Tone-System” for Turkish Art Music. November 2014 (written together with Kemal Karaosmanoğlu), Turkic World Mathematical Society Journal of Applied and Engineering Mathematics, vol. 4, nr. 2: 175-198.
Alaturka Müziğin Yasaklanmasında Atatürk: Belgeler Zemininde Bir Çözümleme. February 2010, Saz ve Söz Internet Journal, nr. 9, http://www.sazvesoz.net. It was told to me, without official correspondence of any reasons, that this meticulously re-formatted article sent upon invitation to IU Conservatory’s KONSERVATORYUM journal (Darulelhan's 100th Anniversary special issue) had been rejected. Click here for said 2017 version.
Makam Kuyumcuları. April 2008, Saz ve Söz Internet Journal, nr. 7,
http://www.sazvesoz.net.
Weighing Diverse Theoretical Models On Turkish Maqam Music Against Pitch Measurements. March 2009 (written together with Barış Bozkurt, Kemal Karaosmanoğlu, and Can Akkoç), Journal of New Music Research, vol. 38, nr. 1: 45-70.
Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek Sistemine Alternatif, 24-Sesli, Islah Edilmiş Ortaton Temperamanı Temelli Ve Basit Oranlı Bir Düzen. 2008, publication pending / protracted (Müzik ve Bilim Dergisi).
Türk Makam Müziği’nde Nazariyat-İcra Örtüşmezliğine Bir Çözüm: 79-Sesli Düzen. December 2008 (written together with Şehvar Beşiroğlu), İTÜ Dergisi B, vol. 5, nr. 2: 23-34. Click for the unabridged version.
A Comparative Evaluation of Pitch Notations in Turkish Makam Music. Autumn 2007, Journal of Interdisciplinary Music Studies, vol. 1, nr. 2: 51-62.
Ulusal Müzik Sorunsalımız. 2004 (ed. 2015).
A Short History of Turkish Musiki. 2002, http://www.turkmusikisi.com/makaleler/tmkbb.htm.
16. ve 17. Yüzyıllarda Türk Çalgıları. 2002, http://www.turkmusikisi.com/makaleler/16yytc.htm.
Geç Barok döneminden Klasik döneme geçişte “Rokoko”. 1999 (ed. 2013).
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CONFERENCE PAPERS
2020
Redshift of light from S0-2, a star revolving around the center of our galaxy, in GTR and in YARK gravitation theory. 5 February 2020 (Tolga Yarman, Alexander Kholmetskii, Metin Arık, Ozan Yarman), presented by our first co-author at the YEFAK/HEPAC 2020 (3rd Workshop) event held in Ord. Prof. Dr. Cemil Bilsel Conference Hall (Click for video; Click for slideshow format).
Mössbauer experiments in a rotating system and physical interpretations of their results. 5 February 2020 (Alexander Kholmetskii, Tolga Yarman, Metin Arık, Ozan Yarman), presented by our first co-author at the YEFAK/HEPAC 2020 (3rd Workshop) event held in Ord. Prof. Dr. Cemil Bilsel Conference Hall (Click for video).
2019
An Investigation of the Role of Diatonic Functions in the Seyir Phenomenon of Turkish Makam Music: Case of ‘Hicaz Family’. 22 June 2019 (Ozan Yarman, William Sethares, M. Kemal Karaosmanoğlu, Mehtap Demir, Tolga Yarman), I presented it to the DYUMM: “Disiplinlerarası Yaklaşımda Uluslararası Matematik ve Müzik” Congress at Marmara University (Göztepe Campus) Atatürk Education Faculty’s Dr. İbrahim Üzümcü Conference Hall (Click for video; Click for slideshow format; Conference Proceedings were published on 1/6/2020 and uploaded to the web: https://katalog.marmara.edu.tr/muyayinevi/YN870.pdf).
LIGO's "GW150914 signal" reproduced under YARK theory of gravity. June 2019 (Tolga Yarman, Alexander Kholmetskii, Ozan Yarman, Christian Marchal, Metin Arık), presented by our fourth co-author at the “11th International Symposium Honouring Noted Mathematical Physicist Jean-Pierre Vigier: Advances in Fundamental Physics – Prelude to Paradigm Shift” event: IOPSCIENCE Journal of Physics: Conference Series – Vol. 1251.
The Eötvös experiment, GTR, and differing gravitational and inertial masses: Proposition for a crucial test of metric theories. June 2019 (Tolga Yarman, Alexander Kholmetskii, Christian Marchal, Ozan Yarman, Metin Arık), presented by our third co-author at the “11th International Symposium Honouring Noted Mathematical Physicist Jean-Pierre Vigier: Advances in Fundamental Physics – Prelude to Paradigm Shift” event: IOPSCIENCE Journal of Physics: Conference Series – Vol. 1251.
2010-2012
“Sajital” ve “Mandalatura” Notasyonlarıyla 79-perdeli Kanun. 3-4 October 2012 (İstanbul & Ankara sessions), dual-presentation for I. International Qanun Festival and Symposium.
From Bosphorus To Maraga: Theoretical Pursuits & Applications That Strive For The Genuine In Expressing Maqams. 16 March 2011, paper to II. International Musicological Symposium “Space of Mugham”: Union of Composers Building, Baku. (Click for video; Click for slideshow format) - Proceedings Book: 179-191.
Cumhuriyetimiz’in ve Atatürkümüz’ün Ulusal Müzik Eğitiminden Esas Beklediği, Bize Özgü Perdeler Üzerinden Mikrotonal Polifoni Düzlemine Taşınmış Popüler ve Halk Havalarımızdır. 17 December 2010, paper to “IX. National Music Education Symposium”: Marmara University, Göztepe Campus. (Click for video) – “Türkiye’de Bugünden Yarına Müzik Eğitimi” (15-17 Aralık 2010) IX. UMES Proceedings Book: 735-745. İstanbul 2010.
İki Kemençe ve Piyano İçin İlk Bir Çağdaş Yapıt. 2 December 2010, paper to “I. Kemençe Symposium”: İstanbul Technical University, Maçka Campus. (Click for video) - Porte Akademik, year 2, nr. 7: 118-125 (OMITTED PUBLICATION!)
Türk Makam Müziği’ni Bilgisayarda Temsil Etmeye Yönelik Başlıca Yerli Yazılımlar. 22 October 2010, paper to “II. Representation in Music & Musical Representation Symposium”: İstanbul Technical University, Maçka Campus. (Click for video; Click for slideshow format) – “Porte Akademik”, year 1, nr. 2: 324-331. İstanbul 2011.
≤ 2010
Türk Makam Müziği'nde İcra İle Örtüşen Nazariyat Modeli Arayışı: 34-ton Eşit Taksimat'tan 79'lu Sisteme, Sabit-Perdeli Düzenlerden Bir Yelpaze. 5 March 2008, invited paper to “Issues Regarding The Practice And Theory Of Turkish Music And Their Solutions Congress”: İstanbul Technical University, Maçka Campus, Social Establishments. – Congress Proceedings Book, İBB Kültür A.Ş. Publication: 139-151, İstanbul 2008. (Click for video)
Türk Makam Müziği için 79-Sesli Sistemin Bilgisayar Ortamında İncelenmesi. 19 November 2007, invited presentation to “Fall Term Seminars 2007-2008 – New Approaches Series”: İstanbul Technical University, Maçka Campus, Turkish Music State Conservatory.
Türk Makam Müziği Tarihinde Ses Sistemleri. 15 November 2007, invited presentation to “Fall Term Seminars 2007-2008 – New Approaches Series”: İstanbul Technical University, Maçka Campus, Turkish Music State Conservatory.
Huruf-Notaların, Ney Esas Alınarak, Dizekte Doğru İfade Edilmesi. 6 October 2005, paper to “I. Representation in Music & Musical Representation Symposium”: İstanbul Technical University, Maçka Campus, Social Establishments. (Click for slideshow format) – “Porte Akademik”, year 1, nr. 1: 169-176. İstanbul 2010.
SPECIAL PREsENTATIONS
2018-2019
Türk Müziğinin Makam Nazariyatına İki Farklı Matematiksel Tamamiyet Yaklaşımı. 5 April 2019, İstanbul Okan University Tuzla Campus Prof. Dr. Şule Kut Conference Hall (Click for video) & 2 May 2019, Ankara Music and Fine Arts University Musical Sciences and Technologies Faculty (Click for video) & 6 May 2019, Kayseri Erciyes University Fine Arts Faculty Music Department (Click for video) presentations.
Sanal ve gerçek 79’lu Kanunlar ile her tonda makamlar + TOLGA YARMAN’s speech (video of presentations in Turkish). 11 May 2018, invited talks to the event titled “On the Cultural Sphere and Tone-Systems of Turkish Makam Music” that was organized by the Turkish Music Department of Anatolia University State Conservatory. (Click for bonus concert video).
2016-2017
“Temperyalizm”e karşı: Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek'in icra ile uyumsuz olduğu makamlarda bilgisayara aktarılmış notaların, buna alternatif 24‘lü ve ayrıca 79'lu kuramsal önerilerim üzerinden, daha uygun duysal temsili (Mus2 files ZIP). 23-24 March 2017, Contributions to Workshop on Turkish Music Education in Turkey on the 100th Anniversary of the Foundation of Darülelhan, Başkent Öğretmenevi, Ankara.
Kemal İlerici armonisiyle çoksesli makamsal örneklerin 79'lu Sistemde duyumu (Mus2 files ZIP). 16 November 2016, event by Ethnomusicology and Folklore Principal Science Branch under İstanbul University State Conservatory Musicology Dept., Kadıköy Barış Manço Culture Center (Click for video).
2012-2014
Konservatuvarlar İçin Ortak Bir Nazari Sistem. 11 June 2014, ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory BISED presentation (Click for video) under the auspices of “CompMusic: Culture-specific Approaches in Music Technology” & 7 April 2014, IU State Conservatory (Click for video) presentation.
Başta Kanun ve Tanbur için, Sabit Olduğu Kadar Esnetilebilir 79, 24 ve 36 Perdeli Üç Farklı Nazari Çözüm. 7 November 2014, Anadolu University Mathematics Department (Click for video) & 8 May 2013, MSU State Conservatory (Click for video) & 21 February 2013, ITU TMDK Music Theory Department (Click for video) & 12 December 2012, YTU Davutpaşa Campus Art and Design Faculty (Click for video) & 31 October 2012, METU Applied Mathematics Institute “Quest For A Theoretical Model Based On Measurements In Turkish Maqam Music Panel” (Click for video) & 12 October 2012, Kocaeli University Fine Arts Faculty (Click for video) presentations.
2009-2011
79-sesli Kanun, Yarman-24’e ayarlı Yaylı Tanbur, Etkileşimli “Ney Perdeleri” Flash Uygulaması. 9 & 13 December 2011, “Microtonalist Entrepreneurs International Meeting” (MELM) dual-presentation: Işık University, Maslak-Ayazağa Campus & Başkent University, Bağlıca Campus. (Click for video)
Sanat Müziğinde Makamları İfade İçin Özel Matematiksel Yaklaşımlar. 21-23 September 2011, unexpected presentation to “X. Mathematics Symposium”: Işık University, Şile Campus. (Click for video)
Dinletili-Oylamalı, Hangi Ses-Düzeni?. 7 May 2009 (presented together with Kemal Karaosmanoğlu), Commision for Organizing Scientific and Artistic Activities (BISED) seminar: İstanbul Technical University, Maçka Campus. (Click for video)
≤ 2007
Türk Makam Müziği için 79-Sesli Düzen ve Yeni Bir Nazariyat: SCALA programı ve Sanal Kanun ile Makamların Seslendirilmesi. 8 September 2007, “Days Of Music From Tradition To Future” presentation: Akdeniz University, OLBIA Culture Centre. (Click for video)
İleri Ra-Dü-Se Solfeji. 8 September 2007 (Prepared as an appendix to M. Kemal Karaosmanoğlu’s presentation “Ra-Dü-Se Solfege and its Application” and presented together - Click for video): “Days Of Music From Tradition To Future” presentation, Akdeniz University, OLBIA Culture Centre. ( + Click to download my “Ra-Dü-Se Notation” article [Turkish])
Kanun için 79-tonlu Devrimsel ve Bütünsel bir Ses-Sistemi. 28 May 2006, “Kanun Circle IV” presentation: Yıldız Technical University, Art and Design Faculty. (Click for slideshow format)
Mikrotonlar ve Makamsal Müziğimiz. 6 May 2004, “Project On Manufacturing Of A Piano Which Can Sound The Traditional Pitches of Turkish Music” presentation: Yıldız Technical University, Art and Design Faculty.
UltraTonal Piyano - Türk Müziği İçin Alla Turka Bir Piyano Projesi. 25 December 2003, “Project On Manufacturing Of A Piano Which Can Sound The Traditional Pitches of Turkish Music” presentation: Yıldız Technical University, Art and Design Faculty, Vedat Kosal Music Application and Research Centre (VEKOM). (Click for interview by Sirel Ekşi in the Andante Journal [Turkish]; Click for the detailed text on the UTP Project [Turkish])](academic_files/shapeimage_12.png)
Scholarly studies