a Dervish (1999) Seyahatname (2001) Nar (2002) Sufi Traveler (2004 – repackaging of Seyahatname and Nar) Fusion Monster (2004) (as DJ Arkin Allen) Su (2003) Sufi Traveler (2004) Nefes/Breath (2007) 800 (2007) Dünya/Earth (2013) Mercan Dede Box Set (2016, 5 CDs) Achievements The album 800 was selected as Best World Music Album of 2008 by WOMEX. Dede has been nominated by BBC 3 Awards for World Music in the Middle East and North Africa category twice and three times in the Club Global category. Featured in Fatih Akin's documentary Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul. Composer of some music for the 2003 dance piece Nefés by German choreographer Pina Bausch. See also Music of Turkey References External links 1966 births Living people Ney players Turkish composers Turkish DJs Performers of Sufi music Turkish expatriates in Canada Istanbul University people Rectors of universities and colleges in Turkey Canadian people of Turkish descent