
Spotify, Haziran ay sonunda kadar stanbul'da yeni bir ofis a aca n ve T rkiye pazar n y netmek zere yeni bir atama ger ekle tirdi ini duyurdu. Bu kapsamda Akshat Harbola, Orta Do u ve Kuzey Afrika b lgesine liderlik g revini T rkiye'yi de kapsayacak ekilde geni leterek Spotify Orta Do u, Kuzey Afrika, Pakistan ve T rkiye Genel M d r oldu. Bu ad mlar, Spotify' n T rkiye'ye ve lkenin m zik ile i erik reticisi ekosistemine y nelik uzun vadeli ba l l n n nemli bir ad m n temsil ediyor.
Akshat Harbola konuyla ilgili olarak stanbul'da bir ofis a mak Spotify i in sembolik de il, tamamen yap sal bir ad m. T rkiye bizim i in ncelikli bir pazar ve buradaki varl m z g lendirmek; lkenin m zik ekosistemine, sanat lar na, i erik reticilerine ve k lt r ne olan uzun vadeli ba l l m z n bir g stergesi. dedi. stanbul ofisi, Spotify' n lkedeki varl n g lendirirken yerel uzmanl k ve st d zey y netimle pazar desteklemeyi hedefleyen yeni ekip yelerinin kat l m yla y l boyunca b y meye devam edecek.
Akshat Harbola: T rkiye'deki sanat lar n d nya genelindeki bilinirliklerine yard mc olmak istiyoruz Spotify' n rol streaming'in ok tesine uzan rken platformun T rkiye'deki ncelikli oda i erik reticileri ve sanat lar olmaya devam edecek. Akshat Harbola bu yakla m u s zlerle ifade ediyor: T rk m zi i ola an st bir zenginli e sahip. Ge mi ten gelen g l bir mirasa sahipken ayn zamanda kendini s rekli yeniden ke fediyor ve bu derinlik, dinleyiciler taraf ndan an nda hissediliyor. te yandan, T rkiye'de insanlar n yerel m zi e duydu u sevgi tart lmaz. Bu sadece bir tercih de il, insanlar n T rk sanat lar dinleme, onlar ke fetme ve tekrar tekrar onlara geri d nme bi imlerine a k a yans yan derin, duygusal bir ba . Derin k klere sahip T rk m zi inin bu zenginli ini uzun vadede desteklemeye kararl y z.
T rk m zi ine duyulan bu g l ilgi, d nyada da kendini g steriyor. 2025 y l nda T rkiye d nda 52 milyon kullan c , en az bir T rk e ark dinledi. T rk m zi inin yurt d dinlenmeleri, 2020-2025 y llar aras nda y zde 160' n zerinde art g sterirken, ayn d nemde sadece arabesk m zi in dinlenmesindeki art yakla k y zde 150 oldu. Harbola, Bu rakamlar, T rk m zi inin global sahnede ne kadar g l bir yerde konumland n g steriyor. D nyadaki on milyonlarca dinleyici T rk e ark lara ilgi g steriyor. Pop, hip-hop, arabesk ve elektronik m zik gibi t rlerde ola an st bir b y me g r yoruz. Bu ivmeyi bug ne kadar desteklemi olmaktan gurur duyuyor, imdi ise bir sonraki a amaya odaklan yoruz: Kariyerlerin s rd r lebilirli ini desteklemek ve yerel seslerin d nya ap nda farkl kitlelere ula mas na yard mc olmak. dedi.
2025 y l nda T rk e par alar; en ok Almanya, Amerika Birle ik Devletleri, Hollanda, Fransa ve Ingiltere'de dinlenirken, Azerbaycan, Brezilya, Avusturya, Hindistan ve Kanada'da da ilginin h zla artt lkeler oldu. Bu ivmenin arkas nda ise 2025'de T rkiye d ndaki dinleyiciler taraf ndan en ok dinlenen Lvbel C5, BLOK3, Semicenk, Tarkan ve Ezhel gibi sanat lar vard .
Streaming'in tesinde: Ekosisteme Yat r m Yapmak T rkiye'ye olan ba l l n n bir par as olarak Spotify, EQUAL T rkiye ile kad n sanat lar , RADAR T rkiye ile ise y kseli te olan yetenekleri desteklemeyi ama layan ba ar l programlar n n yan s ra, T rkiye'nin en sevilen sanat lar n n k lt rel etkisini ve miras n onurland ran ICON program n s rd rmeye devam edecek. Veriler de ICON'un gen dinleyicilerin ikonik T rk sanat lar ke fetmesi i in de g l bir ara oldu unu kan tlam durumda. Spotify verileri, bug ne kadar ICON T rkiye hub' n ziyaret edenlerin y zde 37'sinin, ICON T rkiye alma listesi dinleyicilerinin ise y zde 30'unun 25 ya n alt nda oldu unu ortaya koyuyor. Harbola, Ge mi ten bug ne farkl nesilleri ekillendiren sanat ve ark lardan gelece e y n veren yeni seslere kadar, T rk m zik k lt r n n her katman n kutlamak ve onurland rmak bizim sorumlulu umuz. T m bu yarat c l n hem farkl nesiller aras nda hem de d nyan n d rt bir yan nda g r lmesini, duyulmas n ve ilham vermesini istiyoruz. T pk Tame Impala gibi global sanat lar n, Bar Man o ba ta olmak zere 70'lerin T rk m zi inden ilham al gibi, bu t r k lt rel etkile imlerin ve ba lar n daha fazla artmas n arzuluyoruz.
Spotify ayr ca 2026'n n bahar aylar nda ba layarak y l boyunca stanbul'da yerel sanat ekosistemini desteklemek ve g lendirmek amac yla m zik streaming ekonomisi, editoryal alma listeleri ve di er ara lar ile ilgili zel oturumlar i eren Spotify Masterclass'lar d zenleyecek. Harbola s zlerini yle s rd rd : Sanat lar bilgiyle g lendirmek, m ziklerini desteklemek kadar nemli. stanbul'da d zenleyece imiz Spotify Masterclass'lar arac l yla sanat lara ve sanat ekiplerine, h zla de i en m zik ekonomisinde ba ar l olmalar na yard mc olacak pratik ara lar ve bilgiler sunmay hedefliyoruz.
T rkiye, Spotify i in ncelikli pazarlardan biri olmay s rd r rken, bu ncelikli yakla m 2026 y l boyunca lider ve ekip yat r mlar n n devam etmesi, yerel uzmanlar n istihdam ve stanbul ofisinin a lmas yla kendini g sterecek. Harbola bu s reci yle de erlendiriyor: G l ve s rd r lebilir b y me, yaln zca i birli iyle m mk n. Yerel m zik end strisiyle yak n al man n neminin fark nday z. T rkiye'deki varl m z ve yat r mlar m z art r rken ba ta T.C. K lt r ve Turizm Bakanl olmak zere kamudaki t m payda lar m za s regelen destekleri i in m te ekkiriz. Yerel aktivasyonlar geni leterek ve sanat lar desteklemeye y nelik zel pazarlama al malar yla T rkiye'nin yarat c ekonomisine yat r m yapmay s rd rece iz..
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