Cultural figures are complaining of increased political intervention that could undermine the quality of Western-inspired arts such as classical music, drama and ballet in Turkey. The promotion of Western creative forms was championed by Turkey's secular modern founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, but artists fear this heritage is being lost under the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a pious Muslim. World-renowned Turkish pianist and composer Fazil Say wrote in an open letter that his works had been removed from a state-funded orchestra's repertoire in a "crackdown on artists". The Turkish culture ministry has dismissed Say's letter as a publicity stunt.
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