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Looking through the Top 10 albums at any music store in Turkey, one is sure to find a Sebnem Ferah album. The Turkish fashion icon and music superstar has just released another critically-acclaimed album titled My Name is Forest, and judging by her looks on the cover, she draws comparisons to Amy Lee of Evanscence in her style. They both emit a "rebel angel" persona, with dark clothing, dark makeup that verges on a goth look, and they both have beautiful voices that soar over a hard rock backdrop in their songs.

Sebnem Ferah's sound is somewhat of a twist on late 80s hairmetal music, but with female vocals and lyrics about depression and destruction rather than partying. The instrumentation ranges from accordian to piano, but most of her songs use minimalist verses and power guitars over which Ferah displays her soaring vocals and beautiful harmony.

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The Armenian city of Ani, home to 200,000 people in 1064 AD, was laid siege to by Turkish armies who were ordered to destroy the city and kill everyone they found. In 2011, Elle Turkey is using the well-preserved ruins for a fashion shoot. This seems like kind of a provocative move, especially given the modern-day Turkish state's highly contentious relationship with Armenia.

The Ottoman genocide against Armenians in World War I is still a contentious subject in Turkey, which does not officially accept that the deportations, forced marches and massacres that killed around 1-1.5 million Armenians were in fact genocide. Yet today, Ani lies within Turkish territory, very close to the Armenian border. The setting, ruined as it is, is very beautiful, and does make an intriguing background for a fashion shoot.

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It is a known fact that you can find almost anything and everything over the internet. This is so very true especially when you are looking for turkey fashion. Fashion from this beautiful country is really very hard to access and in many cases, it would be easy to find the best Turkish designs on the runway, however finding them in stores could be very difficult.

If you are looking for Turkish fashion that has been inspired by legendaries and people from the silver screens, then the best place for you to find them is definitely over the internet. All you would have to do is look for Turkish designers on the net or perhaps get a tailor in your area to tailor the design in accordance to your whims.