Street music in urban public sphere in terms of social communication: The case of Istanbul

It is possible to describe the public sphere as one of the main structures that make up the city, which is accessible, available for all urbanites and where they live their social lives comfortably. Therefore, it is necessary to see the development of people's assets in public sphere and the transformation of the city in direct proportion. The aim of this study is to examine the concept of public sphere, on which discussions have increased since the 1980s, and to examine its effects on social activities such as street art and music. Street music, considered as an extension of street art, has been involved in social and cultural life since antiquity. The study of the interrelationship between music and society is an extension of the way music, which has always had an ideological dimension, constantly transforms and evolves in a historical flow, and street music has started to find its place first in public spaces and then in literature The aim of the discussion of street music and musicians through art, sociology and urban theories in different geographical and cultural positions within the historical flow is to examine the ideological position of music in the public sphere. In this context, in urban public spaces where street musicians perform, the communicative processes within the community within the framework of the concepts of Urban right and public space should be examined and compared with academic findings. The sample of the study is street musicians who perform or performed in Istanbul, and this study examines the change and development processes of the street musicians, especially the use of public spaces such as streets and the sustainability of their labor.