Cihat Aşkın, as an international representative of the Turkish Violin School, is one of the leading artists of today's Turkey. He has given numerous concerts and recitals in America, Asia, Europe and Africa. Among the names he has played with are Cobos, Dmitriev, Yoel Levi, Shiomo Mintz, and Ida Haendel. Aşkın took part as a jury and instructor in many competitions and master classes in Turkey, Switzerland, Israel, Bulgaria, and Poland. Aşkın, who served as the director of the Istanbul Chamber Orchestra and Philharmonia Istanbul, is also the founder of Aşkın Ensemble. Aşkın, one of the founders of Istanbul Technical University Music Advanced Research Center (İTÜ MIAM), apart from working as an academic staff, continues to work with young musicians and children within the scope of the CAKA project (Cihan Aşkın and His Little Friends). www.cihataskin.net.