Münir Nurettin Beken (born 12 April 1964) is associate professor of ethnomusicology at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
[1] He is one of the founding members of the State Turkish Music Ensemble and the leading ud performer of his generation in Turkey.
[2] He performs ud recitals in a variety of venues throughout the U.S. and Turkey, and lectures on classical Turkish music.
[3] He joined the State Conservatory of Istanbul at the age of 11, and studied oud with Mutlu Torun.
Beken earned his master's degree from the State Conservatory of Turkish Classical Music in 1988.