Mısırlı Ahmet is a Turkish virtuoso darbuka player.
Ahmet Yıldırım started his music life playing a Turkish-style darbuka in the Turkish style. He then travelled to France and then to Egypt to learn from the tabla masters: during this trip he developed his unique technique, now known as the split-finger technique, which allows very quick playing.
He was called "Ahmed el Turkî" in Egypt and after his journey he became known as "Mısırlı Ahmet" everywhere else. He tours and gives workshops all over the world, has recorded a number of solo albums and many contributions, and 2007 he created a percussion school in Istanbul, drawing musicians of all nationalities.