Learn Turkish: 'Deniz' diye bir gitarist akustik bir konser verdi. - A guitarist called 'Deniz' gave an acoustic concert.

In this pattern, diye (from demek, to say/call) functions to mean "called" or "named". While 'Deniz' adında bir gitarist is perfectly correct and means the exact same thing, using diye is very common in everyday spoken Turkish and feels slightly more conversational.

Does saying 'Deniz' diye bir gitarist imply something about how well the speaker knows Deniz?

Yes! By saying "a guitarist called Deniz," the speaker strongly signals that they don't know Deniz personally, or they are introducing a completely new, unfamiliar person to the listener. If they already knew the guitarist, they would likely just say Gitarist Deniz.

Why is the word order akustik bir konser instead of bir akustik konser?

In Turkish, the indefinite article bir almost always sits between the adjective and the noun it modifies. Placing it before the adjective (bir akustik konser) sounds unnatural unless you are heavily emphasizing the exact quantity, as in "one acoustic concert."

Is vermek (to give) the standard verb for performing a concert?

Yes, the natural pairing in Turkish is konser vermek (to give a concert). You wouldn't use verbs like yapmak (to do) or çalmak (to play an instrument) to describe hosting or performing the concert event itself.