TRADITIONAL TURKISH MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Folk MusicFolk music or Türkü generally deals with

subjects surrounding daily life: birth, death, love, etc.

Folk songs are usually played at weddings, funerals and special festivals.

In recent times, saz orchestras, accompanied with many other traditional instruments have kept modern folk songs popular in Turkey.

Folk MusicRegional folk music generally accompanies

folk dances, which vary significantly across regions. E.g.

The Aegean Region ZeybekThe Black Sea Region HoronThe Marmara Region ÇiftetelliThe Eastern Anatolia Region Halay

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AşıkThe Turkish Folk music performers are

called “aşık”.

Some of the most well-known aşıks are Aşık Veysel, Aşık Mahsuni Şerif, Köroğlu, Karacaoğlan, etc.

Folk Music Instruments1. Bağlama2. Kemençe3. Kopuz4. Zurna5. Davul6. Darbuka

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Turkish Classical MusicTurkish classical music (Ottoman court

music) has a large and varied system of modes or scales known as makams.

A specific sequence of classical Turkish musical forms become a fasıl.

It is taught in conservatories and social clubs, the most respected of which is Istanbul's Üsküdar Musiki Cemiyeti.

Turkish Classical Music Instruments1. Ney2. Tambur3. Kanun4. Kudüm5. Ud6. Def

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Ottoman Military Music (Mehter)The Mehter Takımı is considered to be the

oldest type of military marching band in the world.

If you want to listen to Turkish music, visit

http://www.ttnetmuzik.com.tr/

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