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Turkish folk music (Turkish: Türk Halk Müziği) is the traditional music of Turkish people living in Turkey influenced by the cultures of Anatolia and former territories in Europe and Asia. Its unique structure includes regional differences under one umbrella.
External videos; Teke zortlatmasi is a Turkish dance, with origins in Burdur, Isparta, Antalya, Denizli and Fethiye (Teke Region).
The Pamukbank Dance Days brings world famous dance groups to Istanbul. The Efes Pilsen Blues Festival, which celebrated its 10th year in 2006, hosts well-known blues and jazz groups. The Akbank International Jazz Festival provides the opportunity of improvisation and jam sessions between Turkish musicians and jazz masters of the world.
Horon with kemenche Children from Turkey perform folk dance Horon ( Pontic : χορόν , romanized: khorón ; Laz : oxoronu ) is a group of traditional folk dances from the Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey .
Traditional Turkish Folk Dance. Turkish folk dances are the folk dances of Turkey. Facing three seas, straddling important trade routes, Turkey has a complex, sophisticated culture, reflected in the variety of its dances. The dominant dance forms are types of line dance. There are many different types of folk dances performed in various ways in ...
Karsilamas (Turkish: karşılama; Greek: καρσιλαμάς) is a folk dance spread all over Northwest Turkey and carried to Greece by Anatolian Greek immigrants. [1] [2] The term "karşılama" means "encounter, welcoming, greeting" in Turkish. The dance is popular in Northwestern areas of Turkey, especially on wedding parties and festivals.
"Köçek troupe at a fair" at Sultan Ahmed's 1720 celebration of his son's circumcision. Miniature from the Surname-i Vehbi, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul.. Kaşık Havası (Turkish: Kaşık Havası, lit. spoon tune) or Kaşık Oyunları (Turkish: Kaşık Oyunları, lit. spoon dances; Greek: Χορός κουταλιών) are folk dances mostly spread over the Mediterranean region and have a ...
The folklore of Turkey is extremely diverse. Nevertheless, Turkish folk music is dominantly marked by a single musical instrument called saz or bağlama, a type of long-necked lute. Traditionally, saz is played solely by traveling musicians known as ozan or religious Alevi troubadours called aşık. [21]