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Şeref Taşlıova was born in the village of Gülyüzü, within the Çıldır district of Kars Province (now within the boundaries of Ardahan), in a settlement known locally as “Pekreşen.” His father was Hacı, a migrant from Borçalı, and his mother was Nergis Hanım. His family had migrated from the village of Salahlı in the Caucasus to Türkiye and belonged to the community known in the Kars region as “Terekeme.” His grandfather Halil Efendi’s interest in folk poetry played a decisive role in shaping his

Kabak kemane is a Turkish folk music instrument with a body traditionally made from a gourd, a skin-covered soundboard, and played with a bow. Among stringed and bowed instruments, it is distinguished by its use of animal skin as a soundboard covering. Historically, this instrument gained widespread popularity in Anatolia, particularly in the western and southwestern regions, and over time evolved from a regional instrument into one recognized and performed throughout Türkiye. Kabak Kemane Image

Tiridine Bandım is an anonymous folk song from the Anatolian folk music repertoire, associated with the Kastamonu region and its surroundings in terms of both lyrics and melody. The song emerged within the oral culture tradition and contains narrative elements reflecting local life practices and social relationships. Everyday speech patterns, regional linguistic features, and narrative structure reveal characteristics of the cultural environment in which the song developed. Origin and Historical