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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. Distinguished among stringed and bowed instruments by its skin covering, this instrument gained widespread popularity in Anatolia, particularly in the western and southwestern regions, and over time evolved from a local instrument into one recognized and performed throughout Türkiye.Image of Kabak Kemane (Visit İzmir)" image-alternate="" image-element-for

Cura is a fretted and plucked string instrument widely used in Turkish folk music and is one of the smallest members of the bağlama family. Known by various regional names across Anatolia, this instrument is also referred to as dede sazı, parmak cura, üç telli cura, ırızva, or ruzba, depending on local usage and structural characteristics. Certain types are also known specifically as ikitelli cura.Cura (Culture Portal)" image-alternate="" image-element-format="right">Its Place Within the Bağl

Turkish people music is a stringed instrument commonly used and typically consisting of 7 to 9 strings, played with the aid of mizrap. Its body, made of wood, extends the sound range up to two octaves. Since the past era, the bağlama has been among the most widely used instrument instruments by the Turks. Therefore, despite regional differences in the areas where Turks live, it is also known as the most significant important vehicle for transmitting cultural values.Parts of the BağlamaThe bağlam

KUAN is a musical group founded in 2011 by Demircan Demir and Barkın Çoruh, dedicated to performing Turkish ethnic music. Emerging as part of the Kök Müzik Projesi, the group later expanded with the addition of Tahir Ayne and Çağrı Akoğlu. KUAN blends traditional Turkish folk and ethnic music with modern arrangements, aiming to create a distinctive sound using traditional instruments such as the bağlama, kaval, and percussion. The group specifically targets presenting Anatolia’s musical heritage

Musa Eroğlu (b. 1944, Kumaçukuru Village, Mut, Mersin) is one of the contemporary representatives of Turkish folk music tradition. Official records list his birth year as 1946. He was raised within the Alevi belief and cultural environment and is of Tahtacı Turkmen origin. Eroğlu, who does not write poetry but knows hundreds of folk songs by heart, aims to become the voice of the people through “usta malı” songs and also serves as a source contributor in the TRT repertoire.Eroğlu, who received n

Childhood and Early LifeMurat Çobanoğlu was born in 1940 in Koçköyü, a village in the Arpaçay district of Kars, to a farming family, and became a folk poet and folk tale storyteller. He is ethnically of the Karapapak Turks, known locally as Terekeme. His father, Aşık Festival, was one of the apprentices of Aşık Gülistan, and under his father’s influence, Murat turned to the tradition of aşıklık. He mastered music through the master-apprentice relationship. His father, Gülistan Çobanlar, was one

Cura is a small, stringed instrument used in Turkish folk music. It typically has three or four strings and is played with the fingers or a plectrum. Its tone is finer and higher compared to larger saz instruments. The cura is widely used both in solo performances and ensemble music.History and Cultural SignificanceThe cura has been part of Turkish culture for centuries. It is commonly played alongside folk songs and ballads. Within the âşıklık tradition, it is an indispensable instrument for ex

“Kalkan ile Kapı Taşın Arası” (Kalkan ile Kaputaş’ın Arası”) is a Turkish folk song in the lament genre, originating from the Kalkan region of the Kaş district in Antalya Province. Although the song is commonly associated in oral culture and on social media with workers who died during the construction of the Kaputaş Road, the testimonies of the source informant and official records indicate that the origin story of the song rests on a different foundation. The song is registered in the TRT Turk

Red Wheat is a folk song belonging to the oral culture tradition of the Aegean Region, associated with the years of the National Struggle. The song is centered around a historical event and the local resistance leader Ali Osman Efe; through oral transmission, it developed into different variants and has reached the present day in two distinct versions. The song, which combines historical narrative elements with themes of love and longing, is one of the documented examples of folk music in repert

Dombra is a traditional Turkic instrument with a long neck and typically two strings, widely used among the Turkic peoples of Central Asia, especially in Kazakhstan. Used both as a solo and accompanying instrument, the dombra is regarded as an identity and cultural memory tool for many communities, particularly the Kazakh Turks. The Kazakh dombra music, inscribed by UNESCO on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, has elevated the instrument’s significance to an international leve