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Turkish folk music varies region to region. Most of these regional folk songs are a dance music combination. Songs from the area near the Black Sea tend to be more lively where as songs from the south of turkey tend to be more sad and belong to the genre called lament. The marriage songs too differ from region to region. In southeastern turkey the songs the style followed is called the Halay, the Zeybek is done by Aegean guests and in most other Rumeli regions the Ciftetelli is followed.

During the 70’s and 80’s artists like Aşik Veysel and Mahsuni Şerif started making songs which were less spiritual and had more sociopolitical messages to pass to the people.

The traditional Turkish folk instruments are saz or baglama, kemenche, zurna, ney, davul, darbuka and many more. The darbuka is popular in the rumeli regions whereas the kemenche is popular around the Black Sea regions.

Some popular Turkish folk songs are:

1. Tanridan diledim from Erzincan region
2. Elif turkusu from Selanik region
3. The misket from Ankara region
4. Ciftetelli from Istanbul region.

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Turkish pop music had its beginnings in the 50’s when pop songs with English lyrics especially by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and Doris Day etc were being translated into Turkish language. These songs were then known as Hafif-bati or light western. The first non English cover version Turkish song titled ‘Little Lucy’ was sung by Erol Büyükburç in 1958. In 1962, the first Western popular melody with Turkish lyrics was released, İlham Gencer’s "Bak Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş”.

During the 70’s female artists like Sezen Aksu and Ajda Pekkan were very popular. Infact Aksu is considered to be the matriarch of Turkish pop music. Not only does she sing but she also writes and composes songs and produces songs to back new talent. The Turkish pop music circuit today is influenced heavily by American pop music especially genres like hip hop, reggae heavy metal.

Some famous Turkish pop singers are Sezen Aksu, Ajda Pekkan, Tarkan, Adrenalin, Hepsi, Erol Büyükburç, Kayahan, Nilufer, Mustafa Sandal, Baris Manco and many more.

A few of the well known Turkish songs are:
1. Simarik by Tarkan
2. Sen İste by Adja Pekkan
3. Sikidim by Tarkan
4. Olmaz Olsun/Vurdumduymaz by Sezen Aksu

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Turkish music seems to be an amalgamation of the various empires that once ruled the region and also of the neighboring countries. With time came the American pop music influence, western music and European music influence. Thus the modern day Turkish music is unique in its sound as despite being influenced by the west it does not sound like the typical bubblegum pop one gets to hear day in and day out but instead has a specific Turkish flavor to its pop music which is very refreshing.

Turkish music is influenced over the centuries by Central Asian folk music, Balkan music, music from the Byzantine Empire, music of the Ottoman Empire, Persian music, and music from different cultures of Europe, Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and Caucasus.

Some popular Turkish songs are:

1. Simarik by Tarkan
2. Sen İste by Adja Pekkan
3. The misket from Ankara region
4. Ciftetelli from Istanbul region