Turkish folk music

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Music of Turkey
General topics
Azerbaijani folk music Music of ancient Rome Byzantine music Ottoman music Persian traditional music Military bands Whirling Dervishes Arabesque music Turkish music style
Genres
Folk Rock Pop Classical Arabesque Hip hop Jazz Tango Military
Specific forms
Tenth Year March Ottoman marches
Media and performance
Music awards Turkey Music Awards Mü-Yap Golden Microphone Golden Butterfly Awards Music charts Kral Top 20 Turkey Top 20 Turkish Top 20 Music festivals International Music Festival International Jazz Festival Izmir European Jazz Festival Aspendos festival Music media Billboard Türkiye Dream TV Kral TV Musiki Mecmuası NR 1 Powertürk TV
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem Independence March
Regional music
Cypriot Turkish music Thrace
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Turkish folk music (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. It includes popular music from the Ottoman Empire era. After the foundation of the Turkish Republic in 1923, Turkish President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ordered a wide-scale classification and archiving of samples of Turkish folk music from around the country, which, from 1924 to 1953 collected more than 10,000 folk songs. Traditional folk music was combined with Western harmony and musical notation to create a more modern style of popular Turkish music.