2. Türkü changes with the changing times. Folk
songs always have a story behind them.
Sometimes it is a love story and sometimes it is
the expression of deep emotions. You can feel
the sorrow of a mother asking about her son
lost in the war, or a young newlywed couple
not wanting to leave each other alone for fear
that something may happen to one or the
other. The regional mood also affects folk songs.
For example folk songs from the Black Sea are
lively in general and express the customs of the
region. Folk songs are called "türkü", reflects
the events experienced by Turks.

3. Turkey has got seven regions.
Each region has its own folk
style. Each folk song has a
story.These songs are played
by the folk song instruments.

4. • String Instruments
• Wind Instruments
• Percussion Instruments

5. String Instruments
a. Divan Sazı (Meydan)
b. Bağlama
c. Tambura
d. Cura
e. Kemençe
f. Kabak Kemane

6. a. Divan Sazı:
The Divan Sazı is the largest
of the Baglama family. It is
also called the Meydan saz.

7. b. Bağlama:
The baglama is smaller than
the divan sazi and larger
than the tanbura.

8. c. Tanbura:
An instrument
between the cura and
baglama in size, it
occurs in many regions
of Turkey.

9. d. Cura:
The smallest member of the
baglama family, it is found in
nearly every region of the
country.

10. f. The kabak kemane (gourd
fiddle)
The kabak kemane (gourd fiddle) is commonly
used in the Aegean region of
Turkey. Traditionally made from a water
gourd, the body can be constructed of wood as
well.

11. e.Kemençe
This is the most widespread
folk instrument of the eastern
Black Sea region. It can be
played either seated, resting
the instrument on the knees,
or standing up supported
solely by the palm of the left
hand.

12. Wind Instruments
Zurna
Mey

13. Zurna
It is a common
instrument, played
together with the davul
(double-headed drum) in
nearly every region of the
country.

14. Mey
The mey is a widespread instrument in Eastern
Anatolia. It has seven holes on the top and one
thumb hole in the back, and a range of an
octave.

15. Percussion Instrument
 Davul
 Darbuka
 Kaşık
 Tef

16. Davul
The most characteristics of the Turkish folk
percussion instruments, the davul is played in
every region of the country. It is a double-
headed drum. It is beaten with a heavy stick
with a knob on the end held in the right
hand, called a çomak or tokmak, and a thin
stick held in the fingers of the left hand,
called a çubuk.

17. Küp (Darbuka)
This is a goblet-shaped drum, played in several
parts of Anatolia, popular among women
musicians as well. It is originally made of red
clay. The goat or cow hide stretched across the
mouth creates a pleasing sound, especially when
heated.

18. Kaşık (Wooden spoons)
Wooden spoons are used for eating and also
used as a percussion instrument. Typically held
two to a hand, they are commonly used in folk
dances.

19. Tef
Known in every region of Anatolia, the tef
consists of a frame 20-40 cm in diameter
with a thin skin stretched over one side.