Turkish Folk Research Articles

Phonotactic Properties of Turkish Folk Music Phonetic Notation System/TFMPNS: Urfa Region Sample

Turkish folk music has a priviliged place in music types due to regional dialect varieties. The future of Turkish folk music depends on protection of its attitude originating from dialect differences and its resistance against change. Turkish folk music regional dialect properties are transcripted by Turkish Linguistic Institiution Transcription Signs/TLITS depending on linguistic laws in axis of phonetics, morphology and parole existence. On the other hand, depending on musicological laws, regional dialect properties of Turkish folk music which is a verbal/artistic performance type structured in axis of linguistic approaches in ethnomusicology-performance/display theory are also transcripted by Turkish Linguistic Institution Transcription Signs/TLITS. It is determined and approved by linguistic/musicology source and authotrities that this reality which is also present in other world languages can be transferred to notation and vocalized again and again in accordance with its original through International Phonetic Alphabet/IPA existence and usability of which have been registered by local and universal standards through the notification that will be submitted. In order to initiate an application parallel to applications in national/international platforms a suggestion was made under the scope of ITU SBE TMP Post Graduation Program thesis, it will be developed under the scope of ITU SBE MJT Doctorate Program thesis, therefore Turkish Folk Music Phonetic Notation System/TFMPNS based on Turkish Linguistic Insitution Transcription Signs/TLITS and International Phonetic Alphabet/IPA sounds in axis of linguistics/morphology measures together with local/universal attachments will be introduced; the conveying and adaptation processes of phonotactic properties (defined as a field of science examining the voices that may and may not be placed respectively in a language, phonology/voice combination/voice coalescence rules) to Turkish Folk Music Phonetic Notation System/TFMPNS will be realized. Gele Gele Geldim Bir Kara Dasa folk music text which is one of the 128 melodious poetical literature examples transcripted by Urfa/Kerkuk/Tallâfer Dialects Turkish Linguistic Insitution Transcription Signs/UKTD TLITS and musics recorded live in music assemblies between years 1967-1987 and phonograph records were selected as sample material (together with voice record compiled from a source person who is expert in the regional music and universal correlations) that will be examined by phonotactic theory/analysis method according to scientific compilation rules. Besides, detailed emphasize will be made on Turkish Folk Music Phonetic Notation System of Phonotactic Awareness Skill Development Processes/TFMPNS PASDP-Turkish Folk Music Phonetic Notation System of Phonotactic Therapy Applications/TFMPNS PTA-Turkish Folk Music Phonetic Notation System of Phonotactic Probability Calculator Database/TFMPNS PPCD.

Reviewing personality compliance level of trainee music teachers in terms of music genres, and some variables

In this study, personality compliance levels are examined according to tonality and tempo variables, which are acquired in consequence of analysis of music genres and pieces to which fine arts faculty, trainee music teachers mostly listen. A total of 31 students participated in the study. Data acquired from Hacettepe Personality Inventory (HPI) were analyzed with the t test for pairs and one way variance analysis (ANOVA) for groups, of more than 2 people. The source of difference was analyzed with the Tukey (HSD) test. Data about music genre, tempo and tonality were acquired through face-to-face interviews. The results of the study suggested a significant difference between social compliance, personal compliance, and general compliance levels in terms of music genre. The personal, social and general compliance levels of those listening to rock music were determined to be lower than those who listened to classical, pop and Turkish folk music. A significant difference was determined between social compliance, personal compliance, and general compliance levels in terms of tonality variables. The personal, social and general compliance levels of minor listeners were lower than those of major listeners. There was no significant difference in terms of tonality variables. Key words: Social compliance, personal compliance, general compliance, music genre, tempo and tonality.

Religious and demographic indicators of music preference in a Turkish sample

The attitude of people with various religious and faith orientations towards music is likely to be influenced by the teaching of their religion and the way they hold their faith. In this study, the connections of music preference with religiosity and with the way faith was held by participants were surveyed. The sample consisted of 259 university students (140 men [54%] and 119 women [46%], Mage = 20.29 years). Participants listened to 10 pieces from different music genres. Next, their music preference was measured using music feeling scales and single-item music-liking questions. In addition, participants also completed the scales of religious attitude and faith development. Demographic variables included gender, age, income, residency type, and frequency of listening to music. Factor analyses determined 5 music types from 10 musical genres, including Western sophisticated (jazz and classical), Western energetic (rock and metal), Western pop, traditional (Turkish folk, Turkish classical, religious music), and melancholic-rebellious (arabesk and rap). It was found that religious attitude correlated positively with traditional music and negatively with some of the Western music, including rock-metal and jazz. It revealed no correlation with Western classical music. In contrast, faith development correlated positively with Western classical, jazz, and rock-metal music but negatively with religious music, Turkish folk, and arabesk music. It was found that religiosity had an effect on music preference. In terms of demographic variables, women tended to prefer pop and rock-metal more than men, and men tended to prefer Turkish folk, arabesk, and rap more than women. More sophisticated musical genres were favoured more by somewhat older participants. In addition, whereas Western classical, Turkish classical, and jazz music tended to be preferred by participants from urban areas, arabesk and rap music tended to be liked more by participants from rural areas.

Musical Education and Rhythm Understanding

Previous researches have provedthat music education ignites brain activity. The paper shows the relation between musical education taken before and rhythm comprehending performance as a brain activity, the research was made on Turkish Folk Dancers. In the present research, -total ten participants (8 participants from Hoy-Tur Folk Dance Ensemble and 2 participants from Karagoz Folk Dance Ensemble)- five participants who have not been musical-trained and five dancers who have been musical trained were included. Each participant was asked to repeat the sample rhythm that had been recorded before. The developed software that is based on beat tracking on energy flux of audio signals algorithm compared participants' rhythms and sample rhythm with respect to their energy and timing rate and informedthat musical-trained dancers are more successful than non-trained ones with about 84% (percent) and 82% (percent) rates respectively.

GEÇMİŞTEN GÜNÜMÜZE MAKEDONYA TÜRKLERİNİN EVLENME DÜĞÜN GELENEKLERİ

The content of this research is the “Tradition of Marriage” preserved by the Turks living in Macedonia and those who have settled in Turkey after their emigration. In the first chapter that is related to the Turkish Folk Culture, the data gathered from the written sources are mentioned, and in the second, the Tradition of Marriage within the mentioned environce is contained. In the last chapter of the study, the definitions and explanations that are used in the content and those covering the local concepts are included. Further, within the scope of this study, Turkish Marriage Culture of those who emigrated to Turkey and those living in Macedonia, and their way of life and their belief in the Marriage and the applications have been studied from Folkloric point of view. As a consequence of the study, we have come to understand that despite the ever changing technology and life-standards of the Turks stil living in Macedonia and the ones who have immigrated to Turkey, they have been able to retain their Tradition of Marriage up to this day, even with minor changes.

The Dance of Cyprus Turkish Folk Literature with the Soil and Fire

The aim of this study is to give examples about how to use tales, myths, epics, poems and riddles from the types of Cyprus Turkish Folk Literature in education with drama by unfitting them with the art of pottery. Both arts of pottery and literature, which are as old as the history of civilization, give information about the lifestyle, tradition, culture, economy and education of the era they were created. Literature is the art of composition of thoughts, feelings and dreams, by oral or nominal ways. Pottery is the name given to the item or the act of making this item, which is made by mixing soil and water. With this project, it is planned to compose pottery artworks and create new tales, myths, epics, poems and riddles by benefiting from the tales, myths, epics, poems and riddles and to associate them with lessons. In the Project, firstly Cyprus Turkish Folk Literature and pottery history were examined and specialist people were interviewed. It has been exampled how to get pottery and literature together to do an activity by drama method with a group of teachers, in a pottery factory. As a result of the researchers, it was observed that the motives in the art of pottery had a story and the stories were not being used with a relation with the types of Cyprus Turkish Folk Literature. Because of this, working could do examples about what kind of activities with the drama method, together with Cyprus Turkish Folk Literature and pottery was given. With the teachers that participated to the education, existing and newly created tales, myths, epics, poems and riddles were used to do drama based activities with students at schools. It is being thought that this project will help the values of Cyprus Turkish Folk Literature to be carried from past to the present and from present to the future. It has been planned for the artworks, which were created at the end of these activities to be exhibited in an exhibit hall or a studio, with the theme of “Kneading Literature With Clay”. In this study, nine teachers and fifty students were reached, and it is pointed out in the project action plan that it is planned to reach a hundred more people. By these, both artistic and educational activities were exampled, and it was assured to reflect cultural values to the future.

The Interethnic and Interreligious Values in Turkish and Crimean Legends

The present paper examines interethnic and interreligious values in Turkish and Crimean folk legends. The folklore of both Crimea and Turkey has a multicultural background, which makes both corpuses of texts suitable for research. In the course of the study, a wide range of published Turkish and Crimean legends were reviewed and analysed. There are two deeply-rooted tendencies in the studied legends. First of all, the interethnic and interreligious relationships can be described as ghastly and cursed. Thus, antagonists in the legends are often from ethnic minorities or strangers in relation to domestic ethnic groups. However, if the texts are analysed thoroughly, we can see that there are important sacred cultural values at the core of the legends, including values of life, health, and divinity.

THE EXAMINATION OF BAGLAMA INSTRUCTION SUPPORTED BY TRADITIONAL TURKISH ART MUSIC IN THE MUSIC TEACHER TRAINIG INSTITUTIONS

ABSTRACT This research contains the results and the research of baglama instruction supported by Traditional Turkish Art Music in the music teacher training institutions. The necessary data has been obtained by scanning related resources on the subject of the study and three study groups have been established related to the research. The first study group consists of eight expert lecturers who have conducted and are giving baglama lessons in the Faculty of Fine Arts, State Conservatories and Music Teacher Training Departments of the Education Faculty, where structured interviews are carried out. The second study group was created in order to evaluate the process of implementation of courses and examinations and consist of three baglama lecturers. And the third study group consists of four baglama students who are at the second semester of the first grade in the Music Teacher Training Department of Education Faculty of Necmettin Erbakan University, where the experiment was carried out. A 2-student control group and a 2-student experiment group were created in the experimental process of the research. In this 15-week process, the static group comparison which is an experimental design was used. A total of 3 units, to be implemented as a unit for every 5 weeks, were created and baglama teaching – training was applied to the control group without the support of the Traditional Turkish Art Music, while it was applied to experimental group with the support of the Traditional Turkish Art Music. At the end of each 5-week, groups were given a two-part test, including performance and theory. All applied courses and exams were recorded with a video camera to have healthier evaluations. All results of all the tests were evaluated and interpreted with comparisons. Key Words: Music Education, Baglama, Baglama Training, Traditional Turkish Folk Music, Traditional Turkish Art Music.

The Effects of Training on the Musical Acclaim on the Student Classroom Teachers’ Preference over Music Types

This study aims at determining the effects of training on the musical acclaim on the student classroom teachers’ preference over music types.The data of the study were collected through pre-and post-test in order to identify the potential effects of the course. The implementation of the study lasted for seven weeks.However, post-test results showed that the preference over other music types increased at different levels. The findings obtained in the study are analysed through descriptive statistics including frequency and percentages. Pre-test results indicated that the majority of the participants prefer to listen to Turkish folk music.

An ethnopharmacological review on the Turkish Apiaceae species

Apiaceae is one of the richest families in the flora of Turkey. And it is also one of the most important families in which there are many popular plants used in traditional therapy in Turkey. The aim of this study is a revision on the Turkish folk medicinal plants of the Apiaceae family according to our investigations and scientific literature records. Our studies are based on mainly local ethnobotanical investigations. The ethnopharmacological information was obtained through open and semi-structured interviews from the local people. The specimens of the folk medicinal plants were collected during the field works and then identified. In addition, the scientific literature records on the subject were revised. According to the list based on our investigations and the literature records, 70 species of Apiaceae are used in therapy in Turkey. The plants are mostly used for the digestive system diseases, hemorrhoids, diabetes and as aphrodisiac and sedative

The Comparison of Turkish Folk Dancers with Sedentary People in Terms of Some Physical Fitness Parameters

Bu calismanin amaci, Turk halk oyuncularin bazi fiziksel uygunluk ozelliklerinin sedanterlerle karsilastirilmasidir. Bu calismaya 2013 yilinda Universitelerarasi musabakalarina katilan Mugla Sitki Kocman Universitesi Turk Halk Oyunlari takimi oyuncularindan 12 kadin ile 14 erkek, sedanter ogrencilerden 12 kadin ile 14 erkek olmak uzere toplam 52 gonullu katilmistir. Deneklerin boy uzunlugu, vucut agirligi, kuvvet, esneklik, dikey sicrama ve anaerobik guc ozellikleri olcum aletleri ile tespit edilmistir. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 16.0 paket programinda Descriptive ve Mann-Whitney U testi analizleri kullanilmistir. Turk halk oyunlari sporcusu erkekler ile sedanter erkeklerin fiziksel uygunluk ozellikleri karsilastirildiklarinda sag el kavrama kuvveti, sol el kavrama kuvveti ve dikey sicrama degerlerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamli bir farklilik bulunurken (p 0.05). Turk halk oyunlari sporcusu kadinlar ile sedanter kadinlarin fiziksel uygunluk ozellikleri karsilastirildiklarinda ise sag el kavrama kuvveti, sol el kavrama kuvveti, dikey sicrama ve anaerobik guc ozellikleri arasinda istatistiksel olarak anlamli bir farklilik belirlenirken (p 0.05). Sonuc olarak, erkek ve kadin Turk Halk oyunlari sporcularinin el kavrama kuvveti ve dikey sicrama degerlerinin sedanterlere gore daha yuksek oldugu saptanmistir. Aradaki farkliligin Turk halk oyunlari sporcularinin antrenmanlarinda, spor dalinin dogasi geregi bu ozelliklerin gelisimine yonelik calismalari oldukca sik yapmalarindan kaynaklandigi soylenebilir.

YERELDEN KÜRESELE AÇILAN BİR MODEL OLARAK PERDESİZ GİTAR

As being a sub category of the lute family we can extend the history of the fretless guitar, dating from 2000 BC to the apperance of the first string instruments; which had been common in Mesopotamia and Mediterranean region. The inventor of the fretless guitar as we know today is Henry Partch. Although the first commercial recording which had used the fretless guitar was “Stainless Steel Gamelan” by John Cale and Sterling Morrison; Frank Zappa was the first musician which had considered the fretless guitar as a kind of slide guitar and played extensively in his albums. On the other hand, the fretless guitar in the hands of Erkan Ogur; was an instrument capable of reflecting the stylistic aspects of Turkish Folk and Traditional musics also, by using the wide expression possibilities the guitar. Due to these properties, Erkan Ogur is one of the musicians; who has contributed to the development of Anatolian Pop/Rock sound. The first commercial recording that Erkan Ogur was played is the song called “Gullerin Icinden” which was released in the M. F. O album “Ele gune karsi” in 1984. This song which infact in d aeolian, is built on four chords; but suprisingly Erkan Ogur’s improvisation is in the Ussak makam on A. Thus the notion of modality which is felt through the piece is transfered to a makamic axis. This, infact is a kind of reflection of multiculturalism which had been prevailing the world since 70’s that has also synchronic tendencies in Turkey as well. Moreover, when it is analyzed from a wider perspective, the fretless guitar threatens the idea of 18th century Rationalism and the applications of standartisation; which had dominated the evolution of music through the history. Because, the procedure of standartisation had led to various kinds of temperament systems and eventually to the equal temperament; on the other hand the fretless guitar like all the fretless instruments has the freedom of being both inside and outside the temperament systems used in the world. Undoubtfully, this freedom is the core of Erkan Ogur’s sound. Today, the number of musicians which follow Erkan Ogur’s path has been increasing gradually; because they desire to be unstandartised and free of the boundaries of temperament.

Orientation reasons of individuals towards folk dances who are interested in Turkish folk dances

Orientation reasons of individuals towards folk dances who are interested in Turkish folk dances

Híkâye: Turkish Folk Romance as Performance Art

Book Review| October 01 2013 Híkâye: Turkish Folk Romance as Performance Art Híkâye: Turkish Folk Romance as Performance Art. By İlhan Başgöz. Special Publications of the Folklore Institute. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008. Pp. 330, 11 black-and-white photos, 7 figures.). Suheyla Saritas Suheyla Saritas Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Folklore (2013) 126 (502): 480–481. https://doi.org/10.5406/jamerfolk.126.502.0480 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Suheyla Saritas; Híkâye: Turkish Folk Romance as Performance Art. Journal of American Folklore 1 January 2013; 126 (502): 480–481. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/jamerfolk.126.502.0480 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressJournal of American Folklore Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 2013 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2013 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Türk Halk Masallarının Öğrencilerin İnsani Değerlere Yönelik Tutumlarına Etkisi

In this study, it is aimed to investigate the effect of values education-related activities through Turkish folk tales on 8th graders’ attitudes towards human values. For this purpose, some Turkish folk tales which concentrate on responsibility, friendship/companionship, peace, respect, tolerance and honesty were selected and taught in accordance with the methods of values education. An experimental pre-test – post-test control group design was used in the study. There were 22 students in the experimental group and 20 students in the control group. To collect the data, the Human Values Scale was administered. Independent-samples t tests were used to analyze the data. As a result, significant differences were found in favor of the experimental group [t(40)=8.899, p<0.05]. According to this, values education-related activities through Turkish Folk tales had positive impact on 8th graders’ attitudes towards human values such as responsibility, friendship / companionship, peace, respect, tolerance and honesty.

The in vivo antioxidant capacity of fruits, barks and leaves of cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L., Cornaceae) and myrtle oil (Myrtii Oleum; MO) related with their antidiabetic effects from Turkish folk medicine

The in vivo antioxidant capacity of fruits, barks and leaves of cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L., Cornaceae) and myrtle oil (Myrtii Oleum; MO) related with their antidiabetic effects from Turkish folk medicine

AB1106 Validity and reliability of turkish version of self estimated functional inability because of pain (SEFIP) questionnaire and determination of pain profile in a turkish folk dancer group

BackgroundDancers are aesthetic athletes prone to suffer from musculoskeletal injuries and pain. There are a lot of different types of dance all over the world and each type has it’s...

In vivo and in vitro antidiabetic effect of Cistus laurifolius L. and detection of major phenolic compounds by UPLC–TOF-MS analysis

Ethnopharmacological relevanceIn Turkish folk medicine, various parts of Cistus laurifolius L. are used to treat gastric ulcer and various types of pains. Additionally the tea prepared from the leaves is used to decrease symptoms of diabetes. Materials and methodsIn the present study, the hypoglycemic effects of aqueous and ethanol extracts of Cistus laurifolius were investigated in normal, glucose loaded hyperglycemic and streptozocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. α-Glucosidase and α-amylase enzyme inhibitory effects were determined to evaluate the mechanism of action. Total phenolic content of the extracts were determined by using Folin–Ciocalteu reagent and Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer (UPLC–TOF-MS) was used to detect the major phenolic compounds in the extract. ResultsResults indicated that blood glucose levels of the STZ-induced diabetic rats were decreased by ethanol extract at of 250 and 500mg/kg doses as compared to control group (16%–34%). In glucose loaded animals, extracts have shown a weak hypoglycemic effect (11%–20%). Additionally, the ethanol extract of Cistus laurifolius is found to be a potent inhibitor of α-glucosidase and α-amylase, possibly due to several polyphenolic compounds present within the extract. Twelve major flavonoids (apigenin, quercetin, kaempferol, naringenin, quercitrin and their derivatives), gallic, ellagic and chlorogenic acid in chromatographic fingerprint were analyzed by the on-line UPLC–TOF-MS system. ConclusionsDue to having inhibitory effect on blood glucose level and carbohydrate digesting enzymes (α-glucosidase and α-amylase), Cistus laurifolius leaves might be beneficial for diabetic patients.

An Overview of Turkish Folk Medicine; Past and Present

Plants have become a unique source for the mankind either as food or medicine. No doubt this relationship initiated instinctively to satisfy the inner man, while later they noticed the healing potential of plants. This had been the beginning point of traditional medicines worldwide. Among the ca. 300.000 plant species have been identified on the earth so far, only a fraction (ca.120.000) has been reported to be used as food or remedy. The remaining part has still waited for discovery of their beneficial effects on human health. The metabolite composition of the plants has attracted the scientific community rather than plants itself. However, random screening of plants for potential health benefits without any evidence is a tedious task. Investigation planning based on the traditional use of plants has become one of the solutions to overcome this problem. Thenceforth 1985 increasing numbers of scientific field surveys have been conducted throughout Turkey for the documentation of folkloric utilization of plants against disease symptoms. However, due to the impact of modernization in society accessibility of reliable information has become problematic day-by-day. Moreover, increasing number of migrations from rural areas to urban to improve the living conditions makes difficult to find informants in countryside. In order to rescue this valuable information before complete vanishing, several alternative survey techniques have been attempted. In this study, reports on Turkish folk medicine which have been conducted so far will be evaluated. Based on the data obtained, past and present situations will be discussed.

The Lives Behind the Sounds: The Music Culture of Teke Region and Its Socio-Cultural Stories

According to research, culture is composed of knowledge, system of belief, artistic activities, legal system, moral values, other competences and social customs generated by the individuals within a society as a whole. With regard to its output of artistic values, “Culture of Teke Region” is appreciated as an essential constituent of Turkish cultural structure. This research is conducted with a view to analyze the socio-cultural factors underlying the music culture in Teke region. Lyrics of 322 “Teke Region Folk Songs” given place within the scope of “TRT Turkish Folk Music Anthology 1-2” were studied by use of content analysis method. Data is analyzed with SPSS 17.0 program and tabulated by use of descriptive statistics (% and f) methods. In accordance with the findings obtained, the socio-cultural factors underlying the music culture in Teke region are identified to be “love” by % 60,2, “longing” by %14,3, “not being able to get married” by %8,7, “bravery” by %4,7, “becoming a bride” by % 4,3, “separation” by %3,1, “marriage” by %2,5, “beauty” by %1,6 and other factors (“death”, “military service”, “destiny”, “gratitude”, “friendship”, “forgiveness”, “private”) by %0,6.