Türkü

Türkü, literally "of the Turk", is a name given to Turkish folk songs as opposed to şarkı. In contemporary usage, the meanings of the words türkü and şarkı have shifted: Türkü refers to folk songs originated from music traditions within Turkey whereas şarkı refers to all other songs, including foreign music.

Classically, Türküs can be grouped into two categories according to their melodies:

Kırık havalar: These have regular melodies. Following subtypes belong to this category: deyiş, koşma, semah, tatyan, barana, zeybek, horon, halay, bar, bengi, sallama, güvende, oyun havası, karşılama, ağırlama, peşrev, teke zortlatması, gakgili havası, dımıdan, zil havası, fingil havası.

Uzun havalar: These have irregular melodies. The following subtypes belong to this category: barak, bozlak, gurbet havası, yas havası, tecnis, boğaz havası, elagözlü, maya, hoyrat, divan, yol havası, yayla havası, mugam, gazel, uzun hava (is used for the ones which don't fit into any other subtype)

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Turk

Turk or Turks most often refers to :

Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups that speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family

Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group that belong to the Oghuz branch and live in Turkey

Turkish citizens, all citizens of the Republic of Turkey, irrespective of ethnicity

The terms may also refer to:

People

Turk (caste), a Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh, India

Turk (surname)

Turk (nickname), a list of people

Turk (comics), pen name of Belgian comic book artist Philippe Liégeois

Turk (rapper), New Orleans rapper

Places

Turks Islands, part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory

"The Turks", a common abbreviation for the Maumturks, the chain of mountains in the west of Ireland

Turk, California, an unincorporated community

Turk Site, an archaeological site in Kentucky

Özer Türk Stadium, football venue in Kuşadası, Turkey

Fiction

Turks (TV series), a short-lived CBS police drama

Turks (Final Fantasy VII), minor antagonists in the video game Final Fantasy VII and supporting characters in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series

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