Introduction
The phenomena studied in the Popular Music Studies class are deeply intertwined with the human character and the human condition in the world. While the focus of this class lies on American and Western European popular music, the essence of the course can aid in understanding various popular music genres from different regions. This website offers easily accessible and concise information about the complete history of popular Turkish folk music. Each poet is accompanied by interesting details and a few links to their performed music. The purpose of this work is to provide readers with quick access to Turkish folk music material, enabling them to form a mental image promptly. In the initial stage of the research, all folk poets from the 16th to the 20th century were examined. A preliminary study was conducted on the philosophical origins of Anatolian poets. Due to the significant number of poets in the 20th century, a selective approach was adopted, based on factors such as quality, p