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  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 qualit...

 Musa Eroğlu O Anadolu’dur adım adım… Heybenin gözündeki kuzudur yayla yollarında. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’ün, “Eğer Toroslar’da Türkmen Çadırlarının dumanı tütüyorsa Korkmayın” dediği   Türkmen çadırının ruhudur. O , Hitit kabartmalarındaki üç telli curadır. Ege Balıkçısının ağındaki günlük nasibidir. O, Çamlıhemşin’deki yaylaların çiçeğindeki  bal arısının iğnesinin nefesi; O, Zonguldak Kozlu’ daki madencinin kazmasına düşen alın teridir. O, emektir en yücesinden, O Yüksekova’daki  karlı dağların doruğu ; O, Tekirdağ’ da  tarlalarda yüzünü hep güneşe dönen günebakandır, O sarı saçlarını deli gönlüne bağlayan Mihribandır. O, var git ölüm diyen,  telli turnalara selam söyleyen, bazen Pir Sultan , Dadaloğlu gibi meydan okuyan , genelde de Karacaoğlan’ın bitmeyen sevdasıdır. Evet O, Musa Eroğlu’dur yanımızdan, yöremizden hiç eksik olmayan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv-i0rhmy6k Kimdir anlatım GÖNLÜM ATEŞLERE YANDI ( BEN BU GÜN YARİMDEN AYR...

 Ahmet Kaya Ahmet Kaya, 28 Ekim 1957'de Malatya'da, Adıyaman'dan Malatya'ya iş için göç etmiş bir baba ile Erzurumlu bir Türk annenin beşinci çocuğu olarak dünyaya geldi. Babası Sümerbank fabrikasında mensucat işçisidir. Altı yaşında iken babası ona bir bağlama getirir. İlkokulu Malatya'da okudu. Okuldan arta kalan zamanlarda ve yaz tatillerinde, ya plakçıda ya da tanıdıkların minibüsünde çalışırdı. Dokuz yaşına geldiğinde babasının çalıştığı fabrikanın işçilerinin düzenlediği gecede kendini sahnede buldu. Mensucat fabrikasından emekli olan babası, daha iyi bir yaşam için İstanbul'a göç eder. 1972 yılında İstanbul'da Kocamustafapaşa'ya yerleşirler. Ahmet Kaya, ailesinin geçim sıkıntısı çekmesi nedeniyle okulu bıraktı ve işportacılık, çıraklık gibi çeşitli vasıfsız işlerde çalıştı. Liseyi dışarıdan bitirmeye karar verir ve bitirir sonra da Eğitim Enstitüsü'nün Keman bölümüne girer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4-2Au_QXTc en iyi on şarkıs...

 Ruhi Su Mehmet Ruhi Su, 1912 yılında Van'da doğdu.[2][3][4] Anne ve babasının kim olduğunu Ruhi Su kendisi de bilmediği gibi haklarında hiçbir bilgi de yoktur.[5] Oğlu Ilgın Ruhi Su, "Babamın 1912'de Van’da doğması, öksüzler yurdundan gelmesi, bugüne kadar hiçbir akrabasının çıkmaması düşünüldüğünde Ermeni olma ihtimali hayli yüksek" demiştir.[6] Çocukluğunun büyük bir bölümünü evlatlık olarak verildiği yoksul bir ailede ve daha sonra da Adana Öksüzler Yurdu'nda (Darül Eytam) geçirdi. Bir ara İstanbul'da askerî okullarda okudu, ancak müzik sevgisi onu yeni arayışlara itti. Adana Öğretmen Okulu'nda okurken, Ankara'ya Müzik Öğretmen Okulu'na (Musiki Muallim Mektebi) girmeyi başardı. Adana Öğretmen Okulu’ndayken aşık olduğu ebe-hemşire olarak çalışan Münire Sevim[1][7] adında bir kızla evlendi. 1934 yılında Balıkesir'de bir oğulları dünyaya geldi.[1] Adını Güngör koydular.[5] Güngör, altı yaşlarındayken Ruhi ile Sevim Hanım ayrıldılar.[1][7] 1...

 Yavuz Top Yavuz Top (d. 1950, Tercan, Erzincan), Türk halk müziği sanatçısıdır. Küçük yaşlarda halk türkülerine ve bağlamaya ilgi duydu. Yaklaşık 7 yaşında bağlama çalmaya başladı. İlk bağlama derslerini Aşık Daimi'den aldı. 1967 yılında TRT'nin açtığı sınavla İstanbul Radyosu'nda bağlama sanatçısı olarak göreve başladı. 1970'li yıllarda kurduğu halk müziği orkestrasıyla Türkiye'de ilk kez çoksesli halk müziği denemelerine başlayan Yavuz Top, bugünün çoksesli halk müziğine temel nitelikteki önemli önçalışmaları gerçekleştirdi. Mahmut Gazimihal'in çizgi ve anlatımından yola çıkarak ilk bas bağlamayı, sonraki yıllarda ise batıdaki kontrbas karşılığı olan yaylı kopuzu (ıklığ) yeniden gündeme getirerek halk müziğindeki önemli boşlukların doldurulmasına katkıda bulundu. 1976 yılından sonra konservatuvarda bağlama öğretmenliği yaptı. 4 yıl sonra bu görevinden, 1985 yılında da radyodan ayrıldı. Daha sonra kendi müzik okulunu kurup birçok genç sanatçının yetiş...

 Ali Ekber Çiçek Ali Ekber Çiçek, 1935 senesinde Erzincan vilayetinin, Ulular köyünde hayata gözlerini açıyor. Babası Ali Çiçek'i dört yaşındayken Erzincan depremi ile kaybediyor. Çocuk yaşlarında rençberlik yapmaya başlıyor. Bu çağlarda saz çalmayı öğreniyor ve cemevlerinde hayatı deyişlerle ve ezgilerle doluyor. İlkokulu bitirdikten sonra ekonomik imkansızlıklar sebebiyle öğrenimine devam edemiyor. Müzik sevdasından ayrılmayan Ali Ekber Çiçek İstanbul'a gidiyor ve burada halk müziğinin ileri gelenleriyle tanışıyor. Askerliğini yaptıktan sonra 1961 yılında İstanbul Radyosunda çalışmaya başlıyor ve otuz beş senede dört yüzden fazla eseri yorumlayıp yurdun dört bir yanına ulaştırıyor. "Haydar Haydar", "Gönül Gel Seninle Muhabbet Edelim", "El Vurup Yaremi İncitme Tabip", "Derdim Çoktur Hangisine Yanayım" eserleri en bilinenler arasındadır. Bir Güzeli Methedeyim", "Şepke'nin Kavakları", "Böyle İkrarınan...

 Arif Sağ Arif Sağ, 1945’te Erzurum’un Aşkale ilçesinin Dallı köyünde dünyaya gelmiştir. Annesi Yıldız Sağ’dır. Türk halk müziği sanatçılarından biridir. Arif Sağ’ın müziğe olan ilgisi henüz 4-5 yaş gibi küçük yaşlarda başlamıştı. Babasının sahibi olduğu değirmende duyduğu tonlamalar Arif Sağ’ın müziğe olan sevgisinin başlangıcı olmuştur. Usta sanatçı verdiği bir röportajda taşın, suyun, değirmenin seslerinin birleşmesiyle ortaya harika bir musikinin ortaya çıktığını ve bu musikinin hayallerle iç içe geçmesi ile şaheserlerin yaratılabileceğini belirtmiştir. Arif Sağ, henüz 5 yaşındayken kaval, 6 yaşında gramofon ve 7 yaşında ise bağlama ile tanışmıştır. Hatta bağlama ile tanıştığı dükkan, Aşık Daimi, Ali Ekber Çiçek, Aşık Beyhani gibi büyük halk sanatçılarının yetiştiği Kumaş Dede’nin dükkanıydı. Arif Sağ, 14 yaşına kadar Kumaş Dede’nin elinde bağlama dersi almıştır. 14 yaşından sonra Arif Sağ, daha iyi bağlama öğrenmek ve kendini geliştirmek amacıyla İstanbul’a gitm...

 Neşet Ertaş Neşet Ertaş (1938;[1] Çiçekdağı,[2] Kırşehir - 25 Eylül 2012; İzmir), Türk halk ozanı, Türkmen/Abdallık kültürünün ve müzik geleneğinin son büyük temsilcisidir. "Bozkırın Tezenesi" olarak da tanınır. 1950'li yıllardan itibaren yaptığı plâklarla, babası Muharrem Ertaş’tan öğrendiği türkü ve bozlakların yanı sıra Orta Anadolu türkülerini, oyun havalarını kayıt altına aldı. 1960'lı yıllardan itibaren kendi yazdığı şiirleri havalandırıp seslendirdi. "Garip" mahlasını kullandı. 1970'li yıllardan itibaren türküleri dönemin pek çok sanatçısı tarafından yorumlandı. 2009 yılında UNESCO'nun Yaşayan İnsan Hazinesi envanterine girmeye değer görüldü.[2 1938 yılında Kırşehir'e bağlı Çiçekdağı'nın (günümüzde Akpınar'ın) Kırtıllar köyünde doğdu. Babası, Türkmen/Abdal müzik ve özellikle bozlak geleneğinin en güçlü temsilcisi olan Muharrem Ertaş, annesi Kırıkkale'nin Keskin ilçesinin Hacıaliobası köyünden Döne Ertaş'tır. Kü...

 Muhlis Akarsu 1948 yılında, Sivas’ın Kangal ilçesine bağlı, Minarekaya köyünde dünyâya gelen Türk halk ozanı Muhlis Akarsu, yaşamı boyunca 100’den fazla kırkbeşlik plak, 4 uzunçalar, 20 kaset ve yüzlerce deyiş bırakmıştır. İlkokulu köyünde okumuş, bu dönemde Alevi – Bektaşi cemlerinde yörenin seyitlerinin ve ozanlarının etkisinde kalarak, saz çalıp söylemeye başlamıştır. 1970 yılında, İstanbul’a yerleşmiş ve 1970’li yıllarda, söz ve müziği kendine ait olan ilk 45’lik plağı çıkarmıştır. Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli, Yunus Emre, Karacaoğlan, Âşık Veysel doğrularından yola çıkarak, kendine insan sevgisini şiar edinmiş ve tüm yaptıklarında, bu ana temayı temel almıştır. Sanatında 1970’lerden itibaren, dönemin etkili aşığı Mahzuni Şerif‘in izleri belirdiğinden, uzunca bir süre, Mahzuni’nin deyişlerini çalmış ve okumuştur. Bu arada, Alevi – Bektaşi aşık geleneğinden de kopmamıştır. Pîr Sultan Abdal, Kul Himmet gibi ozanların birçok deyişini, geleneksel kalıplardan çıkmadan seslendi...

 Âşık Daimî 1932 yılında İstanbul'da doğdu. Asıl adı İsmail Aydın'dır. Kökleri Erzincan'ın Tercan ilçesinden gelmektedir. Her iki dedesinin de saz şairi olmasının etkisiyle küçük yaşta bağlama çalmayı ve Davut Sulari'den aşıklık geleneğini öğrenmiştir. Aşık Daimi, 1950 yılında İstanbul'dan ayrılarak Tercan'a yerleşmiştir. Özellikle bu yıllar, yörede duyulduğu ve sevildiği dönemdir. Aynı zamanda kendisinin de aşıklık geleneğini pekiştirmesini sağlamıştır. 1962’den sonra yeniden İstanbul'a dönen Daimi ölümüne dek orada yaşamıştır. İstanbuldayken Âşık Beyhani ile tanışmıştır. Geçmişi dolayısıyla Daimi Baba, Tercanlı Daimi gibi adlarla anıldı. 1948 yılında "Bir seher vaktinde indim bağlara" dizesiyle başlayan ilk şiirini yazıp müziklendiren, yaşamı boyunca arşivlere yüzlerce türkü kazandıran Aşık Daimi, TRT tarafından açılan sınavı kazanarak kaşeli sanatçı olmuştur. . Sezen Aksu, Ahmet Kaya, gibi sanatçılar Aşık Daimi'nin eserleri...

 Âşık Mahzunî Şerif Şerif Cırık, veya aşık olarak Âşık Mahzuni Şerif, (17 Kasım 1939,[not 1]Berçenek, Afşin Kahramanmaraş - 17 Mayıs 2002, Köln, Almanya), Alevi Türk halk ozanı. Asıl adı Şerif Cırık olan Mahzuni Şerif, 17 Kasım 1939'da Kahramanmaraş'ın Afşin ilçesinin Berçenek köyünde dünyaya geldi. Soyu Horasan'dan Tunceli'ye göçen Ağuiçen aşiretine dayanmaktadır.[1 "Tevellüdüm merak ise miladî otuz dokuz Kasımın on yedisinde Zeynel babadan geldim. Döndü anaya rahmolmuş, ehlibeyt meftunuyuz Ben faninin acısına, seyrü sefadan geldim" Alembey köyündeki Lütfi Mehmet Efendi Medresesinde Kur'an eğitimi alırken köylerine ilkokulun yapılmasıyla medrese eğitimini bırakarak ilkokula başladı.[3] 1955 yılında, sonradan Ankara'ya nakledilen Mersin Astsubay Okuluna kaydoldu ve 1959'da okulu bitirerek ordonat tekniker sınıfına ayrılarak Ankara Ordonat Tekniker Okulunda eğitim almaya başladı. Burada okurken yapılan bir arama sonucu çan...

 Âşık Veysel  Sadık Doğanay? Âşık Veysel, gerçek adıyla Veysel Şatıroğlu (25 Ekim 1894, Şarkışla - 21 Mart 1973, Sivas), Türk halk ozanı ve şair. Afşar boyunun Şatırlı obasına mensup olan Veysel Şatıroğlu, Gülizar ve Ahmet Şatıroğlu çiftinin çocuklarından biri olarak 25 Ekim 1894'te Sivas Vilayeti'nin Tenos (bugünkü Şarkışla) kazasında doğdu. Çocukken görme yetisini kaybetmesine rağmen şiirlerinde hoşgörü, sevgi, birlik ve beraberlik, vatanseverlik ve tabiat konularını işleyen Âşık Veysel; "Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım", "Dostlar Beni Hatırlasın", "Kara Toprak" ve "Güzelliğin On Para Etmez" gibi birçok eser bıraktı. Türkiye'de âşıklık geleneğinin en önemli temsilcilerinden birisi olarak kabul gören Veysel, Türkçeyi en yalın ve güçlü şekilde kullanan isimlerden birisi olarak kabul edilmektedir. Eserleri; aralarında Tarkan, Barış Manço, Selda Bağcan, Haluk Levent, Belkıs Akkale ve Hümeyra gibi birçok sanatçı tarafından tekrar yorumlandı...

 Âşık Vahdetî The minstrel used the pen name Vahdetî and is known as Âşık Vahdetî among the people. Although it is known that Âşık Vahdetî is from Kırşehir, his exact birthplace is not known, but it is estimated that he was born and lived in Korkurlu village, which is connected to Kırşehir. The minstrel had a long life and was recognized for his cheerful demeanor and long white beard. Vahdetî worked as a farmer and shepherd, and his uncle had a significant influence on his becoming a minstrel. There is also information that Vahdetî's father was a minstrel, and his pen name was also Vahdetî. Âşık Vahdetî does not have an independent work. His poems are found in various anthologies and magazines. The minstrel, who used syllabic meter in his poems, composed his works mainly in the form of koşma. Âşık Vahdetî skillfully employed meter and rhyme to create harmony in his poetry, carefully selecting the words he used. He created poems with high literary quality, incorporating many words a...

 Âşık Ramî The real name of the minstrel is Rıza, and he was born in 1866 in Üsküdar, Istanbul. Therefore, he is also known as Üsküdarlı Râmî. Râmî worked in various occupations such as horse driving, tinning, and firefighting, and he last held the position of a Bandırma Customs official. It is rumored that he became a disciple of the Bektaşi sheikh Nutkî Baba. Âşık Râmî, who is known for his smiling face and long white beard, lived his last year bedridden due to paralysis and passed away in 1921 in his house in Üsküdar's İhsaniye neighborhood. The minstrel who used the pen name Râmi wrote poems in both aruz meter and syllabic meter. Râmî gained recognition with his poems in the genres of gazel, koşma, epic, and taunting. His poems often contained Arabic and Persian words and phrases, influenced by the culture he embraced. Râmî, especially with his mocking attitude in his epics, attracted attention as a poet. [URL link as text: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tRaDkD9_QU&t=3s...

 Âşık Gufrani Durmuş Ali, was born in 1864 in the village of Başkışla, which is connected to the central district of Karaman. He used the pen name Gufranî in his poems. Âşık Gufranî began writing poetry when he was around fifteen years old. It is observed that he used both syllabic meter and aruz meter in his poems, and he also played the saz (a traditional musical instrument). Âşık Gufranî was recognized and sought after among the saz poets of his time. He engaged in poetic duels with renowned saz poets such as Silleli Figanî and Konyalı Cevrî at Sulu Kahve, a popular gathering place for minstrels in Konya. The origin of Gufranî's pen name is unknown, but there are two different stories about the inspiration behind it. In one story, it is said that during a snowy night in 1879, when everything was covered in a bright layer of snow under the moonlight, Durmuş Ali, mistaking it for morning due to the illuminated room, hurriedly dressed up and went to school. When he arrived at the s...

 Sıtkı Baba Sıtkı Baba, whose real name is Zeynel Abidin, was born in 1865 in the village of Yenice, connected to Tarsus in Mersin. His father's name is Mehmet, and his mother's name is Eşeli. Sıtkı's family is descended from the Dede Garkın tribe and lineage of the Oğuz Bozok branch. Sıtkı's father passed away when he was still a child, leaving him orphaned. Sıtkı and his brother learned to read and write in the village madrasah. It is said that Sıtkı started reciting poetry at the age of six under the pseudonym "Pervane." At the age of 12, despite his mother's objections, he ran away from home driven by his love for Hacıbektaş Veli Dergâh, where he had heard of his fame. It is understood that Sıtkı joined the Hacıbektaş Dergâh and became a disciple of the postnişin Feyzullah Efendi when he was 12 years old in 1876. During World War I, Sıtkı Baba fought as an honorary captain in the volunteer mujahideen battalion formed by Alevi communities at the request...

 Âşık Noksanî (Zakiri) Âşık Noksanî, whose real name is Ahmet Kaynar, was born in 1899 in the Kangal district of Sivas. He was physically disabled in his legs, and as a result, he was given the name Noksanî by Ruhsati. He is a separate person from Erzurumlu Noksanî and passed away on May 5, 1972, in Kangal. Erzurumlu Noksanî, included in this book, received religious education at a madrasah and became a disciple of Sadık Dede in his 30s. He tried to make a living by opening a grocery store. It is mentioned that he lost his "reputation" because of his wife, and his sheikh gave him the nickname Noksanî because of this. His poems are in line with the Alevi-Bektashi literary tradition. He died in 1872 in the first half of the 19th century. His date of birth is unknown. He was born in Erzurum in the late 18th century. His real name is İsmail. According to the conditions of the time, his father sent him to receive religious education at a madrasah. During these years, he became fam...

 Minhaci Minhacî, who is introverted by nature and respectful to those around him, is someone who acts according to his beliefs and knowledge. He is known as Molla Ali among his community due to his observance of the principles of religion and not showing any deficiencies in his prayers and other worship. At the age of 28, he married Hatice, the daughter of Kara Bali from their own village. Hatice, known as "Ağgelin" in Deliktaş, is a very beautiful girl. Although the two young people were initially very happy, it did not last long. They couldn't become husband and wife, neither on the wedding night nor afterwards. In the end, Ağgelin left Minhacî and married Batal Osman, the son of Dilo Kâhya from Hüyüklüyurt village. Minhacî, who loved Ağgelin very much, couldn't bear this separation and fell ill, and after a while, he passed away.

 Sümmani Âşık Sümmani was born in 1860 (according to some sources, 1862) in Samikale village of Narman district in Erzurum province. He was the child of a poor family and earned his living through farming and shepherding. His poems are found in both oral and written sources (cönks, collections of folk literature). We have no information about Sümmani's educational background. However, based on his poems, we can say that he received a good education. He is one of our talented âşıks (folk poets). In order to find Gülperi, whom he encountered in his dream, he traveled to the Caucasus, Iran, Crimea, and Afghanistan. He is not only one of the leading âşıks of Eastern Anatolia but also of all of Turkey. He classified and narrated stories during his lifetime. Some of the stories he narrated have been published in books prepared about Sümmani. The stories known to be narrated by him are: Kerem ile Aslı, Latif Şah, Sevdakâr Şah, Sümmani and Gülperi, Tufarganlı Âşık Abbas, and Gülgez Peri. S...

 Âşık Şenlik Âşık Şenlik, who is of Terekeme descent, was born with the real name Hasan in Aşık Şenlik Town (Yakınsu village) of Çıldır (Suhara) in 1850. At the age of 19, he learned to play saz (a traditional musical instrument) from Aşık Nuri from Ahılkelek. He traveled to Kars, Ahıska, Borçalı, Erzurum, Tiflis, Gürü, and Revan, where he encountered other saz poets of his time. After his journey to Revan in 1913, he was poisoned by rival saz poets out of jealousy, and he died in Arpaçay district before reaching his hometown Çıldır. During the 1877-1878 Ottoman-Russian War, he played a leadership role in the community. He recited his famous poem "93 Koçaklaması" during this period. The verse "giving the homeland to the enemy while alive" from this poem formed the fundamental philosophy of the homeland defense at that time. He has 180 poems, including stories like Selman Bey, Latif Şah, and Sevdakar Şah. He benefited from the poems he heard from local saz poets in â...

 Bayburtlu Celali Bayburtlu Celâlî was born in 1850 in Ozansu village, which is part of Pulur (Demirözü) district, and he passed away between Bayburt and Ozansu in 1915. He received an education at a medrese (religious school) and wrote poems in the syllabic meter, influenced by Bayburtlu Zihnî (Sakaoğlu, 1989: 194). As far as known, his father is Abuş, belonging to the Nasuhoğulları lineage (Yanbeğ 1963: 12-13), and his mother is from the Kerimoğulları lineage, natives of Bayburt. He practiced the art of minstrelsy in neighboring cities like Erzincan, Erzurum, and Elazığ, close to Bayburt. It is known that he was a close friend of Narmanlı Sümmanî. Most of his poems were lost during the period of migration to Bayburt between 1916 and 1918. According to reports, Celâlî studied at Sünür Medrese, built by Akkoyunlu Ferahşah Bey, when he was 14 years old. It is also mentioned in the same source that his teacher during his medrese education was a renowned scholar known as Hacı Hoca. Al...

 Âşık Meslekî Âşık Meslekî was a folk poet from the 19th century. He was born in Kertme (currently known as Mescitli), a district connected to Kangal, in 1848. He passed away in Kangal in 1930. His real name was Bekir Umut, his father's name was Hasan, and his mother's name was Şemsi. He belonged to a lineage called Muratoğulları on his father's side. He was one of the apprentices of Deliktaşlı Ruhsati, a famous minstrel from Sivas and its surrounding areas. His master gave him the pseudonym "Meslekî." The master and the apprentice traveled together for a while. Meslekî, being in a region with numerous minstrels, only had the opportunity to introduce himself in those circles. While the seasons of spring, summer, and autumn arrived, I saw the floods, and my heart became troubled. Seeing those who survived and achieved their desires, I saw the hardships, and my heart became troubled. As bloody tears streamed from my eyes, While I bent my steps like the letter "...

 Zileli Ceyhunî His real name is Ömer, son of Çördük. He was born in 1847 in Zile's Çıkrıkçı neighborhood. Ceyhunî was a skilled saz player who played the 12-string çöğür with a deep, resonant, and beautiful voice, which captivated everyone. He earned his living as a master minstrel through his saz. He was trained by Tokatlı Nuri, the apprentice of Erzurumlu Emrah. He took his pen name from his mentor, Tokatlı Nuri. Throughout his life, Ceyhunî either performed his own poems or played and sang the poems of his beloved masters, Tokatlı Nuri or Erzurumlu Emrah. He did not recite the poems of any other minstrels. Ceyhunî's affiliation with a Sufi order can be deduced from some of his poems, as noted by Cahit Öztelli. Therefore, he gained recognition and a wide influence in Tokat, Çorum, and Yozgat regions, where he was known by names like Ceyhunî, Ceyhunî Baba, Baba Ceyhunî. He had a broad worldview as a master minstrel who solely focused on poetry and music. He performed and trav...

 Yusufelili Keşfî Artvinli Keşfî, on the other hand, is a 19th-century poet. Keşfî earned a living by farming and selling the woven goods such as kilims, prayer rugs, cicims, and other textiles produced in his village to neighboring provinces (Gökalp 1988: 57-58). Keşfî participated in the 1928 Ottoman-Russian War as a militia officer and was known as "Deli Yüzbaşı" (Crazy Captain) due to his bravery and courage. As a result, his family's name changed from "Kavasoğulları" to "Yüzbaşıoğulları" (Captain's Sons) (1980: 296). The poet passed away in Salçor village of İspir, where he had gone to sell his village's textiles, in 1329 H/1910 AD. Due to the lively tradition of minstrelsy in Zor village, Keşfî developed an interest in minstrelsy from a young age. He is one of the most well-known and esteemed minstrels of Artvin's minstrelsy tradition. Initially, he sang minstrel-style poems, but after joining a Sufi order, he began to recite poems in...

 Deli Boran Information about Deli Boran is extremely limited. Deli Boran was a folk poet who emerged from the Turkmen tribes in the Çukurova and Gaziantep regions in the 19th century. There is no information available about his family, profession, or education. He is originally from Çorum, and it is believed that he later traveled to the southern provinces. Based on the limited information and the available poems, it can be said that he adhered to the tradition of folk poetry, used syllabic meter (hece ölçüsü), and did not adopt the aruz meter. Among the Turkmen tribes in the southern region, there are other saz poets such as Dadaloğlu, Deli Boran, Gündeşlioğlu, Beyoğlu, who follow the literary tradition of Karacaoğlan." Köprülü states that many folk poets who lived in the 19th century turned to the aruz meter, wrote poems similar to classical style poetry, and deviated from the taste of the people, while the aforementioned folk poets had a natural and sincere style reminiscent o...

 Zileli Fedai There is not much information available about his life. Based on his own poems, it is understood that he spent his life as a wanderer, traveling to many provinces. He traveled to Istanbul for a while and frequented Kumkapı Sazlık Kahve, one of the ashik gathering places in Istanbul, where he had conversations and formed friendships with the ashiks of the time. One day, when he visited Sazlık Kahve, someone asked about Zile'li Talibi (Talibi from Zile), and in response, he described the death of his master with the following lines and requested a Fatiha prayer for him: "Dediler mevlidin olur nereden Dedim ki aslımız olur Zile’den Dediler Talibi n’oldu oradan Dedim bir Fatiha Aziz İstanbul" According to Fedaî, a person needs to join a spiritual path, receive guidance from a spiritual guide (pir), and attain enlightenment and maturity. With this belief, Fedaî embraced the Hurufi faith. After Istanbul, he went to Egypt and served for a while in the dergah (spiri...

 Serdarî Serdarî from Şarkışla was born in the Kayalıyokuş neighborhood in a poor family in 1833. Although the population registry records indicate 1255 as his birth year, he confirmed in one of his poems by saying, "Tevellüt ellidir geçti vaktimiz / Nöbetin bekliyor salımız bizim" (Fifty years have passed since our birth / Our watch awaits its turn), which confirms that he was born in 1833, which corresponds to 1250 according to the Islamic calendar. His real name is Hacı, and his pen name is 'Serdarî.' At a young age, he fell off a donkey and broke his arm. As the arm fracture did not heal properly and posed a risk of gangrene, his arm was amputated. Therefore, he was called the poet 'Çolak Hacı' (Hacı the One-Armed). Due to his beautiful voice, Serdarî was frequently invited to weddings and mostly recited professionally crafted poems. He married several times, and he faced numerous problems and troubles due to the issues of some of his wives. He even went t...

 Tokatlı Nuri The real name of the poet, whose actual name was Mahmut, is Nuri, which he used as his pen name in his poems. This pen name was given to him by his master, Erzurumlu Emrah. Mahmut was born in Samyeli Mahallesi, Kızılca neighborhood, which is an Alevi-Bektashi neighborhood in Tokat. His father was known as Veli Hoca (Veli the Scholar). Veli Hoca earned his living by teaching and working in vineyards. Mahmut received his initial religious education from his father and showed an interest in saz (a musical instrument) and poetry. When he was thirteen or fourteen years old, he lost his father and started living a wandering life. He fell in love with a girl named Hâtun, and after much effort, he convinced her to marry him. From this marriage, they had children named Arif, Ahmet, Nefise, and Feride. Although Nuri had his own divan (collection of poems) that he wrote or had written, it is now lost. His poems could only be gathered and collected approximately fifty years after...

 Beşiktaşlı Gedaî  Beşiktaşlı Gedaî: The real name of this ashik, whose original name is Ahmed, was born in 1826 in Tokat. He is originally from Tokat. After completing his primary education, he worked for a long time with his father, who was engaged in timber trading. When he reached his youth, he had a romantic relationship with a girl from his neighborhood, but when he wanted to take the step towards marriage, the girl's father did not consent to the marriage. Despite all the insistence, Gedâî was unable to marry the girl, which caused great sorrow for him and disrupted his father's business. Eventually, he couldn't control himself and ended up wandering aimlessly, even engaging in vagrancy and wandering. At the insistence of his family, he was intended to be married to someone else; reluctantly, Gedâî eventually accepted, but on the day of the wedding, he left his home and wife and threw himself back into the streets. During these sorrowful and troubled days, his friend...

 Feryâdî Feryâdî: The real name of this ashik, whose original name is Ferhat, was born in Kars in 1795 and died in 1900. He was the son of Poshoflu Fakirî. He rearranged the "Kara Gelin" which tells the adventures of his father with Hüsnü-kız and the journey from Kars to Erzincan in the Kerem-Dede story, and created a narrative tale with songs called "Erzincan Bağları," fulfilling the desire of Kerem and Aslı. He used the pen name Feryâdî. It is mentioned that he met Yusufelili İznî. His son Süleyman also became a skilled storyteller and used the pen name Süreyya.

 Artvinli Şâmil  Artvinli Şâmil: Aşık whose real name is Şamil, he used the pen name Şamilî in his poems. He was born in 1119 H/1815 M in the village of Yukarı Hod, which is affiliated with Artvin province. There is no information about his family and education. Şamilî was known for his beautiful voice and mastery of playing saz. His real profession was blacksmithing, and he fell in love with a girl named Sona from his village. However, when Âşık Said also fell in love with the same girl, a competition began between them. In the end, Şamilî killed Said and ended up in prison. It is known that he was imprisoned during the reign of Sultan Abdülmecit. He sent a petition to Sultan Abdülmecit, requesting forgiveness. When Şamilî was pardoned, he set out to return to his village but was poisoned in İşhan village during a shooting competition among the ashiks (probably by a jealous ashik). As a result of this poison, he died in 1246 H/1860 M on his way back to his village. In his poe...

 Sivaslı Sıtkı  Sivaslı Sıtkı (1809-1865): Also known as Yağcızade Ömer Sıdkı Efendi. The poems of Tarususlu Sıtkı and Sivaslı Sıtkı often intertwine. Sivaslı Sıtkı Efendi is primarily a devan poet, and he has written very few verses in the style of folk poetry. It is known that he was from Sivas and lived in the 19th century. Furthermore, it is known that he lived in the Seyitpaşa Mahallesi of his house, and his closest friend was Sivaslı Ruhi, but no other information about his life has been obtained until today. Famous folk poet Emrah's poems mention Sivaslı Sıtkı in some verses. In one of his verses, he says, "They said there is an eloquent person like Sıdkı Efendi." From here, it can also be concluded that Sivaslı Sıtkı was a well-spoken and well-educated person based on the other verses in this poem. It is also evident that he was a skilled poet in the koşma genre.

 Silleli Sürûrî He is a folk poet from the 19th century. It is known that Silleli Sururi was born in the Subaşı neighborhood, which is connected to Sille, Konya. There is no information available about his date of birth. He died in Istanbul in 1855 and was buried there. His real name is Osman, and he belonged to a family known as Kurtoğulları in Sille. According to the information obtained from his poems, it is known that he could not complete his madrasah education, but he learned to play the saz and gained the admiration of those around him. Silleli Sururi once went to Istanbul and played the saz and recited poetry in front of the sultan. According to oral sources, during his time in Istanbul, he was poisoned by other ashiks who envied him. The majority of Silleli Sururi's poems are written in syllabic meter. In the ones written in aruz meter, the influence of classical poets, especially Fuzuli, can be seen. He dealt with more lover-like subjects in the poems he sang in syllabic ...

 Türâbî Dede Also known as Ali, the poet with the pen name Turâbî is recognized as Yanbolulu Ali Turâbî Baba or Hacı Ali Turâbî Dedebaba. It is known that he was born in Yanbolu, which is a settlement where Turks lived and is now located within the borders of Bulgaria, in the year 1786. In 1853, Turâbî corrected the "New Testament" part of "The Holy Bible," which was translated by Ali Ufkî Bey. This indicates that Turâbî received a good education and was knowledgeable. Turâbî, who traveled to many lands with his saz during his youth, met the third period Melâmî master Seyyid Muhammed Nurü'l Arabi in Üsküp and embraced Melâmilik. Later, he came to Istanbul and received the verbal oath from Halil Revnâki Baba at the Merdivenköy Bektaşî Dergah, whom he would succeed after his death, and became affiliated with the Bektaşi order. After becoming the leader of this dergah, Turâbî took over the position of Dedebaba at the Hacı Bektaş Pir Evi in Kırşehir through intihâb ...

 Âşık Şem’î Âşık Şem’î, born in 1198 (1783), is the most famous among Konya's âşıks. At a young age, he was apprenticed to a halva maker. There, he developed his manners and skills, becoming a skilled master. During this time, with his mastery of language, ability as an âşık, and his love for poetry, he joined the âşık gatherings. In the poetry valley, which is the art of measured speech, he achieved great success on the path of becoming a poet... Both during his lifetime and after his death, his poems and poetry gained fame. Although he was said to be illiterate, meaning unlettered, the poet had an open heart's eye (vehbî) and possessed knowledge, culture, and maturity to the extent that he could converse with scholars. They say that there was not an âşık who did not know him in Anatolia and in the city of Istanbul, which was a center of knowledge and civilization. Şem’î had a cheerful nature and didn't give much importance to appearance and clothing. He lived a dervish-li...