"Introduction to Sufi Music and Ritual in Turkey". Middle East Studies Association of North America. December 18, 1995. Archived from the original on April 8, 2007. The tradition of regional variations in the character of folk music prevails all around Anatolia and Thrace even today. The troubadour or minstrel (singer-poets) known as aşık contributed anonymously to this genre for ages.
"The Sema". Mevlana.Net Owned by Mevlana's family. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2005. The sema dance is very ritualistic and full of symbolism.
"Turkish Phonographic Industry Society". MÜ-YAP. Retrieved April 10, 2005. They are part of the IFPI National group. The first long-term punishment for piracy distribution had been handed out in 2006.
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"The Fasil". Ottoman Souvenir. Retrieved April 15, 2004.
"The Ottoman Music". Tanrıkorur, Cinuçen (Abridged and translated by Savaş Ş. Barkçin). Archived from the original on December 15, 2006. Tanrıkorur argues that the perceived differences between the traditional music genres stemmed from the cultural clash between the East and the West that emerged during the Tanzîmat Era (1839-1908).
"The Ottoman Music". Tanrıkorur, Cinuçen (Abridged and translated by Savaş Ş. Barkçin). Archived from the original on December 15, 2006. Tanrıkorur argues that the perceived differences between the traditional music genres stemmed from the cultural clash between the East and the West that emerged during the Tanzîmat Era (1839-1908).
"Introduction to Sufi Music and Ritual in Turkey". Middle East Studies Association of North America. December 18, 1995. Archived from the original on April 8, 2007. The tradition of regional variations in the character of folk music prevails all around Anatolia and Thrace even today. The troubadour or minstrel (singer-poets) known as aşık contributed anonymously to this genre for ages.
"The Sema". Mevlana.Net Owned by Mevlana's family. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2005. The sema dance is very ritualistic and full of symbolism.