Music

Turkish music displayed quite varying development courses starting from the Seljuk era until the present. These genres could be specified as the classical music developed by the intellectuals in the cities, the Turkish folk music which developed throughout centuries as a direct way of expression of the ordinary people of Anatolia, religious music and also military music. Regarding polyphony, which constitutes the foundation of Western music, it was embraced as a music genre in Turkey only after the Republic was founded. Pop, rock and jazz, which have developed to a great extent in recent times, are some other types of music enjoyed in Turkey.

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In addition to a great number of music festivals and other music activities in Turkey, choruses belonging to various artistic groups affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism gave over 800 concerts in all 81 provinces of Turkey in 2005.

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