24 Ekim 2009 Cumartesi

Traditional Turkish Folk Dances



Turkish folk dance is alive and varied. Each region of Turkey has its own characteristic dances with special costumes, steps, rhythms and instruments. Every region's dance reflects the characteristics of that region's people. Turkish people are very creative inventing new dances for different occasions. Folk dances have different characteristics based on region and location and are generally engaged in during weddings, journeys to the mountains in the summer, when sending sons off to military service and during religious and national holidays. The best known folk dances are:

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