Friday, 28 March 2014

Turkish Culture

Turkish Culture 

Turkish people are those people mainly, who belong to the country of Turkey. But in today's world the Turkish people can be found all over the world in several other countries than only in Turkey. There are several traits and features that characterize the Turkish people. Among these several distinctive traits of the Turkish people there are their rich cultural heritages, their distinctive language and many other traits and features. 

Turkish people have their very rich cultural heritages that are evident in the fields of music, dance and other performing and non-performing arts. The reasons behind the rich culture of Turkish people are the influences of several empires. Turkish culture is painted heavily with many folded influences from the Ottoman Empire. There is lots of evidence in the culture of Turkish people that their culture has taken many aspects from European cultures as well. As a result, the cultural heritages of the Turkish people are an exciting blend of modernism with the traditional Turkish life.

Turkish Art
Turkish art is a combination of various forms of Turkish culture. Because a art form generally refers to various other forms and fields of art work as well. As a result, Turkish art refers to Turkish paintings, architecture, music, dances, literature and many other forms of art. Turkish art tradition has richness in itself. This richness and heritages of Turkish art has come from the influences of several empires and other cultures that have come closer to the Turkish civilization and society.



Turkish Dance
Turkish dance is a very important and inseparable part of the rich heritage of Turkish culture. There are several forms of Turkish dance that are extremely popular among the people in Turkey. Turkish dances have created such an interest among people that some Turkish dance forms have won immense popularity in several countries around the world. 



Turkish dance are of several types as there are several tribes in among the Turkish people who have their particular culture and dance forms. Some of the famous Turkish dance forms are, Halay, Karsilama, Hora, Zeybek, the belly dance and many other forms of dances. Halay is the national dance of Turkey. It has originated from the empire of Assyrian. In this dance form the dancers form a circle holding each other by hand or shoulder and the first and the last dancer hold a piece of cloth. This dance is accompanied by traditional musical instruments. 

Turkish Music
Turkish music has a rich history and tradition of its own. Turkish music originated back in the 11th century at a time when the Seljuk Turks spanned their kingdom by including both Anatolia and Persia. As a result in the Turkish music there are influences from both these two regions and kingdoms. Turkish music can be divided into several periods and music groups. But essentially, Turkish music can be divided into two groups. These two groups are, classical Turkish music and folk music.
Food in Daily Life. Turkish cuisine includes many different stews of vegetables and meat (lamb and beef primarily); borek kebab , and dolma dishes; and a sourdough bread eaten with almost every meal. Borek is a pastry made of many thin layers of dough interspersed with cheese, spinach, and/or ground meat. Kebab is the common word for meat roasted in pieces or slices on a skewer or as meatballs on a grill. Dolma is the generic name for dishes made of vegetables (e.g., tomatoes and peppers) and leaves (e.g., grape, cabbage, and eggplant) that are stuffed with or wrapped around rice or bulgur pilaf,

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