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Dances · Türkiye

From Yalli to Kara Zhorga: the national dances of the Turkic peoples, their meaning and history.

DanceHalayA group dance performed shoulder to shoulder or hand in hand, led by a halaybaşı waving a handkerchief.Read more →
DanceHoronThe fast, shivering group dance of the Black Sea coast, accompanied by the kemençe or the tulum bagpipe.Read more →
DanceZeybekThe slow, majestic dance of the Aegean region, portraying the courage and pride of the efe folk heroes.Read more →
DanceBar dance (Erzurum)The open-air group dance of Eastern Anatolia — Erzurum, Kars, Artvin and Bayburt — performed shoulder to shoulder.Read more →
DanceSword and shield dance (Kılıç kalkan)Bursa's war dance performed without music, to the sound of swords and shields alone.Read more →
DanceSema: the Mevlevi ceremonyThe ritual of remembrance that Mevlevi dervishes perform by whirling to the ney and kudüm. On UNESCO's intangible heritage list since 2008.Read more →