Turkish Dance

Turkish Dance
by:Samuel, Shanelle,Xasfa,Brenda
 Cultural and religious beliefs of the turkish:
Something interesting that I found is that about 97.4% of the turkish population is Muslim or Islam which means “To be whole
or intact.” The other 2.6% just believe in some sort of christian religion. Then the other few of the 2.6% are just atheist.

“A Muslim is a person who has dedicated his worship exclusively to God...Islam means making one's religion and faith God's alone”
-Muslim philosopher Ibn Arabi “Muslims are people who follow or practice Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion. Muslims
consider the Quran their holy book to be the verbatim word of God as revealed to the Islamic prophet and messenger
Muhammad. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad (sunnah) as recorded in
traditional accounts (hadith).[31] "Muslim" is an Arabic word meaning "submitter" (to God).[32]

The beliefs of Muslims include: that God (Arabic: ‫ ﷲ‬Allāh) is eternal, transcendent and absolutely one (tawhid); that God is
incomparable, self-sustaining and neither begets nor was begotten; that Islam is the complete and universal version of a
primordial faith that has been revealed before through many prophets including Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Moses, and Jesus;[33]
that these previous messages and revelations have been partially changed or corrupted over time (tahrif)[34] and that the Quran
is the final unaltered revelation from God (Final estament)”
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslims
 Cultural traditions of the turkish:
● Nazar (the evil eye): blue eyes made of glass are actually meant to ward off the negative energy from someone’s eyes who feels envious
of you. So they put them on newborn babies or doors or whatever for good luck.
● Kına Gecesi (Henna Night): Henna night is essentially a religious rite of passage, the henna traditionally symbolizes blood, which
marks the bride’s transition from girlhood to womanhood. Traditionally they will do it before the wedding or on the night of the
brides wedding.
● Oil Wrestling: is a tradition where wrestlers will douse themselves in oil and then wrestle until a loser is declared (when the navel
faces the sky). Oil wrestling matches can go on for up to 40 minutes, it can actually be very entertaining. This tradition has been
held annually since 1362 and is one of turkey's most traditional sports dating all the way back to ancient mesopotamia.
● Adaklık Kurban (Devotional Sacrifice) It is traditional to sacrifice an animal and donate the meat to the poor. The adaklık kurban
has become a very popular tradition in Turkey.
● Sünnet (Circumcision):Boys being circumcised is a big tradition and huge event in any Turkish boy’s life because it marks the start
of becoming a man. Boys who are to be circumcised get to wear a pretty flashy outfit (complete with a scepter), then afterwards
they celebrate the circumcision with a party.
 Turkish most common traditional meals:
● Breakfast: White cheese, tomato salad, boiled or fried eggs with sausages, bread and jam,olives, tea
and coffee. Then for a quick breakfast just a pastry like a cheese danish or crossant and sometimes
they even have things as american as yogurt or cereal.
● Lunch: for lunch there is wide variety of foods with all sorts of traditional turkish kebabs, doner, and
even things like pizza and schnitzel, ect. Their most wide and traditional cuisine is rice, beans and
yogurt.
● Dinner: For dinner most turkish prefer meat meals like fish, calf, beef, chicken etc. then with rice or
macaroni.
● Throughout the day they drink a lot of tea and offer lots of tea as a form or way to say welcome

Source: www.quora.com
Turkey
DANCERS
FOLK DANCE TRADITION

● Each region has its own dances which reflect the cultural life of that region.
Horon, a traditional Turkish dance
KILIC KALKAN

● Dance is only performed

by men
Zeybek
● Male dancers
● Colorful Clothes
● Courage and heroism
“Turkish folk music”
● “As in the music of many different people, the
style of turkish folk music, passed down from
generation to generation, and today is still
palpable in local folk tunes.”
● “Turkish folk music, composed of a synthesis of
local style and western techniques.”
Discrimination against Turks
This is actually a pretty big problem, though it’s been getting better in recent years.
During the European Crusades, Europe was usually fighting the Turkish while they
were at the height of the Ottoman Empire’s rule. All kinds of propaganda was
employed against them like this ancient painting of a Turkish warrior slaughtering
infants.

Modern anti turkism in the middle east seems to stem from a series of
accords that attempt to reform islam proposed by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
The islamists in the Middle east feel that such reforms mark the Turkish as
“cursed”
Bibliography
“Turkey’s Folk Dances” https://www.goturkeytourism.com/about-turkey/turkish-folk-dances.html

Photos

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Turkish_dancing_in_Chicago_3.jpg

Videos

https://youtu.be/XILZdoJ_XVk

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/turkey/articles/6-tips-to-survive-a-traditional-turkish-wedding/

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/turkey/articles/6-tips-to-survive-a-traditional-turkish-wedding/

https://youtu.be/FpZ5qc03_-k

https://youtu.be/Ld0Q3RlDqQs

https://youtu.be/DJ4DsTl1IC0
Bibliography Cont..
https://youtu.be/sh_Gmc3WugM

https://youtu.be/hijYXtlbiGo

https://www.slideshare.net/cagcomenius/turkish-folk-dances

Anti-Turkism |, http://www.armeniangenocidedebate.com/anti-turkism.
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