Turkish
Culture is unique in the world in that it has influenced and has been
influenced in return by cultures and civilizations from China to Vienna and
from Russian steps to North Africa for over a millennia. Turkish culture
reflects this unparalleled cultural richness and diversity, and remains mostly
shaped by its deep roots in Middle East, Anatolia and Balkans, the cradle of
many civilizations for at least twelve thousand years.
In addition to the traditional Byzantine elements present in numerous parts of Turkey, many artifacts of the later Ottoman architecture, with its exquisite blend of local and Islamic traditions, are to be found throughout the country, as well as in many former territories of the Ottoman Empire
Since the 18th century, Turkish architecture has been increasingly influenced by Western styles, and this can be particularly seen in Istanbul where buildings life the Blue Mosque and the Dolmabahce Palace and juxtaposed nest to numerous modern skyscrapers, all of them representing different traditions.
Blue Mosque
Turkish Food
Turkey is famous for its cuisines. Its rich and
abundant store of flora and fauna and the combination of different culture
such as the Mediterranean and the Chinese has contributed to the varied cuisines in Turkey. The constant modifications
in the usual dishes also, call for its diversity.
Turkish Dance
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. if 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.
Many schools of music are
popular throughout Turkey, from “arabesque” to hip-hop genres, as a result of
the interaction between the Ottoman Empire and the Islamic world along with
Europe, and thus contributing to a blend of Central Asian Turkic, Islamic and
European traditions in modern-day Turkish music.
Turkish Literature.
was heavily influenced by Arabis and, especially, Persian literature during most of the Ottoman era, though towards the end of the Ottoman Empire the effect of both Turkish folk and western literacy traditions became increasingly felt. the mix of cultural influenced os dramatized, for example, in the form of the " new symbols of the clash and interlacing of cultures" enacted in the work of Orhan Pamuk, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Turkish Language
Turkish Language is mainly used in Turkey.
Around 65-73 million people speak in this language all over the world. Some of
the Cyprus, Greece and European people speak in this language. The root of the
language lies in Central Asia. The date of the first written records can be
traced back to 1,200 years.
Turkish Language is influenced by Ottoman
Turkish which is now replaced with a phonetic variant of the Latin alphabet.
Recently Turkish Language Association has decided to remove Persian and Arabic
words to facilitate the native variants.
In addition to the traditional Byzantine elements present in numerous parts of Turkey, many artifacts of the later Ottoman architecture, with its exquisite blend of local and Islamic traditions, are to be found throughout the country, as well as in many former territories of the Ottoman Empire
Since the 18th century, Turkish architecture has been increasingly influenced by Western styles, and this can be particularly seen in Istanbul where buildings life the Blue Mosque and the Dolmabahce Palace and juxtaposed nest to numerous modern skyscrapers, all of them representing different traditions.
Blue Mosque
Turkey is famous for its cuisines. Its rich and abundant store of flora and fauna and the combination of different culture such as the Mediterranean and the Chinese has contributed to the varied cuisines in Turkey. The constant modifications in the usual dishes also, call for its diversity.
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. if 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 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.
Many schools of music are popular throughout Turkey, from “arabesque” to hip-hop genres, as a result of the interaction between the Ottoman Empire and the Islamic world along with Europe, and thus contributing to a blend of Central Asian Turkic, Islamic and European traditions in modern-day Turkish music.
Turkish Literature.
Turkish Language is mainly used in Turkey. Around 65-73 million people speak in this language all over the world. Some of the Cyprus, Greece and European people speak in this language. The root of the language lies in Central Asia. The date of the first written records can be traced back to 1,200 years.
Turkish Language is influenced by Ottoman Turkish which is now replaced with a phonetic variant of the Latin alphabet. Recently Turkish Language Association has decided to remove Persian and Arabic words to facilitate the native variants.
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