I absolutely love Turkish music. I love the diversity of it. recently I was in Trabzon and feel totally in love with the music of that area. Volkan Konak for example is a wonderful performer. Not just the more traditional sides of the music spectrum though. Turkish pop music is incredibly rich with talent. Much more than the bland, computer generate rubbish that is marketed as "music in the Uk, and dare I say USA.

I have written a blog article on a quick introduction to Turkish music and my fav songs. When I started writing it, I realised I could have spent page after page after page on the wonderful performers and songs and musical talent that Turkey has.

My blog item is here

http://maninantalya.blogspot.com/2013/03/if-music-be-food-of-love.html

i love turkish music also but i think its stupid and immature to say music from other countries are less good. There are many singers in UK and USA who has 1000 times much more talent than turkish singers, and the opposite. U are talking like Turkey is the only country in the world who has talents. Just because u love some singers in Turkey doesnt mean u know every singer in the world and all other sucks. Grow up!

I am very much grown up thanks

I am not sure how voicing a personal opinion about music gain be classified as immature and stupid. 

But hey - your opinion and opinions are free and welcome so thanks

Have a lovely day..

Yeah it sure is stupid and immature. It´s like I would say I think that the people in my country are smarter than the turks or whatever are.

I really like your passion about Turkish music.

But I think, it is a bit short as your taste did not go much into Turkish Folk music and the great saz players.  There is hundred of years of Anatolian culture passed through Turkish folk music.  Also the art music -´sanat muzigi´-, it takes back in time  to the  refined, languid life style of Ottomans.

You are right. As I said, when writng it, I realised that there was so much Turkish I missed out, such is the diversity of it. I have lived in Turkey for 10 years and slowly getting to understand all the musical options here. I would be really happy if you could send me a couple of links to the type of music you mention.

Thanks again.

As ı said, your opinion and you´re entitled to it. If you think I am stupid and immature for voicing my own personal opinions about Turkish music , then fine absolutely no problem.

I sometimes post some examples of it in this thread. You may check the following posts (numbered as follows) for instance:

#50, #113, #126, #127, #179, #187

Excellent thanks Si...I will definately listen to them, I have probably heard this genre of music before, just I wasn´t sure of how to class it.

Thanks again

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