Summary: Folk songs (türküs) have played a prominent role in the making of a Turkish national consciousness. As a cultural link with the past, türküs have bridged the gap between a the differentiated and multicultural region of Anatolia and a nationalist project. At the same time, these songs also tell us things about the Ottoman past. In this podcast, we explore the rise of the türkü phenomenon during the early republican era and links between history and music in modern Turkey using an assortment of songs from past and present.
