Turkey Culture

Turkey offers a diverse culture, with most of the elements being
assimilated through the autonomy empires in the past. The important
elements that influence Turkey culture include folk dances, shadow
play, cuisine, literature and etc.Turkey has several folk dances
including Izmir and Horon folk dances. Izmir folk dance, also known as
Zeybek dances is practiced by the Izmir people. There are two types of
Zeybek folk dances including slow and Yoruk Zeybek. The clarinet and
drum are the two musical instruments that are used to play the
background music of the Izmir dance. If the dance is performed in an
indoor building, the baglama instrument is used.The Horon folk dance
is performed during the sin-sin festival celebration. The sin-sin
festival celebration celebrates the Sin moon goddess. During the
festival, other culture folk dances such as Duz Halay and Bas bar of
Erzurum are performed. All the Turkey folk dances have a similar
theme, which is courage. The costumes and music help to liven up the
community that lives in Turkey.Turkish literature shows many
influences from the Ottoman Empire. In addition, it is influenced by
the literature from Persia and Arabia. The Turkish literatures are
written by famous authors such as Tevfik Fikret, Yunus Emre, Asik
Veysel, and Sinasi.The Karagoz and Hacivat shadow is a puppet show
that involves making movement on the design of the curtain. Two
persons will voice the puppets at the back of the stage. It used to be
a popular show during the Ottoman period because of the satire
accents. Karagoz and Hacivat have different characters. Karagoz is an
ordinary man that is trustworthy and straightforward. Karagoz is
illiterate and live a simple life. Hacivat is clever and knows how to
speak poetic language.Turkish restaurants serve a large variety of
cuisines from around the world. Kebabs are a stewed dishes that are
often served at the restaurant. Turkish people like to cook lamb meat
for their meals. There are many types of kebabs that the restaurants
offer including sis kebab, doner kebab, alanazik and etc. Aubergine is
used as the main ingredients in many dishes such as hunkarbegendi. The
pilav is a complicated rice dish that is prepared by an experienced
chef. Borek is a Turkish pies that is stuffed with potatoes and
cheese. The zeytin yaglilar is a dish that is cooked via olive oil.
The confectionaries in Turkey are quite famous. Some of the Turkish
confectionaries include helva, asure, and kadayif.