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Zeybek

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Summary

Zeybek is a western Anatolian family of dance music, songs and embodied styles with especially strong Aegean associations. Measured gestures, poised movement and characteristic asymmetric rhythmic organization create a recognizable world, though local versions differ considerably in pace and accompaniment. The category includes sung repertory as well as instrumental music for dancers. Cultural memories of efes and zeybeks give some songs particular historical and emotional associations. A performance is therefore more than a rhythmic pattern: people hear and enact relationships with place, character and remembered stories. [1]

Contemporary and trending

Zeybek continues in weddings, local celebrations, dance teaching, festivals and arranged concert repertories. A familiar tune can be recognized by people who do not dance a complete local version. Public ensembles and lessons provide formal routes into practice, while families and community occasions offer different kinds of learning. Stage choreography may heighten visual unity, whereas a social dancer can work within a more personal relationship to the music. Those settings support one another without requiring every performance to reproduce a single official costume, tempo or sequence.

History

The repertory is linked to western Anatolian local histories and the remembered figures of zeybek and efe culture. Songs about lives, love, defiance and death supplied material for later musical and public interpretation. Collecting and broadcasting helped particular melodies become national references, extending recognition beyond the Aegean. Migration and dance organizations carried repertories into other cities and abroad. The history should preserve the difference between a song's narrative, a community's memory and a fully verified biography. Musical meaning can remain powerful even when a remembered figure has also become a public symbol.

Musical characteristics

Many zeybek tunes organize nine beats into unequal internal groups, but meter alone does not explain their feel. Slow ağır versions and more agile kıvrak or yürük approaches handle weight, space and motion differently. A dancer's pause or change of posture can make the rhythmic architecture visible. Local instruments and ensemble size vary with setting. Compare a vocal rendition, a small instrumental performance and a stage arrangement of the same tune: the underlying identity may remain audible while the scale and social purpose change substantially. [1]

Geography and communities

The principal landscape covers western Anatolia's connected Aegean towns, villages and inland networks, including İzmir, Aydın and Muğla as references rather than separate islands. Southwestern links reach into the Teke cultural world around Burdur, Isparta and Antalya, where the official regional account places several zeybek repertories alongside other local dances. Broader Turkish familiarity is weaker and often attached to particular well-known tunes. One strong western field and a southwestern extension preserve that connected geography more clearly than a separate small mushroom around every city named in a song. [2]

Artists

Local instrumentalists, singers and dancers are the central practitioners. Repertories such as Harmandalı and İzmir'in Kavakları provide accessible entry points, while versions associated with smaller localities reveal greater diversity. Recorded artists interpreting Turkish folk music can introduce these melodies, but their full catalogues should not be classified as zeybek. Dance leaders and teachers also carry musical knowledge through their handling of accents and phrase. A close view of feet, posture and ensemble cues can reveal details that remain difficult to explain through a score alone.

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

MuGlobe listening profile
Repertoire Field use Notes
traditional regional Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.
MuGlobe representative performances
Artist Performance / song / title Embedded player URL Notes Repertoire kind Repertoire date Recording date Format Opening Places Fit Evidence Review note MuGlobe favorite Current hit Authentic
Erdal Erzincan and Beş Bağlama ensemble Kabartan Zeybeği https://www.youtube.com/embed/bGLMjZES_yg The artist’s concert-series publication identifies the tune and bağlama setting, making zeybek’s instrumental rhythm available for close listening.[3] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown pending Existing recording Legacy accepted recording retained during curation-field migration; no new age or geographic claims. false false false
Ruşen Can Acet Eski Harmandalı Zeybeği — Sade Saz https://www.youtube.com/embed/SQHSzoCIX3Q TRT names the kabak kemane player, offering the same dance-music family on a contrasting bowed instrument.[4] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown pending Existing recording Legacy accepted recording retained during curation-field migration; no new age or geographic claims. false false false
Osman Fethi Ark and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Yusuf TÜRKEL - Ferace Zeybeği (Kütahya) https://www.youtube.com/embed/J3HNA5xWb2o Actual Ferace Zeybegi Kutahya musicalperformance at4thYARENnight. YusufTurkel named in title is dancer/costumeholder, not actual singer: primary credits OsmanFethiArk voice/baglama, BugraKutbay zurna,FurkanAkyel kabakkemane,OrkunDerin davul,IlkerUcarer keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. Specific distincttune, no fullnight parentduplicate.2025 uploadnot exactsession. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2025-08-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[5] traditional unknown unknown live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual Ferace Zeybegi Kutahya musicalperformance at4thYARENnight. YusufTurkel named in title is dancer/costumeholder, not actual singer: primary credits OsmanFethiArk voice/baglama, BugraKutbay zurna,FurkanAkyel kabakkemane,OrkunDerin davul,IlkerUcarer keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. Specific distincttune, no fullnight parentduplicate.2025 uploadnot exactsession. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Hasan Kavallı and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Cihan DOĞAN - Kırlı Zeybeği (Denizli) https://www.youtube.com/embed/olbJSnETni0 Actual Kirli Zeybegi Denizli live4thYARENnight, musicians HasanKavalli leadzurna,OzanSahin demzurna,OrkunDerin davul,IlkerUcarer keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. CihanDogan title dancer not automatically musician. Specific live tune, no wholeprogramme doublecount. Original dateunknown. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2025-07-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[6] traditional unknown unknown live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual Kirli Zeybegi Denizli live4thYARENnight, musicians HasanKavalli leadzurna,OzanSahin demzurna,OrkunDerin davul,IlkerUcarer keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. CihanDogan title dancer not automatically musician. Specific live tune, no wholeprogramme doublecount. Original dateunknown. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Tibet Var and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Kocaarap Zeybeği (Aydın) (feat. Tibet VAR) https://www.youtube.com/embed/13fI2gtt2-o Primary September2026 release specific Kocaarap Zeybegi Aydin from5thYARENlive-night music. TibetVar wind,SergenVar drums,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass,EmirUyaroglu keys, actual playercredits not productionmanager MuratEmrahYamanli.2026 digitalrelease not precise live session. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-09-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[7] traditional unknown unknown live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Primary September2026 release specific Kocaarap Zeybegi Aydin from5thYARENlive-night music. TibetVar wind,SergenVar drums,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass,EmirUyaroglu keys, actual playercredits not productionmanager MuratEmrahYamanli.2026 digitalrelease not precise live session. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Osman Fethi Ark and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble İslamoğlu Zeybeği (Uşak) ft. Yusuf TÜRKEL https://www.youtube.com/embed/8lVJu4oBjbI Actual Islamoglu Zeybegi Usak live4thYARENnight. OsmanFethiArk voice/baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane/electricbaglama,OrkunDerin davul,IlkerUcarer keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. YusufTurkel arranger/dancer and Tavsanli dancingguests not substitute actual singers. No parentprogramme duplication. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2025-07-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[8] traditional unknown unknown live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual Islamoglu Zeybegi Usak live4thYARENnight. OsmanFethiArk voice/baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane/electricbaglama,OrkunDerin davul,IlkerUcarer keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. YusufTurkel arranger/dancer and Tavsanli dancingguests not substitute actual singers. No parentprogramme duplication. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Osman Fethi Ark and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Kar mı Yağdı Zeybeği (Kütahya) (feat. Osman Fethi ARK) https://www.youtube.com/embed/-BF-c2Fq-xI Primary September2026 release actual Kar mi Yagdi Zeybegi Kutahya5thYARENnight music. OsmanFethiArk voice/instrument,EmreYanikcalan wind,OrkunDerin drums,FurkanAkyel strings,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass,EmirUyaroglu keys. Whole distinct live song, no otherupload same masteredrecording. Unknown actual sessiondate. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-09-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[9] traditional unknown unknown live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Primary September2026 release actual Kar mi Yagdi Zeybegi Kutahya5thYARENnight music. OsmanFethiArk voice/instrument,EmreYanikcalan wind,OrkunDerin drums,FurkanAkyel strings,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass,EmirUyaroglu keys. Whole distinct live song, no otherupload same masteredrecording. Unknown actual sessiondate. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Osman Fethi Ark and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Kerimoğlu Zeybeği (Aydın & Muğla & Denizli) - YAREN Zeybek Kulübü https://www.youtube.com/embed/jBJ8k0nnyxU Actual Kerimoglu Aydin/Mugla/Denizli live4thYARENnight. Source names actual multi-zurna/davul ensemble including BugraKutbay,HasanKavalli,TibetVar,OzanSahin,OrkunDerin,BarisCemSongur,HalukKartal,IlkerCalar,FurkanAkyel,DurmusAliOzturk,SuleymanCalar,IlkerUcarer,VehbiCanUyaroglu and vocalistOsmanFethiArk. Specificwork once, no wholenight parent. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2025-06-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[10] traditional unknown unknown live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual Kerimoglu Aydin/Mugla/Denizli live4thYARENnight. Source names actual multi-zurna/davul ensemble including BugraKutbay,HasanKavalli,TibetVar,OzanSahin,OrkunDerin,BarisCemSongur,HalukKartal,IlkerCalar,FurkanAkyel,DurmusAliOzturk,SuleymanCalar,IlkerUcarer,VehbiCanUyaroglu and vocalistOsmanFethiArk. Specificwork once, no wholenight parent. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
YAREN Zeybek live davul-zurna ensemble HARMANDALI (4 Davul & 4 Zurna) https://www.youtube.com/embed/wVTK6MgthPQ Actual Harmandali4davul4zurna arrangement from4thYARENnight, distinctwork fromsameconcert Kerimoglu, no master duplicate. Primarylist leadwinds BugraKutbay,HasanKavalli,TibetVar,OzanSahin and drums BarisCemSongur,HalukKartal,IlkerCalar,OrkunDerin; accompanyingensemble also creditedsource. Dancers not presentedas singers. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2025-08-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[11] traditional unknown unknown live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual Harmandali4davul4zurna arrangement from4thYARENnight, distinctwork fromsameconcert Kerimoglu, no master duplicate. Primarylist leadwinds BugraKutbay,HasanKavalli,TibetVar,OzanSahin and drums BarisCemSongur,HalukKartal,IlkerCalar,OrkunDerin; accompanyingensemble also creditedsource. Dancers not presentedas singers. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Derya Türkan, Emrah Günaydın and Şeyhmus Fidan DERYA TÜRKAN (ZEYBEK) https://www.youtube.com/embed/RYnxClxybFA Actual focusedZeybek musiccut from6May2014 CNNTurk AykiriSorular: Derya leadkemence,EmrahGunaydin bass,SeyhmusFidan acousticguitar. Fullinterview notselected, uploaderUgurOzer not musician. Source: Uğur Özer. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2015-03-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[12] traditional unknown 2014-05-06 live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual focusedZeybek musiccut from6May2014 CNNTurk AykiriSorular: Derya leadkemence,EmrahGunaydin bass,SeyhmusFidan acousticguitar. Fullinterview notselected, uploaderUgurOzer not musician. Source: Uğur Özer. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Özer Özel and Derya Türkan Özer Özel, Derya Türkan-Rast Zeybek(Tanburi Cemil Bey) https://www.youtube.com/embed/4wx2UQDXli4 Actual RastZeybek by historicalcomposerTanburiCemilBey interpreted bynamedduo, concertDedeEfendiEvi12October2014. FieldrecordistBurakDincer not actualmusician; composer notpresentperformer. Distinctconcerttake, unknownothermaster notassumednew. Source: Burak Dinçer. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2014-10-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[13] traditional unknown 2014-10-12 live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual RastZeybek by historicalcomposerTanburiCemilBey interpreted bynamedduo, concertDedeEfendiEvi12October2014. FieldrecordistBurakDincer not actualmusician; composer notpresentperformer. Distinctconcerttake, unknownothermaster notassumednew. Source: Burak Dinçer. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Osman Fethi Ark and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Mustafam Zeybeği | YAREN Zeybek Kulübü Ft. Yusuf TÜRKEL https://www.youtube.com/embed/KhAHN0h7Mkc Actual different MustafamKutahya,YorukAliAydin andCamCamaTorbalıIzmir musicalworks at5thYARENnight SophiaCengelkoyIstanbul5June2026. Primary credits OsmanFethiArk voice/baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane,EmreYanikcalan/TibetVar zurna,OrkunDerin/SergenVar drums,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. Specific respectivecredits retainedrawmetadata. YusufTurkel/Hortunali dancers not mistakenas actualvoices; no fullconcertparent selected. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-08-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[14] traditional unknown 2026-06-05 live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual different MustafamKutahya,YorukAliAydin andCamCamaTorbalıIzmir musicalworks at5thYARENnight SophiaCengelkoyIstanbul5June2026. Primary credits OsmanFethiArk voice/baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane,EmreYanikcalan/TibetVar zurna,OrkunDerin/SergenVar drums,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. Specific respectivecredits retainedrawmetadata. YusufTurkel/Hortunali dancers not mistakenas actualvoices; no fullconcertparent selected. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Osman Fethi Ark and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Yörük Ali Zeybeği (Hey Gidinin Efesi) | YAREN Zeybek Kulübü https://www.youtube.com/embed/2FOJv-ofPsk Actual different MustafamKutahya,YorukAliAydin andCamCamaTorbalıIzmir musicalworks at5thYARENnight SophiaCengelkoyIstanbul5June2026. Primary credits OsmanFethiArk voice/baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane,EmreYanikcalan/TibetVar zurna,OrkunDerin/SergenVar drums,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. Specific respectivecredits retainedrawmetadata. YusufTurkel/Hortunali dancers not mistakenas actualvoices; no fullconcertparent selected. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-07-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[15] traditional unknown 2026-06-05 live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual different MustafamKutahya,YorukAliAydin andCamCamaTorbalıIzmir musicalworks at5thYARENnight SophiaCengelkoyIstanbul5June2026. Primary credits OsmanFethiArk voice/baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane,EmreYanikcalan/TibetVar zurna,OrkunDerin/SergenVar drums,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. Specific respectivecredits retainedrawmetadata. YusufTurkel/Hortunali dancers not mistakenas actualvoices; no fullconcertparent selected. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Osman Fethi Ark and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Çam Çama Zeybeği | Hortunalı Zeybek Ekibi https://www.youtube.com/embed/fkQAU5Uv_QM Actual different MustafamKutahya,YorukAliAydin andCamCamaTorbalıIzmir musicalworks at5thYARENnight SophiaCengelkoyIstanbul5June2026. Primary credits OsmanFethiArk voice/baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane,EmreYanikcalan/TibetVar zurna,OrkunDerin/SergenVar drums,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. Specific respectivecredits retainedrawmetadata. YusufTurkel/Hortunali dancers not mistakenas actualvoices; no fullconcertparent selected. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-07-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[16] traditional unknown 2026-06-05 live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual different MustafamKutahya,YorukAliAydin andCamCamaTorbalıIzmir musicalworks at5thYARENnight SophiaCengelkoyIstanbul5June2026. Primary credits OsmanFethiArk voice/baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane,EmreYanikcalan/TibetVar zurna,OrkunDerin/SergenVar drums,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. Specific respectivecredits retainedrawmetadata. YusufTurkel/Hortunali dancers not mistakenas actualvoices; no fullconcertparent selected. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Emre Yanıkçalan and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Tavas Zeybeği | YAREN Zeybek Kulübü Ft. Cihan Doğan https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gm1hQh9pFoc Actual distinct Denizli Tavas andGirenizOrenZeybegi at5thYARENnight5June2026. EmreYanikcalan zurna,OsmanFethiArk baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane,OrkunDerin rhythm,AbdurrahmanGokalp sax,SertacUnver trumpet,AtakanFatihTas trombone,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. CihanDogan dancer/arranger not musician-substitution. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-07-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[17] traditional unknown 2026-06-05 live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual distinct Denizli Tavas andGirenizOrenZeybegi at5thYARENnight5June2026. EmreYanikcalan zurna,OsmanFethiArk baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane,OrkunDerin rhythm,AbdurrahmanGokalp sax,SertacUnver trumpet,AtakanFatihTas trombone,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. CihanDogan dancer/arranger not musician-substitution. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Emre Yanıkçalan and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Gireniz Ören Zeybeği | YAREN Zeybek Kulübü Ft. Cihan DOĞAN https://www.youtube.com/embed/ywZDjvBlIXQ Actual distinct Denizli Tavas andGirenizOrenZeybegi at5thYARENnight5June2026. EmreYanikcalan zurna,OsmanFethiArk baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane,OrkunDerin rhythm,AbdurrahmanGokalp sax,SertacUnver trumpet,AtakanFatihTas trombone,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. CihanDogan dancer/arranger not musician-substitution. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-06-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[18] traditional unknown 2026-06-05 live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual distinct Denizli Tavas andGirenizOrenZeybegi at5thYARENnight5June2026. EmreYanikcalan zurna,OsmanFethiArk baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane,OrkunDerin rhythm,AbdurrahmanGokalp sax,SertacUnver trumpet,AtakanFatihTas trombone,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. CihanDogan dancer/arranger not musician-substitution. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Tibet Var and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Bozdoğan Serenler Zeybeği | YAREN Zeybek Kulübü Ft. Evrim ÇETİN https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q8mzhMVmqP4 Actual different BozdoganSerenler andAydinZeybegi live5June2026SophiaCengelkoy5thYARENnight. Actual TibetVar zurna,SergenVar davul,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. EvrimCetin dancer not additionalinstrumentalist. No wholeprogramme or alternativeaudioofsameworks also selected. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-07-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[19] traditional unknown 2026-06-05 live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual different BozdoganSerenler andAydinZeybegi live5June2026SophiaCengelkoy5thYARENnight. Actual TibetVar zurna,SergenVar davul,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. EvrimCetin dancer not additionalinstrumentalist. No wholeprogramme or alternativeaudioofsameworks also selected. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Tibet Var and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Aydın Zeybeği | YAREN Zeybek Kulübü https://www.youtube.com/embed/eCXeR498hhg Actual different BozdoganSerenler andAydinZeybegi live5June2026SophiaCengelkoy5thYARENnight. Actual TibetVar zurna,SergenVar davul,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. EvrimCetin dancer not additionalinstrumentalist. No wholeprogramme or alternativeaudioofsameworks also selected. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-08-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[20] traditional unknown 2026-06-05 live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual different BozdoganSerenler andAydinZeybegi live5June2026SophiaCengelkoy5thYARENnight. Actual TibetVar zurna,SergenVar davul,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. EvrimCetin dancer not additionalinstrumentalist. No wholeprogramme or alternativeaudioofsameworks also selected. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Murat Emrah YAMANLI | Tekeler Köyü (Karpuzlu İki Parmak) Zeybeği https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZwSzGp9Cilk Actual TekelerKoyu KarpuzluIkiParmakZeybegi Aydin at5June2026YARENnight, namedmusicians OsmanFethiArk baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane,OrkunDerin rhythm,EmreYanikcalan/TibetVar zurna,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. MuratEmrahYamanli titular dancer/organisernot additionalmusicvoice. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-06-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[21] traditional unknown 2026-06-05 live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Actual TekelerKoyu KarpuzluIkiParmakZeybegi Aydin at5June2026YARENnight, namedmusicians OsmanFethiArk baglama,FurkanAkyel kemane,OrkunDerin rhythm,EmreYanikcalan/TibetVar zurna,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. MuratEmrahYamanli titular dancer/organisernot additionalmusicvoice. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Tibet Var and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Sabah Namazı Zeybeği (Muğla) (feat. Tibet VAR) https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nm5BIv-O_1E Primary September2026 audioissue SabahNamaziZeybegi Mugla from5thYARENnight. Actual TibetVar wind,SergenVar drums,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. Differentwork, notalternateupload ofselectedsamework. No assumed originalsessiondate fromdigitalrelease. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-09-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[22] traditional unknown unknown live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Primary September2026 audioissue SabahNamaziZeybegi Mugla from5thYARENnight. Actual TibetVar wind,SergenVar drums,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. Differentwork, notalternateupload ofselectedsamework. No assumed originalsessiondate fromdigitalrelease. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false
Emre Yanıkçalan and YAREN Zeybek live ensemble Kaba Hava Zeybeği (İzmir) https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lz4LhSGvsGw Primary September2026 audioissue KabaHavaZeybegi Izmir5thYARENnight. Actual EmreYanikcalan wind,OrkunDerin drums,FurkanAkyel strings,OsmanFethiArk instrument,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. ProductionmanagerMuratEmrahYamanli not actualplayer. No parent/digitalmasterduplicate. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-09-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[23] traditional unknown unknown live unknown country:Turkey supported Recording/context source Primary September2026 audioissue KabaHavaZeybegi Izmir5thYARENnight. Actual EmreYanikcalan wind,OrkunDerin drums,FurkanAkyel strings,OsmanFethiArk instrument,EmirUyaroglu keys,VehbiCanUyaroglu bass. ProductionmanagerMuratEmrahYamanli not actualplayer. No parent/digitalmasterduplicate. Source: YAREN Zeybek Kulübü. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. false false false

Related genres

Other Turkish regional dance families, including horon and halay, offer useful comparisons while retaining distinct movements, rhythms and social histories. Greek zeibekiko has historical relationships but is not simply another name for every Anatolian zeybek performance. Folk concert arrangements and art-music compositions create further transformations. Hearing the particular weight of the rhythm alongside local gesture and song narrative makes zeybek intelligible on its own terms. Its shared cultural identity is sustained through a family of related practices rather than one immutable musical formula.

References and further reading

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zeybek Türküleri — Türkiye Culture Portal, İzmir.
  2. ↑ Antalya Yöresi Halk Oyunları — Türkiye Culture Portal.
  3. ↑ Erdal Erzincan and Beş Bağlama ensemble — Kabartan Zeybeği. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  4. ↑ Ruşen Can Acet — Eski Harmandalı Zeybeği — Sade Saz. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  5. ↑ Yusuf TÜRKEL - Ferace Zeybeği (Kütahya).
  6. ↑ Cihan DOĞAN - Kırlı Zeybeği (Denizli).
  7. ↑ Kocaarap Zeybeği (Aydın) (feat. Tibet VAR).
  8. ↑ İslamoğlu Zeybeği (Uşak) ft. Yusuf TÜRKEL.
  9. ↑ Kar mı Yağdı Zeybeği (Kütahya) (feat. Osman Fethi ARK).
  10. ↑ Kerimoğlu Zeybeği (Aydın & Muğla & Denizli) - YAREN Zeybek Kulübü.
  11. ↑ HARMANDALI (4 Davul & 4 Zurna).
  12. ↑ DERYA TÜRKAN (ZEYBEK).
  13. ↑ Özer Özel, Derya Türkan-Rast Zeybek(Tanburi Cemil Bey).
  14. ↑ Mustafam Zeybeği | YAREN Zeybek Kulübü Ft. Yusuf TÜRKEL.
  15. ↑ Yörük Ali Zeybeği (Hey Gidinin Efesi) | YAREN Zeybek Kulübü.
  16. ↑ Çam Çama Zeybeği | Hortunalı Zeybek Ekibi.
  17. ↑ Tavas Zeybeği | YAREN Zeybek Kulübü Ft. Cihan Doğan.
  18. ↑ Gireniz Ören Zeybeği | YAREN Zeybek Kulübü Ft. Cihan DOĞAN.
  19. ↑ Bozdoğan Serenler Zeybeği | YAREN Zeybek Kulübü Ft. Evrim ÇETİN.
  20. ↑ Aydın Zeybeği | YAREN Zeybek Kulübü.
  21. ↑ Murat Emrah YAMANLI | Tekeler Köyü (Karpuzlu İki Parmak) Zeybeği.
  22. ↑ Sabah Namazı Zeybeği (Muğla) (feat. Tibet VAR).
  23. ↑ Kaba Hava Zeybeği (İzmir).

Hotspot mushrooms

A broad western Anatolian Aegean cultural landscape, with a meaningful southwestern/Teke continuation and weaker national familiarity. Regional practice extends through towns and countryside; no atomized İzmir/Aydın/Muğla venue circles.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
ID Location Latitude Longitude Radius (km) Strength Notes
zeybek-aegean Western Anatolian Aegean Zeybek landscape 38 28.3 800 1 Connected local dance/song culture across the western region.
zeybek-southwestern Southwestern Anatolian Zeybek landscape 37 30.3 650 0.85 Teke and adjacent southwestern repertories.
zeybek-wider-turkish Wider Turkish Zeybek recognition 39 32.5 1050 0.35 Familiar songs and ceremonial/social adoption beyond the regional core.
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