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    Arabesk’s role in Türkiye’s cultural development
    (Bilkent University, 2023) Coşkun, Abdurrahim; Saeedi, Salar; Alqolaq, Youssef; Younis, Yassin; Abu-Irhayem, Ziad
    Arabesk is a hybrid musical mixing classical Turkish folk music and Arabic music with a light trace of western elements. It is important to study the genre since its evolution, and the public’s reactions to it tell a story about a young nation-state struggling to find its identity after World War I. Arabesk’s development paralleled that of Turkish culture as a whole in the last century. The genre grew popular with the dawn of industrialization in Türkiye and was mainly listened to by migrants coming from isolated villages that have not been a part of the state’s plan of westernization. It was instantly opposed by white-collar urbanites. In the end, Türks came to reconcile and live as one and enjoy the same type of music together.