Turkish folk dance
Facing three seas, straddling important trade routes, Turkey has a complex, sophisticated culture, reflected in the variety of its dances.Zeybek, Teke Zortlatması in Aegean region, Bar in Erzurum province, Halay in the central, southern, eastern, and southeastern parts of the country, Hora in Thrace, Horon in the eastern Black Sea region, Spoon dances in and around Konya, and Lezginka in Kars and Ardahan are some of the best known examples of these.They are spread, in general, over the eastern part of Anatolia (Erzurum, Bayburt, Ağrı, Kars, Artvin and Erzincan provinces).The dances called Horon derived from the Laz culture of the area and are circular in nature, each characterized by distinct short steps.Horons appear very different from the folk dances in other parts of the country with their formation of tempo, rhythm and measure.The dance is rendered by one person or two or by a group of people and its name changes for example as 'seymen' in the central parts of Anatolia.
Hora - East Thrace
Zeybek - Aegean , Marmara Region and Middle-eastern Anatolia Region
Teke - Western Mediterranean Region
Kaşık Havası and Karşılama - Western Central Anatolia , Western Black Sea , Southern Marmara , Eastern Mediterranean Region
Horon - Central and Eastern Black Sea Region
Halay - Eastern Anatolia and Central Anatolia Region
Bar and Lezginka - Northeastern Anatolia Region
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