@article{2017,title={FOLK DANCES IN TURKEY BASIC SPECIFICATIONS, TYPE AND DISTRIBUTION},abstractNode={In this study, the studies performed on Turkish folk dances were primarily mentioned, and the main topics such as the origin of Turkish dance culture, the concept of dance in Turkish culture were discussed. When investigating Turkish dance culture; the Turkish beliefs that constitute a ground for dance culture were mentioned,and this culture-spesific cam (shaman) and rituals governed by cams were discussed. Besides, the stages of development of Turkish dance culture were explained by being narrated. The topic of distin-guishing of folk dances, called as “Folk Dances” in the west, by genres with the name of , Halay, Bar, Horon, Yallı, Karşılama and Zeybek were delibera-ted, and it was stated that these denotation express the characteristics of dan-ce.In the third section of the study, Turkish folk dances in seven geographi-cal regions in Turkey were tried to to be introduced in terms of their basic characteristics.In the conclusion section of the study, the major issues and the solution proposals of those were revealed.},author={Türker EROĞLU},year={2017},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}