Nadir Keskin (life art and works)

In different regions of the world and especialy in Turkey, tradition of minstrelness is the most significant tradition which reach modifying by today since centuries. Bards play important role in this minstrelness tradition's growing and providing its essence reaching by present. Nadir Keskin who has continued to this tradition is one of the most important representative of dhikr performers tradition in Gaziantep. In this paper, we examined that the tradition of dhikr and minstrelness also Nadir Keskin and his art, works, features of quanfitive and qualitive. At the end of our text, specifically it is pointed that Nadir Keskin's art and works on the other hand ıt ıs stated that Turkish folk poetry. Key Words: Nadir KESKİN, Zâkir, Turk Folk Poem