Şentürk Deveci's life, compositions and his place in religious music

In our country, religious music has mostly utilized classical Turkish music. With the acceptance of Islam, many religious-themed poems were written, many of which were set to music and performed. In addition to the well-known and composed poems, there are still many religious-sufi themed poems that have not yet come to light and are awaiting composition. In this study, the life of Şentürk Deveci, who made significant contributions to Turkish religious music, his place in religious music, and his compositions of religious and non-religious music will be discussed. The subject of the thesis includes the life and works of Şentürk Deveci, who is both a lyricist and a composer. The study consists of two parts. In the first part, literature review, source review, fieldwork, and interview methods were used, and the interviews were recorded and transcribed into written language as much as possible. In this transcription, care was taken to present Şentürk Deveci's life and music understanding in his own words. In the study, interviews were also conducted with Şentürk Deveci's close friends, colleagues, and students, and these were written down and added to the study. The second part of the study includes Şentürk Deveci's compositions and analyses of his religious music. Şentürk Deveci has 16 compositions in the field of religious music. Of these compositions, 1 is a religious rite, 11 are hymns, 3 are tevşîhs, and 1 is a breath form. In his religious music compositions, Şentürk Deveci used acemaşirân, çargâh, hicaz, hisâr-bûselik, hüzzam, nihavend, nikriz, sûz-i dil, şehnâz, and uşşak modes, as well as ağır evfer, devr-i hindî, devr-i kebîr, devr-i revân, düyek, evsat, nim sofyan, raks aksağı, sofyan, and yürük semâî rhythms. Şentürk Deveci has 124 compositions in the non-religious music field. Of these compositions, 1 is a slow semâî, 13 are compositions, 1 is a fantasy, 1 is köçekçe, 7 are marches, 16 are preludes, 5 are instrumental semâîs, 1 is seyr-i nâtık, 4 are embroidered slow semâîs, 73 are songs, 1 is a folk song, and 1 is a yürük semâî form. He used 48 modes and 30 rhythms in these compositions. In his compositions, Şentürk Deveci included motifs that combine Turkish history and culture with the present. It has been determined that he contributed 140 works to the Turkish music repertoire. The aim of the study is to contribute to the accumulation of knowledge and scientific life in this field with the data obtained. Keywords: Şentürk Deveci, composition, religious music, hymn, mode, rhythm.