The role of the hafiz tradition in the development process of Turkish music

As it is known, Turkish music showed great changes after the Turks accepted Islam, and it was formed in the form of religious music as well as art music and folk music. The fact that the tradition of hafiz was influential in the development of Turkish music, and even among musicians, the phrase "Turkish music developed on the backs of hafiz" emphasizes the importance of this issue. In this study, the contributions of the tradition of hafiz to the development of Turkish music were determined and explained as a result of the literature review. In the first part of the study, the content and history of memorization are mentioned. In the second part, the place and development of music in the history of Islam is mentioned. It is stated in the study by interpreting Islam's perspective on music by making use of the Qur'anic hadith sources. In our last section, literature studies about five famous hafız musicians who are famous in Turkish music, how they took place in Turkish music with meşk tradition, their contributions and importance were examined and analyzed. In the light of these hafiz, the effects of hafiz tradition on Turkish music have been stated and the result has been reached.