Investigation of Bozlaks in performance Muharrem Ertaş

In geography Kırşehir Anatolian region is known as the oldest residential area of Turkmen. In Turkish folklore together with Kırşehir?s region of music emphasis, big bozlak master poet Muharrem Ertaş has also attracted attention in this region. In accordance with these factors Muharrem Ertaş?s life, art, minstrelsy, creativity and integrated with him all bozlaks have been investigated.Named ?Investigation of Bozlaks in performance Muharrem Ertaş? thesis shows that great poet Muharrem Ertaş except bozlaks? literary and musical investigation as well as paid big attention to the attributed preliminary study of understanding factors affecting on their life and art.In the sound archive in Muharrem Ertaş? s recordings were found bozlak samples and 12 them were determined. These determined bozlaks were examined from the different points of view.In the results of investigations Muharrem Ertaş in terms of content of bozlaks? subject describes life of nomadic nation like separation, nostalgia, death, longing, absence from home, immigration. All of bozlaks syllable measurement were determined as 11.But in accordance with musical investigations, bozlaks? modal structure relevant to special feature movement although descending as exactly determined in special determined mod which are not sound in exactly the same way and used sound interval were moved between 8-12. Therefore, line of sound was exceeded to 1 octave.