The prohobition of broadcasting traditional Turkish music from Ankara and İstanbul radio stations in the year of 1934 - 1936 and the effects to the Turkish society

This study has prepared for Başkent University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Music and Stage, Master Thesis. The purpose of this study is, to investigate the prohibition of Traditional Turkish Music from Istanbul and Ankara radio stations between the year of 1934-1936 in Turkey and to explain and explore the impact to the community of this country. The beginning of this study has been covered the Ottoman's education of music institutions. Also, the institutions -that has mentioned- has been researched by their contribution of Turkish Music and the study has mentioned the connection of Ottomans efforts for modernization, institutions – Ottoman Education of Music – until the era of declining the Ottoman Empire. This study has the information for the radios improvement all over the world and in our country and explored the prohibition of Traditional Turkish Music from Istanbul and Ankara radio stations between the year of 1934-1936 in detail. In conclusion, the study examined the radio's (Istanbul and Ankara) - broadcasting capacity, radio subscribers in Turkey, radio's broadcasting of music schedules and the proportion of Traditional Turkish Music over programs in those radios.