"As music is a part of both folk and popular culture traditions, it can be sued to illustrate differences in the origins and diffusion of folk and popular culture" (Rubenstein, 82).
Folk Music
Folk music is of particular interest to geographers. Folk music provides insight to the daily activities and cultural values of a people group. Typically passed down orally from one generation to the next, folk music may change slightly over time to reflect the current live and values of that generation. Folk music provides an oral history of the migration, values, and daily life of people.
"The Turks who migrated to Anatolia brought their traditional folk music with them. This music expressed the feelings and beliefs of nomads who sang about love, sorrow and happiness" (Kneib, 86).
I found a great resource Purdue University. Follow this link and scroll down to the section on Turkish Folk Music. They have some really high quality recordings of Turkish folk songs organized by region. There is also a lot of other great information about Turkey on this page.
Popular Music
"Popular music is written by specific individuals for the purpose of being sold to a large number of people" (Rubenstein, 83).
Sources:
Kneib, M. (2004). Turkey: A primary source cultural guide. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. : New York, NY.
Rubenstein, J. M. (2010). Contemporary human geography. Prentice Hall: Glenview, IL.
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~turkiye/Turkiye.html
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