#turkic culture

Gagauz Hymns

Gagauz people are maybe the most famous christian community among the Turkic people. Gagauz people are dominantly orthodox christians and today i wanted to share some of their hymns you may find quite extraordinary since the Gagauz language is not very well known. Here are some of my favourites:

Ey saabi çaardım sana:

Ey göklerdä olan bizim bobamız:

Anarak Ay Bobamızı:

Braids of Turkic people

Hair is a sacred thing in Turkic culture like many other shamanic cultures. Hence why women braid their hair in sacred numbers such as 40, 41, 7 etc. Men having long hair is also very normal and they also braid their hair. It’s known that when Turkmens first came to Anatolia their hairstyle was seen rather strange to Anatolia’s peoples. One of the primary sources for men’s hairstyles is that gravestones that can be found in many Turkic countries.

Qaraqalpaq Turk woman

Origin of the “nath”, the kind of nose ring worn by brides in North India and Pakistan, brought by Turks (Mughals).