Turkish tango music

Music of Turkey
General topics
Byzantine music Military bands Whirling Dervishes Arabesque music Turkish music style
Genres
Folk Rock Pop Classical Alternative Hip hop Jazz Tango Military
Specific forms
Ethnic music	Armenian Azeri Bosnian Greek Jewish Kurdish Zaza Other immigrants and minorities
Turkish marches	Tenth year March Ottoman marches
Media and performance
Music awards	Kral MV Mü-Yap MGD
Music charts	Billboard charts
Music festivals	Music festivals International Music Festival International Jazz Festival Izmir European Jazz Festival Aspendos festival
Music media	KRAL NR1 Rolling Stone (Türkiye) MTV
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem	Independence March
Regional music
Cypriot Turkish music

Turkish tango music is an established variation of the Argentine tango but whose rhythm follows the Ballroom tango. It was one of the most popular music forms for decades in Turkey.Tango arrived in Turkey soon after the nation was formed in 1924. Seyyan Hanim recorded the first Turkish language tango, Necip Celal's Mazi ("The Past") in 1932. Tango orchestras and singers include Fehmi Ege, Mustafa Sükrü, Kadri Cerrahoglu, Necdet Koyuturk, Celal Ince, Secaattin Tanyerli, Birsen Alsan, Ibrahim Ozgur, Mefharet Atalay, Birsen Hanim, Afife Hanim, Saime Sengul, Nezahat Onaner, Zehra Eren, and Orhan Avsar.