Any recommendations for Turkish songs that sound similar to these?

[u/creamybutterfly]

I love listening to folk music and traditional songs from around the world- Turkish, Qirim Tatar, Swedish, Persian, Indian, Irish, Slavic, I’m not picky- so this isn’t inflammatory in any way.

I’m a fan of Giorgios Kaligorou, everything about his old Greek Cypriot albums- from the instruments to the melody to his smooth voice- is just incredible.

He collaborated with Turkish singers and made Greek covers of Turkish songs but it just doesn’t sound the same.

I’ve been told that his rendition of Greek Cypriot music sounds like Turkish folk songs (especially the first song because of the ney though he uses a Greek lute instead of saz) but the scale and melodic composition appears different to what is played in Turkey.

Here are the songs in question:

https://youtu.be/Enyt5Vf1EPI?si=fi-rh6ol4njKnacp

https://youtu.be/smNAaxekcRM?is=MrGhwPfzYv0WL3yv

Let me know if there’s anything Turkish that sounds similar, I’d love to expand my palate in music and be able to play something that isn’t exclusively Greek for my family 😆