Editing Music of Turkey (section)

==== Islamic Recitation & Anasheed ====
"Islamic Recitation," a term associated with mainstream religion in Turkey, includes the ''azan'' (call-to-prayer), ''Kur'an-ı Kerim'' (Koran recitation), ''Mevlit'' (Ascension Poem), and ''ilahi'' (hymns usually sung in a group, often outside a mosque). On musical grounds, mosque music in large urban areas often resembles classical Turkish music in its learned use of makam and poetry, e.g., a Mevlit sung at Sultan Ahmet mosque in Istanbul. Dervish/Sufi music is rarely associated with a mosque. [[Kâni Karaca]] was a leading performer of mosque music in recent times.<ref name="mosque">See the audio selection from Mevlit at External links below</ref>

[[Islam]]ic anasheed was popular among some of the Turkish people in early 2000s. The most popular artist in Turkey is the British Azeri, [[Sami Yusuf]], a concert in [[Istanbul]] drew an audience of over 200,000, his biggest concert so far around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/awakeningrecords/biography/index.htm|title=Awakening Music - YouTube|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref> He is one of the most notable singers of anasheed, and can speak in many different languages, which includes [[Turkish language|Turkish]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} To date he has performed at sell out concerts in over 30 countries across the world from Istanbul to Casablanca, United States to Germany. Some albums selling more than a million copies in comparison to western music. In Jan 2009 Sami travelled to Turkey where he was invited by Emine Erdoğan, wife of the Turkish Prime Minister [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], to attend a rally in support of peace in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.samiyusufofficial.com/?p=195 | title=Sami in Turkey |website=Samiyusufofficial.com| access-date=2009-03-16}}</ref> Another popular Turkish singer is Feridun Özdemir, who mainly sings of God and true faith. His records are most successful in the anasheed genre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-388/i.html |title=Qantara.de - Islamic Pop Music in Turkey - Combining Rock Music with an Islamic Message |access-date=2008-09-25 |archive-date=2008-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403194121/http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-388/i.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>