Bayat e Turk (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

:بیات ترک) or Bayat e Zand (

:بیات زند) is a part of Dastgah-e Shur in

Iranian traditional music Persian traditional music or Iranian traditional music, also known as Persian classical music or Iranian classical music, refers to the classical music of Iran (also known as ''Persia''). It consists of characteristics developed through the cou ...

. Some religious texts, like Adhan, are sung in this mode.

Etymology

The term "Turk" refers to the Turkic Qashqai people of Southern

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, and does not refer to

Turkmen People Turkmens ( tk, , , , ; historically "the Turkmen"), sometimes referred to as Turkmen Turks ( tk, , ), are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and north-weste ...

or Azeri People.This is thought to be because the folk songs of the Qashqai tribe are often sung in this manner.

Branches

This mode has some branches including: * Daramad e Avval (first preface) * Daramad Dovvom (second preface) * Daramad Sevvom (third preface) * Dogah * Ruholarwah * Jame daran * Mahdizarrabi * Zangooleh * Bastenegar * Naghme * Feili * Khosrawani * Haji Hassani * Mehrabani

References

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