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Kardes Türküler is a music project that was founded in 1993 by a group of students in the Folklore Club of the Bogaziçi University in Istanbul. They perform folk songs and dances of Anatolia, Thrace, and Mesopotamia in their original languages, paying special attention to their cultural contexts. The group is known for their use of traditional Anatolian, Middle Eastern, and Balkan instruments, and they draw on the rich, varied musical cultures that are the band members' respective birthrights.