Dor, Rémy

Apendi (Afandi) is the Kyrgyz variant of “Nasrettin Hoca,” the famous Turkish hero of anecdotes and jokes, who is also known in Central Asia as Apandi (Uzbek) or Avanti (Neo-Uyghur). Unlike the populations of other regions, which favoured the religious title “Hoca” (in Turkey, a…

Ağıt is a term in the occidental Turkic languages that designates “funeral lament.” Ağıt performed in funerary rituals are classified under the category of work songs and the sub-category of ceremonial songs. If detached from this context, they are considered lyric songs. Ağıt p…