The instrument’s name depends on the region, country, and even in size. if capital letters are used for the lower octave and lowercase letters for the upper octave, the 7-strings are tuned as follows from bass to treble: The most commonly used string instrument in Turkey is Baglama, has 7-strings and is divided into 2 or 3 courses. The tuning-head of Baglama is also connected with V-joint to the neck.īaglama can be played by using a plectrum or can played with a finger style, known as selpe. The thin, long neck is connected with a V-joint to the body. The sound-board is made of various strips of thin wood in different colures. Plucked string instrument saz, a pear-shaped body is carved from a block of hollowed out wood with 2- small round sound-holes on the bottom. The term saz refers to the plucked string, long-neck lute instruments as were used in the Ottoman music, Turkish folk music, Armenian music, Azerbaijani music, and in few parts of Syria and Iraq. This instrument is also referred as saz - means Instrument. The Baglama is one of the most popular stringed instruments in Turkey for about centuries.

Turkish stringed instrument