The Tanec ensemble of Macedonia performing Çiftetelli

Çiftetelli (Turkish: Çiftetelli: "double stringed; to move like a snake"; Macedonian: Чифтетели, Chifteteli; Greek: Τσιφτετέλι, tsiftetelli; Armenian: Ծիւտետեղի, dzivdedeghi) is a dance of Turkish origin^{[citation needed]}, that is found in most of the territories and surroundings of the former Ottoman Empire.

[edit] Etymology

The Turkish bağlama instrument used in this style of music influenced the name çifte-telli which means "double stringed" in the Turkish language.

[edit] Distribution

The Çiftetelli appears in many variations in the folk music of Western and Central Turkey. The different compositions based on this popular rhythm each have their own name. In Turkey, çiftetelli has been relegated to wedding music, where Roma and Greeks (especially in Thessaloniki, Serres and other Macedonian cities) have adopted the upbeat folk rhythms into oriental dancing. Often "tsifteteli" in Greece is inappropriately used synonymously with oriental dance.

	"Çiftetelli" An example of Istanbul folk music
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[edit] See also

• Music of Turkey
• Music of Macedonia
• Music of Greece
• Cocek

[edit] External links

• A video example
• Information about Tsifteteli
• Bouzouki / Tsifteteli ( D ) (youtube)
• Baris Dance Company
• Feza Neverd Original ciftetelli recordings..