Turkish Songs That Make You Feel Good
Some songs take you straight from the first note to a familiar street, a summer holiday or the sound of a radio playing in the kitchen. For anyone discovering Turkish music, this list brings together uplifting, warming songs from Turkish pop, rock and Anatolian melodies. You can open each one on Spotify with a single tap.
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1 Song
Cesaretin Var mı Aşka
A warm, sincere melody that reminds you of the courage it takes to love.
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2 Song
Arkadaşım Eşek
A song that brings back the pure friendship of childhood and leaves a big smile on your face every time.
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3 Song
Diday Diday Day
A playful, heartfelt MFÖ classic whose cheerful chorus lifts the weight off your shoulders in an instant.
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4 Song
Firuze
A timeless song about the love and hope we feel for a child, wrapping the heart in gentle tenderness.
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5 Song
Aşk Yeniden
A warm song that whispers you can start over from anything, filling you with the freshness of spring.
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6 Song
Benimle Oynar mısın
A simple invitation that touches the heart, asking you to live life lightly and lovingly, like a game.
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7 Song
Haydi Söyle
A peaceful song that wraps around you like a blanket with its soft voice and acoustic guitar.
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8 Song
Şımarık
A pop classic that gets you dancing from the sound of the first kiss and lights up the day with its energy.
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9 Song
Hadi Bakalım
A cheerful Sezen classic that straightens your shoulders and has you saying "come on, then" to life again.
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10 Song
Domates Biber Patlıcan
The sweet, smile-inducing story of a love confession interrupted by the call of a street vendor rising from below.
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11 Song
Ahmet Bey'in Ceketi
A song that, told in Barış Manço's warm storytelling voice, leaves a smile on your face without your even noticing.
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12 Song
Nane Limon Kabuğu
A cheerful Manço classic that recalls the loving home remedies of childhood and tea brewed with care.
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13 Song
Halil İbrahim Sofrası
A heart-warming song of advice on the value of sharing, abundance and a generous spirit.
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14 Song
Aman Yavaş Aheste
A slow, flowing song for the heart in a hurry: the patient dervish gets his wish in the end.
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15 Song
Sevince
An Anatolian rock song that opens the doors of the heart to love, saying "don't stop, friend, make room for love too."
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16 Song
Günaydın
A tiny, glowing song that shares the morning with everyone, saying "today is a new day, a lovely day."
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17 Song
Fırtına
A hopeful song about coming together again after the storm and being made fresh by life.
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18 Song
Seni Düşünmek Güzel Şey
A song set to Nâzım Hikmet's verses about how good, and how full of hope, it is to think of the one you love.
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19 Song
Kalamış
A song as calm and graceful as a Bosphorus evening, for those who come to find sweet peace on the shore at Kalamış.
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20 Song
Haliç'te Gün Batışı
A calm, dreamlike piece of Anatolian pop that paints the orange evening settling over the Golden Horn without words.
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21 Song
Peri Bacaları
A cheerful instrumental that takes you through Cappadocia's fairy-tale valleys, bringing the bağlama and rock together.
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22 Song
Moonrise
A calm journey that brings together the breath of the ney and the softness of jazz, scattering peace as the moon rises.
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23 Song
Mediterranien
A piece that carries the warm Mediterranean breeze into the sound of the ney and gently leads the listener toward the blue.
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24 Song
One World
A peaceful ney piece that joins East and West in a single breath and says "we all share the same world."
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25 Song
Wildflower
A Sufi-tinged instrumental whose melodies bloom of their own accord like wildflowers, refreshing the soul.
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26 Song
Common Spirit
A calming piece that uses ney and rhythms to tell of the warmth of meeting in a shared spirit.
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27 Song
Kuzu Kuzu
A high-energy pop classic that, with its playful charm, makes it impossible to stand still.
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28 Song
Dudu
A smile-inducing song that carries neighborhood cheer onto the dance floor.
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29 Song
Hepsi Senin mi?
A sweet, upbeat nineties pop tune carrying the excitement of a young heart.
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30 Song
Şarkı Söylemek Lazım
A song of hope that urges you to raise your voice and answer life with a song, whatever happens.
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31 Song
Kaçın Kurası
A witty, nimble Sezen song with the lightness of being able to laugh at yourself.
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32 Song
Bambaşka Biri
A sparkling pop classic about how love can make you a whole new person.
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33 Song
Palavra Palavra
A cheerful, timeless song delivered with a flirtatious wink.
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34 Song
Medcezir
A soft, calm love song that touches the heart, gentle as the ebb and flow of the sea.
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35 Song
Ele Güne Karşı
The brave, joyful way of shouting your love in front of everyone.
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36 Song
Bodrum
A song that brings the salt, sun and ease of a summer holiday to your ears.
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37 Song
Mazeretim Var Asabiyim Ben
A fun MFÖ classic that smiles tenderly at our everyday crankiness.
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38 Song
Peki Peki Anladık
A playful, nimble song reminding you not to take life too seriously.
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39 Song
Araba
An upbeat pop song carrying the itch to hit the road and the exuberance of youth.
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40 Song
Aya Benzer
A sweet, light love song that compares the beloved's beauty to the moon.
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41 Song
Everyway That I Can
A spirited song that danced its way to Eurovision victory with eastern melodies.
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42 Song
Hazırım
A heartfelt, resolute voice opening its arms to a new beginning.
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43 Song
Yalan
A danceable song carrying the sparkling pop energy of the nineties.
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44 Song
Bahar
A hopeful song that announces the coming of spring and the flowers blooming again inside you.
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45 Song
Abone
A song that brings back the colorful, playful pop mood of the nineties in an instant.
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46 Song
Tutamıyorum Zamanı
A flowing pop song that invites you to seize the moment and enjoy the ride.
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47 Song
Sil Baştan
A liberating rock song that gives you the strength to leave everything behind and start over.
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48 Song
Papatya
A soft, warm song sung with the delicacy of a simple daisy.
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49 Song
Ah Bu Ben
A sweet bit of self-reckoning about making peace with your own quirks.
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50 Song
Arsız Gönül
A ska rhythm that makes you bounce, and a heart's endless cheer.
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51 Song
Kafama Göre
A song that joyfully sings the ease of drawing your own path and doing things your way.
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52 Song
Senden Daha Güzel
A warm rock ballad that finds the one it loves more beautiful than anything in the world.
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53 Song
Bir Derdim Var
An unforgettable rock song of the 2000s that gives you the relief of pouring out what's inside.
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54 Song
Gir Kanıma
An energetic pop song that tells of love's first spark.
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55 Song
Öyle Kolaysa
An elegant, danceable song delivered with a light challenge.
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56 Song
Bir Kadın Çizeceksin
An energetic, hopeful rock song that paints love with imagination.
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57 Song
Divane
A classic that tells of being love's sweet madman in a warm voice.
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58 Song
Yıldızların Altında
A rock ballad carrying the peace of being together under the night sky.
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59 Song
Peri
A fairy-tale, cheerful song that wakes the child inside you.
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60 Song
Sadece
A song that focuses on the beauty of the moment with a simple guitar and a soft voice.
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61 Song
Love Me Back
A fun song that filled the Eurovision stage with sailor's cheer.
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62 Song
Tastamam
A song about the happiness of that rare moment when everything is exactly in place.
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63 Song
Dön Bak Dünyaya
A song that invites you to lift your head and look at the beauty of life once more.
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64 Song
Sakinleştim
A gentle song about the inner peace that comes after the storm.
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65 Song
Bu Su Hiç Durmaz
A wise song that describes the flow of life with the stillness of a river.
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66 Song
Dönence
An epic song about the turning of the world and the cycle of life, ending in hope.
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67 Song
Alla Beni Pulla Beni
A fun song that brings an Anatolian melody together with a joyful rock spirit.
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68 Song
Cemalim
A fresh breath for folk melody from the pioneer of Anatolian rock.