{"id":8893,"date":"2024-07-03T13:25:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T10:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tumata.com\/tumata\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:53:45","slug":"tumata","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tumata.com\/en\/tumata\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcmata"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Group for the Research and Promotion of Turkish Music<\/div>

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T\u00dcMATA<\/strong> was founded in 1976<\/strong> by Dr. Rahmi Oru\u00e7 G\u00fcven\u00e7<\/strong> with the aim of researching and promoting the origins, development, therapeutic value, and rich repertoire and variety of instruments of Turkish music.<\/p>

<\/strong> After operating as part of the Center for Ethnomusicology Research and Application<\/strong>at Istanbul University<\/strong>from 1991 to 1995<\/strong>, it continued its activities as the Unit for Research and Promotion of Turkish Music<\/strong> at the Institute of Turkish Studies<\/strong>at Marmara University<\/strong>.<\/p>

The repertoire, performance styles, dances, costumes and sets, sociocultural and psychological sources of Turkish music\u2014which is said to have a history of at least 6,000<\/strong> years\u2014as well as the materials used in music therapy,<\/strong> which has been rediscovered in modern medicine,<\/strong> are all general areas of activity for T\u00dcMATA.<\/p>

For this purpose, six centers were established in Mannheim, Munich, Berlin, Zurich, Madrid, and Barcelona<\/strong> , \u200b\u200band a school training music therapists was opened in Rosenau, Austria<\/strong> . At this school , Dr. Rahmi Oru\u00e7 G\u00fcven\u00e7, Ya\u015far G\u00fcven\u00e7, G\u00fclten Urall\u0131, Prof. Dr. Ayhan Songar, Dr. Adnan Ziyalar, Prof. Dr. Fevzi Samuk, Prof. Dr. Nil Sar\u0131, Prof. Dr. Hidayet Sar\u0131, Prof. Dr. Kaz\u0131m Mir\u015fan, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mastnak,<\/span> Haluk Tarcan, and Hikmet Barut\u00e7ugil<\/strong> taught courses in art, medicine, history, music, and other fields. Additionally, G\u00fclten Urall\u0131 taught courses on voice, movement, dance therapy, and song pronunciation at this school. <\/p>

The school\u2019s first graduates received their diplomas in October 1995<\/strong> following a \u201cTurkish Music Concert\u201d<\/strong> they performed at the Sultan Bayezid II Hospital<\/strong> in Edirne<\/strong>.<\/p>

In 1986, Prof. (FH) Priv. Doz. Mag. Dr. Gerhard Tucek served as<\/strong> the general coordinator for European connections, school and course activities in European countries, as well as concerts and seminars .<\/strong> In 1986, the Ethnomusicology Foundation was established in Vienna. School programs began in 1989. In 1997, an educational agreement was established between the Munich Academy of Music and Theater (Hochschule), the Rosenau School of Music Therapy in Austria<\/strong>, and T\u00dcMATA<\/strong>. In 1999, the Institute of Ethnomusic Therapy was founded by G. Kadir Tu\u00e7ek, and music therapy training programs continue to be offered in Rosenau, Zurich, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, and Mannheim under the auspices of this institute. <\/p>

Clinical studies began in 1993. The neurology study\u2014the oldest among the projects and clinical trials launched at the Meidling Clinic<\/strong> in Vienna\u2014has been completed. Cardiology studies have been ongoing since 2000, and oncology studies since 2001. Research on people with disabilities has been ongoing since 1993. In addition, geriatrics and immunology projects are also continuing. <\/p>

T\u00dcMATA,<\/strong> guided by the belief that Turkish music exhibits continuity and integrity in terms of history and geography, strives to thoroughly study and preserve the music of every region where Turks reside. More than four hundred authentic Turkish musical instruments have been collected for this purpose, and a museum has been established. Our musical heritage is being documented through CDs, DVDs, videos, sheet music, and archival work, and is presented to enthusiasts and academic and artistic communities through ethnomusicology concerts performed by the group\u2019s thirty members. Seminars, symposia, and festivals both domestically and internationally also constitute an important area of activity for T\u00dcMATA. In recent years, in collaboration with a school in Austria, three symposia, two festivals, and numerous seminars in various countries have been organized. At these symposia and festivals, Turkish music was examined from the perspectives of ethnomusicology and medicine, and laboratory findings evaluated using parameters such as EEG, EKG, and galvanometer were brought to the forefront; The therapeutic value of Turkish music has been recognized in the fields of psychiatry, pedagogy, physical therapy, and rehabilitation at these symposia. <\/p>

T\u00dcMATA\u2019s ideals and efforts are publicized both domestically and internationally through radio and television programs, as well as various media outlets.<\/p><\/div>

ALL T\u00dcMATA ALBUMS:<\/strong> <\/p>

T\u00dcMATA has produced music therapy CDs in 15 genres.<\/p>

Music Therapy CDs \/ Music and Health Series \/ Receptive & Meditative – 2001 \u00a9<\/p>

Rast Mode, <\/strong>Rehavi Mode<\/strong>, Acema\u015firan Mode<\/strong>, U\u015f\u015fak Mode<\/strong>, H\u00fcseyni Mode<\/strong>, Nihavent Mode<\/strong>, Isfahan Mode<\/strong>, B\u00fcz\u00fcrk Mode<\/strong>, Hicaz Mode<\/strong>, Zeng\u00fcle Mode<\/strong>, Zirefgend Mode<\/strong>, Irak Mode<\/strong>, Segah Mode<\/strong>, Saba Mode<\/strong>, Neva Mode.<\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/p>

Dance & Movement Therapy Albums 2001 \u00a9<\/p>

Baks\u0131 Dance and Improvisation, Archetypal Movements and Imagery Music.<\/strong><\/p>

Receptive Pentatonic Album: Pentatonic Melodies <\/strong> <\/p>

Central Asian Albums:<\/p>

Central Asian Turkish Music, Asian Turkish Music 1, Asian Turkish Music 2, Asian Jazz: T\u00dcMATA & Keith Jarrett, Friendship Bridge Festival 1-2, <\/strong><\/p>

Sufi Music Albums 2001 \u00a9<\/p>

The Path of Rumi, Sema & Semah, From the Heart to the Tongue\u20141, From the Heart to the Tongue\u20142, Turkish Sufi Music 1, Turkish Sufi Music 2, Oceans of Remembrance, Sema Hymns.<\/strong><\/p>

Instrumental CDs: <\/p>

Prodigy Baby (6 CDs), Reiki Album, Healing Album, Rast-Hicaz Mode, Melodies from the Rebab 1-2-3-4, Ney Improvisations 1-2, Kopuz Improvisations 1-2, The Rhythm of Nature \/ The Rhythm of the <\/strong>Nature (2025) <\/b> <\/p><\/div>

Receptive Music Therapy Practice CDs.<\/p>

Rast Mode (Rebab), <\/strong>U\u015f\u015fak Mode (Ud), <\/strong>H\u00fcseyni Mode (Ney) <\/strong> <\/p>

The CD accompanying the book *Ancient Oriental Music and Movement Therapy (AOM)*: *Heilende Musik aus dem Orient* (Andrea Azize G\u00fcven\u00e7, 2009)<\/p>

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