SONGS OF MESIRES

HERE YOU MAY FIND THE VIDEOS OF “FASILS” AND SONGS RELATED TO MESIRES. WHILE IT MEANT CERTAIN SETS AND WAYS TO LINE UP SONGS IN THE TURKISH MUSIC, “FASIL” IS ALSO UNDERSTOOD AS AN ENTERTAINMENT WHERE A SMALL GROUP OF MUSICIANS PLAYED AS THE AUDIENCE SANG ALONG, CHAT, HAVE FOOD AND DRINKS. AS THE MUSIC WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE LEISURE CULTURE ESPECIALLY IN THE OTTOMAN ISTANBUL, IT HAD AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE MESIRE CULTURE TOO. THERE WAS MUSIC BOTH IN TEMPORARY MEYHANES (ALCOHOL HOUSES) SET ON MESIRES AND IN GROUP PICNICS, CELEBRATIONS AND CASUAL VISITS.