PERFORMANCE, TRANSMISSION OF TWO-STRING CURA (RUZBA) AND THE PLACE AND IMPORTANCE OF ？？IK NES？M？ ？？MEN IN THIS CONTEXT

In this study, structural characteristics and mode of performance of the long-standing instrument which is mostly called two-string ba？lama, two-string cura today and also known as ？r？zva and ruzba will be discussed. It is also aimed to emphasize the important role of the instrument in the transmission and conservation of a culture. For this, the role of ？？？k Nesimi ？imen, one of the most important and recent links in the process of bringing the two-string ba？lama/cura to the present beyond the centuries has been emphasized. In the study, literature review and structured interview methods were used to collect data. In the study, it is seen that the ‘‘two-string’‘ instrument encountered in a poem of Kaygusuz Abdal in the 14th century has been used in the Alevi belief and culture since then and is an important part of it. Two-string ba？lama/cura which is performed with a unique tuning and playing technique is a dual sound instrument consisting of two rows of string and played with tapping (clawing) technique. ？？？k Nesimi ？imen greatly served the transmission of two-string ba？lama/cura from local to national, from national to international with his studies. Nesimi performed the two-string cura with the technique developed by him and made this instrument known more with his conscious efforts and also made efforts to prevent the disappearance of this instrument. As a result, two-string ba？lama/cura has moved beyond being just an instrument, and has become one of the carrier elements of a culture and survived until today