Ashik (Turkish:aşık, Azeri:aşıq) is a mistic troubadour or travelling bard, in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran who sings and plays the saz, a form of lute. Ashiks' songs are semi-improvised around common bases. Saz player BaÄŸlama or saz is a musical instrument family from Persia which is very popular in Turkey. ...

Ashik tradition in Turkic cultures of Anatolia, Azerbaijan and Central Asia has its origin in Shamanistic belives of anciant Turkic people. The ancient ashiks called by various names such as bakhshi(Baxşı), dede (dədə), uzan. Among their various roles, they played a major part in transfer of oral tradition and culture of their people. Asia Minor lies east of the Bosporus, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Shamanism is a range of traditional beliefs and practices that involve the ability to diagnose, cure, and sometimes cause human suffering because of a special relationship with, or control over, spirits. ... This is the disambiguation page for the terms Turk, Turkey, Turkic, and Turkish. ...

These wondering bards or troubadours are part of current rural and folk culture of Azerbaijan, and South Azerbaijan (Iran), they also can be found in Turkey and Turkmenistan or Turkmen Sahara (Iran). It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Azarbaijan. ...

Ashik means Love, affection and kind