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Discover everything about Malatya's rich culture, history, cuisine, people, and music.
Arguvan Folk Songs and Arguvan Style
Arguvan is one of the best-known districts of Malatya in terms of musical culture. Arguvan folk song...
Halay and Folk Dances in Malatya
Malatya is considered within the halay region in terms of folk dances. Halays are usually played acc...
Henna Night and Henna Songs in Malatya
Henna night has an important place in wedding traditions in Malatya. Songs sung and games played amo...
Malatya Paper Kebab
Malatya Paper Kebab is one of the city's most unique and delicious dishes. It gets its name from bei...
Analı Kızlı
Analı Kızlı is one of the known dishes of Malatya cuisine. It consists of large and small bulgur dum...
Cherry Leaf Sarma
Cherry Leaf Sarma is one of the characteristic dishes of Malatya. It is prepared using cherry leaves...
Arslantepe Mound
Arslantepe Mound is one of Malatya's most important archaeological sites and is listed on the UNESCO...
A Brief History of Malatya
Malatya is one of the oldest cities in Anatolia with thousands of years of history. It has been home...
Ahmet Kaya
Ahmet Kaya (1957-2000) was born in Malatya in 1957. He is one of the most important names that come ...
Fahri Kayahan - Malatya's Music Master
Fahri Kayahan is one of the important names in Malatya music. For many years, he has contributed to ...
Belkıs Akkale - Pioneer of Turkish Folk Music
Belkıs Akkale (1956-2021) was a famous folk music artist born in Malatya. She worked as a voice arti...
Malatya Music and Folk Songs
Malatya is a region with a rich tradition of folk songs and music. Folk songs passed down from gener...