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Thesis Type: Doctorate
Institution Of The Thesis: Marmara University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Islamic History and Arts, Turkey
Approval Date: 2023
Thesis Language: Turkish
Student: MUSTAFA TOPŞİR
Supervisor: Mehmet Safa Yeprem
Abstract:
Our comparative musical analysis of prayers read in Jewish, Christian and Muslim temples in
Istanbul, consists of two parts, "Findings and Comments and "Comparisons and Evaluations",
apart from the "Introduction" and "Conclusion"' parts.
In this study, the prayers read in Jewish, Christian (Amenian, Greek and Presbyterian) and
Muslim temples in Istanbul are compared. In this context, itis aimed to revealthe similarities and
differences between prayers.
In our study. the prayers read in wekly riwalsin the Jewish, Armenian, Greek, Presbyterian and
Muslim communities in Hicaz, Rast, Segâh, Hüzzam, Nihâvend, Sabâ and Uşşak makams were
examined. Şişli Bet-Israel Synagogue for the Jewish community, Beyoğlu Üç Horan Amenian
Church for the Armenian community, Bakırköy Aya Yorgi Greek Orthodox Church for the Greek
community, All Saints Moda Presbyterian Church for the Presbyterian community and Hagia
Sophia Mosque forthe Muslim community were selected as samples. The prayers read were first
recorded using the Waveped Editor program, by slowing down the readings, with the help ofthe
Mus2 notation program. Tony software program was used to measure the cent rates of the notes.
In this way, the intervals between the frets used in the performance are compared with the AEU
system. Praat software was used to measure decibel (dB) values in readings. In this way, the
emphasis ofthe reader during the performance is shown.
As a result of the study, it was determined that the prayers were not read with similar musical
features. Although the maqams used are similar to each other or show characteristics close to each
other, since each religious group has a unique reading reflex, great similarities were not seen in
the prayers recited.