Türkiye Halk Oyunları Federasyonunun Kurulmasında Dr. Hasan Basri Öngel’in Katkıları
Dr. Hasan Basri Öngel’s Contributions to the Establishment of the Turkish Folk Dance Federation

Summary/Abstract: Folk dances are an important art form that reflects the deep-rooted cultural heritage of a society and has a history of thousands of years. These dances are a reflection of traditional dances and rituals from the past to the present and are an important form of expression that shows the values, identity and unity of the society. Institutions such as the Ministry of National Education, Ministry of Culture, General Directorate of Youth and Sports have taken many initiatives to develop Traditional Turkish Folk Dances. One of these initiatives is the establishment of the Turkish Folk Dances Federation. The Turkish Folk Dances Federation is an important organization that was established in 2001 for the purpose of protecting, promoting and developing this valuable heritage and entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 01.02.2003 and numbered 25011. The folk dances federation in Turkey is a sports and cultural organization established to protect the living values of our culture, to transfer them to future generations and to promote them to large masses. While popularizing folk dances through competitions, training activities and rule regulations, it has also promoted unity and solidarity and has done a great job in promoting all kinds of cultural heritage related to folk dances and has made significant contributions to the field of folk dances. During these activities of the Federation, the names of some people came to the forefront. One of these names is Hasan Basri Öngel. Under the leadership of Hasan Basri Öngel, the establishment and progress of the Turkish Folk Dances Federation was supported and strengthened. Hasan Basri Öngel both undertook the founding of the federation and ensured the institutionalization of the federation and the development of Turkish folk dances within the federation through his activities. In this study, the contributions of Hasan Basri Öngel, who is one of the prominent names with his personal contributions during the establishment process of the federation in the early 2000s, to the field will be evaluated.

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