The importance of sound and music for mental and physical health was explained

Selçuk University, Seljuk Research Institute held a talk titled ‘Troubled Life’, where the importance of sound and music in therapy was discussed. The Vice Rector Prof. Dr. İlhan Çiftci, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Prof. Dr. Yavuz Selvi, The Dean of the Faculty of Letters Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali Hacıgökmen, the Chief Physician of Medical Faculty Hospital Prof. Dr. Mustafa Koplay, the Director of Turkic Studies Institute Assoc. Dr. Sefer Solmaz, faculty members and students attended the interview held at Selçuk University Museum Building. In his speech at the opening of the interview, Selçuk University Vice Rector Prof. Dr. İlhan Çiftci said that the factors and factors that appeal to the soul are also reflected in the body. Stating that body and soul are an inseparable whole, Prof. Dr. Çiftci said, “It is not possible to talk about the goodness of the body in a place where the soul is not good. We present the program prepared based on this for your benefit. I wish you a successful program.”  Faculty of Medicine Lecturer Assoc. Dr. A. Hakan Ekmekci stated that Anatolia had important hospitals during the Seljuk and Ottoman periods, and that sound healing was among the things physicians needed to know in those periods. Explaining that sound healing is a field that has its equivalent today, Ekmekci noted that as a result of Rahmi Oruç Güvenç 's investigations, nearly 100 different instruments and works of applied art from Central Asia to the present day were brought to light. Explaining that the Turkish Music Research and Promotion Group (TÜMATA), founded by Güvenç, continues its studies on the therapeutic value of music, Ekmekci said, ‘The greatest success in the field of sound healing in the Ottoman Empire comes from the Bayezid II Complex. The hospital founded by Fatih the Conqueror and the three works of our great architect Mimar Sinan are also hospitals. Sound healing is one of the most important skills that doctors there should do and have.’  Ekmekci stated that the "rast" maqam was used for paralyzed patients in medical faculties during the Seljuk and Ottoman periods and said: "Farabi talked about 12 maqams and all of these maqams were tried to be implemented in the Seljuks. Much more was implemented during the Ottoman period. For example, the 'usshak' maqam is very useful in sleep disorders. In the 16th century, in the Divan of Sheikh al-Islam Yahya, classifications such as REM and Non-REM, which we define in sleep diseases today, are defined as nape sleep, morning sleep, fox sleep, rabbit sleep, deep sleep, and a relationship can be established between the stages of the disease and sleep. Buselik makam can be used in eye diseases. Rehavi makam has a primary resolving role in headaches. Isfahan maqam is an extremely important maqam. Rehabilitation of the patient against high fever can be achieved very quickly. Healthiness during sleep has always been a concept that has many meanings in the Seljuks and the Ottomans. I believe that studies on the neurobiological effects of music and melody on the brain will be the subject of the Nobel Prize in the next 5 to 10 years.”  Turkic Studies Institute Dr. Lecturer Member Mustafa Çipan also gave examples of poetry and music from the Ottoman and Seljuk periods on the subject. He presented examples from different literary sources, especially from Şeyh Galip, Nabi, Mevlana, Fuzuli, Eşrefoğlu Rumi, Şemseddin Sivasi. The conversation ended with the presentation of gifts.