The study, which was carried out by the Üsküdar University Department of Sociology in order to evaluate the second wave effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is effective all over the world, drew attention with its interesting results. The song that best reflects our mood regarding the pandemic was Mümin Sarıkaya’s song “I’m Tired Hayat”. Üsküdar University Founding Rector, Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan pointed out that the feeling of arabesque is a relaxing but demotivating feeling. prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan warned, “This arabesque feeling is actually a way of relaxation for us, but it lowers one’s self-confidence and creates a feeling of inadequacy and helplessness.”
Üsküdar University Sociology Department Lecturer Dr. Tuğba Aydın Öztürk, Method Research Company Project Director Hale Aslı Kılıç and Marketing Specialist Şeyda Aydın. Turkey After the Wave Research’ has been concluded.
Turkey’s song became “I’m Tired Hayat”
In the study, an open-ended question was also asked to the participants, “Which song best reflects you when you think about yourself during the pandemic process”. It was seen that the vast majority of the songs were in the arabesque genre and represented negative emotions. However, songs reflecting feelings such as hope, patience and consolation were also included in the list. According to this, the song that best reflects our mood in Turkey was Mümin Sarıkaya’s song ‘Ben I’m Tired Hayat’. Women said that Göksel’s song ‘Depressiondayim’ and men said that Müslüm Gürses’ song ‘I have an objection’ reflected them in the best way.
Our playlist about the pandemic
Looking at the general average, the ranking of the songs that best describe Turkey’s feelings and thoughts about the pandemic was as follows:
1. Mümin Sarıkaya- I’m Tired Life
2. Celestial- I’m Depressed
3. Edip Akbayram- We Will See Good Days
4. Sezen Aksu- Passes
5. Müslüm Gürses- I Have an Objection
6. Pinhani- Far From Earth
prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: “Arabesque feeling is depressive feeling”
Üsküdar University Founding Rector, Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan said, “The fact that the songs “Ben Tiredu Hayat” and “Depressiondayim” are mostly preferred in music preferences shows that the feeling of sheltering in the arabesque feeling emerged in this period. Arabesque feeling is depressive feeling.
prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: “Arabesque relaxes the feeling, but reduces productivity”
Stating that the Arabesque feeling is an approach that makes people depressed and enjoys being depressed, Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan said:
“This also temporarily relieves people’s motivation to work, reduces productivity. We have a culture that celebrates crying. When a person who goes to the cinema is asked ‘how was the movie’, he answers ‘it wasn’t good, it didn’t make you cry’. This arabesque feeling is actually a way of relaxation for us, but it lowers one’s self-confidence and creates a feeling of inadequacy and helplessness.”
Held in 56 cities with 3,500 people
The research, which was conducted with 3,500 participants aged 18 and over, living in 56 cities of Turkey during January 2021, aimed to understand the effects of the pandemic, especially after the second wave. Üsküdar University Advisor to the Rector, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Prof. Dr. In the research conducted with the consultancy of Deniz Ülke Arıboğan, many topics such as anxiety, trust in individuals, institutions and media, thoughts about the measures taken within the scope of Covid-19, positive and negative expectations about the future, vaccination studies, distance education and consumption habits are on the table. deposited. In addition, the data obtained is important in terms of presenting comparisons with the results of the ‘Life in Days with Coronavirus Research’ conducted in April 2020.
Source: (BHA) – Beyaz News Agency
