Abstract
All kinds of timbre, which are accepted by the society and carry the cultural codes of the society in which it was formed, constitute the music culture of the society. Culture, on the other hand, is known to be the sum of material and spiritual values from the past to the present. Culture also includes facts that are renewed by feeding from the collective subconscious of societies and transferred to future generations and reflect the world view of the society from which it emerges. Music has an important place among the factors that make up the culture. Especially the music that conveys the joy and sadness of the society with the help of melody; It is a great means of conveying the psychological aspect, experiences and life experiences of people. In the light of this information, Turkish Folk Music, which is an important source in terms of cultural transfer, is the name given to the folk art that shows different characteristics from region to region. In this sense, every region has brought out folk artists unique to its own character. Selahaddin Cesur, one of the musicians of Turkish Folk Music, is also one of the artists of Kahramanmaraş. Selahaddin Cesur is a famous composer who contributed to Turkish folk music throughout his life with both his performing personality and the works of art he produced. The life, works and works of Selahaddin Cesur, who has works in many branches of Turkish folk music and lives in Istanbul, will be discussed in this study. The research has a descriptive nature and has been presented by processing the data obtained as a result of mutual interviews. The purpose of this work is to transfer the compositions and works of Turkish folk music artist Selahaddin Cesur to today's people and future generations. In addition, the artistic performance of the artist and the value measurement of his works in front of the society are also among the aims of the study. The study covers the life of Selahaddin Cesur and his artist personality and his works.