Hekimoğlu Türküsü

Hekimoğlu (English: The Ballad of Hekimoğlu) is a popular Turkish türkü (folk song) in the musical modal Chahargah with a rhythm of 4/4. Although the TRT archive lists Ümit Tokcan as the source under the repertoire number 110, Ümit Tokcan himself says that the folk song was actually compiled by Kadir İnanır. The region of the folk song is Fatsa, Ordu. It was first written as a lament by Kalyoncuoğlu Recep, who is also known as Töreli Hafız. The türkü was repopularised in the 2000s by popular Turkish media franchise Valley of the Wolves, playing a crucial role in the series, it was covered by Oktay Kaynarca who played as the character "Süleyman Çakır" in the franchise.

In the footnote section of the 63rd page of the book titled "Ünye Songs and Folk Songs 3" published in September 2010; composer of the uncensored version of Hekimoğlu, Hamdi Tanses claims that the lament of Hekimoğlu, was burnt by his grandfather Kalyoncuoğlu Recep (Töreli Hafız), and that the words used in the lament are common in the folk language from the Çitlice village, located in Korgan.

The türkü deals with a hero fighting against his fate, young lovers separated from each other, and death. The lyrics are composed from the perspective of the main character in the song. Hekimoğlu addresses his beloved as “Narinim” in the song. The song begins with descriptive words and ends with words of sorrow and reproach.