OSMANLIDA RESMÎ KANDİL MERÂSİMLERİ VE MÛSİKÎ.

This article explores official candle night ceremonies performed during the reign of Abdulhamid II and the musical aspects of these ceremonies. Research on past performance styles of these ceremonies and their right analysis may contribute to the development of the content of future candle night ceremonies in a better way. Written relying on Ottoman archival documents and historical sources, this article presents general information about Ottoman candle night ceremonies in its introduction section. The first part of the article explores Mawlid Candle Ceremonies carried out in the reign of Abdulhamid II; the second part looks at Ragaip Candle Night Ceremonies; the third section, Berat Candle Night (Laylat al-baraa) Cere-monies; the fourth part, Qadr Night and the fifth, Miraj Candle Night Ceremonies. The last part of the article presents a general evaluation on the significance of these ceremonies in our cultural history and potential contributions of candle night ceremonies of the period to today's candle night ceremonies. The findings and evaluations presented in this study may contribute to having a better understanding of the past of candle night ceremonies that have an important place in our history and making a better evaluation of the present state of these ceremonies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]