Çifte is a Turkish folk instrument of the wind type. It is made by tieing two reed pipes side by side. Two small reed pieces which produce the sound are added to the ends of both reeds. These two small reeds are taken into the mouth cavity andit is played by blowing the air at the same time.

There are two çifte types known as Demli Çifte and Demsiz Çifte. In demli çifte one of the reeds does not have any pitch keys and it just produces a background sound. There are melody keys onthe other red and the main melody is played through them

Çifte is also known as Argun, Argul, Kargın or Zambır at different regions.

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Folk Instruments
General Directorate of Folk Culture Research and Development