Mey is a Turkish folk instrument of the wind type. It consists of three parts . Ana Gövde (main part), Kamış (reed) and Kıskaç (clip). The clipis mounted to the end of the reed and can be pushed up and down on the reedand thus enabling tuning by providing one note variation in the sound.

May which is made of wood from plum walnut, beech etc. has sound distance of about one octave. It has a total of eight melody keys with with seeven on topand one underneath.There are three types of mey : Cura Mey, Orta Mey and Ana Mey. Mey is called Balaban in Azerbeijan.

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Picture: Mey

Folk Instruments
General Directorate of Folk Culture Research and Development