Elazığ dik halay (Karaçor)(Karachor) is a Turkish

kochari Kochari (, , , , ) is a folk dance originating in the Armenian Highlands. It is performed today by Armenians, while variants are performed by Assyrians, Azerbaijanis (yalli, uchayag, and tello), Kurds (dilan, delîlo, and sêxanî), and Pontic ...

folk dance. It is a form of circle dance. There are related folk songs, known as Shoror . There are modern popular versions of this song, with Turkish lyrics, known as ''İşte Hendek İşte Deve'' in

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. One of these is sung by

Barış Manço Mehmet Barış Manço (born Tosun Yusuf Mehmet Barış Manço; 2 January 1943 – 1 February 1999), better known by his stage name Barış Manço, was a Turkish rock musician, singer, composer, actor, television producer and show host. Beg ...

. There are modern popular versions of this song, with

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lyrics, known as ''Kochari'' in

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, one sung by Loudmila Khoshaba. Kochari is a song from her Album of the year 2008, called "Nazdarta". There are modern popular versions of this song, with Greek lyrics, known as Agkires (Άγκυρες; Anchors) in Greece, one sung by Katy Garbi . Agkires is a song from her Album of the year 1999, called " Doro Theou". This album was composed in Greek by

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. The Greek lyrics were written by

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