90s Turkish pop lifting spirits during pandemic

The coronavirus has certainly taken its toll on millions of people's mental health, with many having to be isolated for many months and worried about the future that awaits them as the pandemic is not set to end any time soon.

In Turkey, 2020 was a difficult year because of the pandemic, but also due to an earthquake in the western province of İzmir, Turkey's third largest province by population, on Oct. 30 that has killed 117 people. Against this backdrop, people have had to resort to ways to help them get through the ills of 2020. A study and a radio programmer have revealed that many have started listening to 90's Turkish pop music again.

The 90's were a golden age for Turkish pop music, with many millennials and their predecessors to this day mumbling many of the famous songs of back then.

A recent research has revealed that the 90s Turkish pop songs have had a positive effect on the human body and psychology.

Radio programmer Fatih Uslu, who plays the songs of the 1990s on his program "Time Tunnel," said that these songs are in engrained in our souls and "unforgettable."

"Those who lived in the 1990s are now remembering their memories while listening to Turkish pop songs of these years. Therefore, people over the age of 30 love the 90s songs. However, we see that young people love these songs, too. People born after the 2000s know the songs from the 90s by heart," he said.

"During the pandemic, people were locked inside their homes. Watching television was not enough after a while and radios revived again. There has also been an increase in interest for 90s music that I play every evening. Today, when a song is released, we don't' remember it after two or three months. Popular artists make...