This study involves making a list of zeybek dance that the zeybek dances identified in books written in the field of traditional dance and explicitly noted as being performed in Aydın. Subsequently, compiling a repertoire list derived from the outcomes of the fieldwork. And includes comparing these in terms of their contemporary relevance. The purpose of choosing this topic is to demonstrate that the study conducted on the Aydın case may serve as an example of a methodology that can be used to determine the geographical distribution of all traditional dance repertoires in Turkey, and to present this to the academic community.

The study includes, in order, an explanation of the research methodology and the findings of the literature review, the presentation of the fieldwork results, the evaluations, and the conclusions reached.

As a result of this study, 35 books and 12 master’s theses written between 1900 and 2018 that contain data on the Aydın Zeybek dance repertoire were identified. A review of these sources revealed “114” distinct dance names; however, information obtained from experts consulted in the field increased this number to “137”. Of these, literature and field data agreed that “64” dances were Zeybek, there was disagreement regarding “72” dances, and consensus was reached that “1” dance was not a Zeybek. Excluding this single dance, among the remaining “136” dances, “68” were found to have alternative names, “5” were claimed to have been artificially created, there was no agreement on whether “89” were still performed, and consensus existed that “47” were actively performed in Aydın.