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Taraf ("Side" in Turkish) was a liberal newspaper in Turkey. It had distinguished itself by opposing interference by the Turkish military in the country's social and political affairs. It was distributed nationwide, and had been in circulation since November 15, 2007. On July 27, 2016, the newspaper was closed under a statutory decree during the state of emergency after the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, due to its alleged links with the Gülen movement.
Taraf is a small folk ( lăutărească) music ensemble from Romania or Moldova, usually consisting of 3-8 musicians. Instruments include the violin, cello, tambourine, accordion, harmonica and cimpoi (Romanian bagpipes). A taraf also often includes an instrument typical to the region: a kobza and cimbalom ( Wallachia and Oltenia) a trumpet and flute (Moldova), a Tárogató (near Banat), a clarinet ( Transylvania), or a 2-3 stringed lute (in Maramureş county) sometimes called a " zongora". Players may also use instruments improvised from grass, birch bark, mussel shells, and leaves.
Taraf may refer to:
- Taraf, a Turkish newspaper
- Taraf (musical band), a type of folk music band in Romania and Moldova
- Taraf, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
- Taraf, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
- Taraf, a subdivision of pargana, used in the Indian subcontinent
- Taraf TV, a Romanian TV channel
- Taraf string, a sympathetic string in some musical instruments
- Lagonda Taraf, a British car