1) Armenian music 2) Azerbaijani music 3) Turkish folk poet 
An ashiq, ashik, or ashough (aşıq, aşık, عاشیق, Աշուղ, აშუღი, ασίκης) is a mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour who accompanied his song—be it a hikaye (Persian: dastan, a traditional epic or a romantic tale) or a shorter original composition—with a long necked lute (saz). The modern Azerbaijani ashiq is a profes...