The song is a türkü (folk song) set in the Nihavent makam . It tells the playful story of a woman and her kâtip (clerk or scribe) traveling across the Bosphorus to the district of Üsküdar.
: Upon her death, she bequeathed her estate to the Turkish Education Foundation (TEV) to support students in the arts. Lyrical Meaning and Story
Safiye Ayla (1907–1998) was one of the most significant vocalists of the early Turkish Republic era, famously becoming a favorite of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk .