Their music affected European musical circles in a way that Mozart and Beethoven composed several compositions based on Janissary music. Regardless of the ambivalence many Turks may feel for gypsies in general, Turks hold gypsy musicians in greet esteem. Aside from performing in various Turkish music genres, gypsies specialize in a number of genres in their own musical domain. Other groups , which may also incorporate kanun, ney, and other instruments, play at nightclubs and private parties. A third, not unrelated category of gypsy urban music is that which accompanies dancing-girls in the Sulukule gypsy entertainment district of Istanbul.
Gypsies exert a strong influence on mainstream popular music of Turkey.