In the late Ottoman Empire, köçeks not only danced but played percussion instruments, especially a type of castanet known as the çarpare, which in later times were replaced by metal cymbals called zills.
No Imperio otomán os köçeks non só bailaban, senón que tamén tocaban instrumentos de percusión, especialmente un tipo de castañolas coñecidos como çarpare, que posteriormente foron substituídos por címbalos de metal chamados zills.