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Works with Opus Number
- Op.1 - Divertimento for orchestra (1930)
- Op.2 - Suite for piano (1931-32)
- Op.3 - Laments - I (solo voice and choir; 1932)
- Op.4 - Intuitions, five short pieces for two clarinets (1932-33)
- Op.5 - Folksong 'Manastır Türküsü' (1933; lost)
- Op.6 - Folksong 'Kızılırmak Türküsü' (1933; lost)
- Op.7 - 'Çoban Armağanı,' five folksong harmonizations (choir; 1933)
- Op.8 - Quartet for clarinet, saxophone, timpani and piano (1933; incomplete)
- Op.9 - Özsoy (Opera; 1934, rev. 1981)
- Op.10 - Inci’s Book, seven short pieces for solo piano (1934; later arranged for orchestra)
- Op.11 - Taşbebek (Opera; 1934, rev. 1981)
- Op.12 - Cello Sonata (1935-36)
- Op.13 - Magic Dance (1936)
- Op.14 - Suite for orchestra (1937/50)
- Op.15 - Piano Sonatina (1937)
- Op.16 - Song 'Masal,' poem setting (1939)
- Op.17 - Ballet 'A forest tale' (1939-40)
- Op.18 - 'Dağlardan Ovaldardan,' ten folksong harmonizations (choir; 1943)
- Op.19 - Cantata in the Olden Style (1941)
- Op.20 - Violin Sonata (1941)
- Op.21 - Song 'Geçen Dakikalarım,' poem setting (1941; lost; accompaniment later scored for orchestra)
- Op.22 - 'Bir tutam kekik,' ten folksong harmonizations (choir; 1943; songs 2-9 lost)
- Op.23 - "Dört Türkü," four folksongs for voice and piano (1945)
- Op.24 - Folkdance 'Halay' (1943)
- Op.25 - From Anatolia, three folkdances for piano (1945)
- Op.26 - 'Yunus Emre' (Oratorio; 1942)
- Op.27 - String Quartet No. 1 (1947)
- Op.28 - Kerem (Opera; 1937-52)
- Op.29 - Symphony No. 1 (1953)
- Op.30 - Symphony No. 2 (1957)
- Op.31 - Partita for solo cello (1955)
- Op.32 - Three Ballads for voice and piano based on American folksongs (1956)
- Op.33 - Suite for violin and piano (1956)
- Op.34 - Piano Concerto No. 1 (1951-57)
- Op.35 - String Quartet No. 2 (1958)
- Op.36 - Partita for solo violin (1961)
- Op.37 - The Book of Death, five pieces inspired by ancient Egyptian writings (1960?)
- Op.38 - Ten studies on aksak rhythms (1964)
- Op.39 - Symphony No. 3 (1960)
- Op.40 - 'Töresel Solfej' (1967)
- Op.41 - "On Türkü," ten folksongs for voice and piano (1968; accompaniment later scored for orchestra)
- Op.42 - Trio for cor anglais, bass clarinet and harp
- Op.43 - String Quartet No. 3 (1966)
- Op.44 - Violin Concerto (1967)
- Op.45 - Twelve preludes on aksak rhythms (1967)
- Op.46 - Wind Quintet (1968)
- Op.47 - Fifteen pieces on aksak rhythms (1971)
- Op.48 - "Dört Ezgi," four songs for voice and piano (1977; accompaniment later scored for orchestra)
- Op.49 - "Deyiş (Dictum)" for divisi string orchestra (1970)
- Op.50 - Three preludes for two harps (1972-73)
- Op.51 - 'Duyuşlar,' three a cappella pieces without words (female voices; 1935)
- Op.52 - Köroğlu (Opera; 1972-73)
- Op.53 - Symphony No. 4 (1974)
- Op.54 - Laments - II (solo voice and choir; 1974)
- Op.55 - Trio for oboe, clarinet and piano (1975)
- Op.56 - Ballade for two movements (1975)
- Op.57 - Ritual Dance for orchestra (1975)
- Op.58 - Ten sketches on aksak rhythms (1976)
- Op.59 - Viola Concerto (1977)
- Op.60 - Méditations sur l’Homme - I (1977; accompaniment later scored for orchestra)
- Op.61 - Méditations sur l’Homme - II (1977; accompaniment later scored for orchestra)
- Op.62 - Concerto da Camera (1978)
- Op.63 - Méditations sur l’Homme - III (1983; accompaniment later scored for orchestra?)
- Op.64 - Méditations sur l’Homme - IV (1978; accompaniment later scored for orchestra?)
- Op.65 - 'Gılgameş' (1962-83)
- Op.66 - Méditations sur l’Homme - V (1978; accompaniment later scored for orchestra?)
- Op.67 - Cantata 'Atatürk’e ve Anadolu’ya Destan' (1981-82)
- Op.68 - "Üç ezgi," three short pieces for four harps (1983)
- Op.69 - Méditations sur l’Homme - VI (1984; accompaniment later scored for orchestra?)
- Op.70 - Symphony No. 5 (1984)
- Op.71 - Piano Concerto No. 2 (1985)
- Op.72 - Variations for orchestra (1986)
- Op.73 - Poem for three pianos (1986)
- Op.74 - Cello Concerto (1987)
- Op.75 - Ballet 'Bir Kumru Masalı' (1990)
- Op.76 - Piano Sonata (1990)
- Op.77 - String Quartet No. 4 (1991; incomplete)
Works without Opus Number
- Symphony in D (1928)
- "Orkestra için üç yazı," three pieces for orchestra (1931; first two lost)
- "Ölüler" for a play by Ismail Hakkı (1932; lost)
- Burlesque for piano and orchestra (1933; lost)
- Two motets for choir (1933; lost)
- "Beş Yakarış" for choir (1933; lost)
- Song 'Kurtuluş Şarkısı 9 Eylül' (1934)
- "Horon" for clarinet and piano
- "Atatürk Marşı" for choir and orchestra
- "Halkevleri Marşı" for choir and orchestra
- "İzci Marşı" for voice and piano
- String Quartet in B minor (incomplete)
- 'Gençliğe Şarkılar,' five pieces specially composed for young people
