His discography on platforms like Spotify and YouTube is characterized by the use of traditional instruments (such as the bağlama) paired with lyrics focusing on separation, aging, and local pride.

While "Yılan Dağı" (Snake Mountain) is a specific geographic location in Turkey (notably in the Çorum and Mersin regions), in folk music, it often symbolizes an insurmountable obstacle or a place of deep-seated legend and sorrow. Afşinli Hakan frequently uses such landmarks to ground his songs in the Anatolian experience.

A recurring motif in his work is the mountain ( dağ ) and regional landscape, which serves as a backdrop for themes of solitude and longing. Symbolism and "Yılan Dağı"