Arif Şentürk
Arif Şentürk (Macedonian: Ариф Шентурк/Arif Šenturk; 1941 – 15 February 2022) was a Yugoslav-born Turkish traditional folk singer and compiler. He was known for performing Balkan ethnical music.[1]
Arif Şentürk | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 Kumanovo, Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia) |
| Died | (aged 80) |
| Genres | Turkish and Balkan folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1975–2022 |
Life and career
Şentürk's father was of Albanian origin while his mother of Bosniak origin.[2] He was born in Kumanovo, Yugoslavia. He immigrated with his family to Turkey in 1956 after graduating Turkish primary school in PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia. First, his family settled in Kirklareli after that they moved to Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul. Once he worked as a barber in Zeytinburnu. He attended Bakirkoy and Yesilkoy Music Community Home. Arif Senturk took the examination of the TRT Amateur Singers and won it. He was endorsed by Nida Tufekci.
Arif, who was known for compiling a lot of traditional Rumelian Turkish, Macedonian, Albanian and Gypsy folk songs, produced twelve albums. The most famous songs of his are Deryalar, Ramize, Safiye, Debreli Hasan, Ani Mor Hatixhe, Oj Kosovo; and Bitola Moj Roden Kraj composed by Ajri Demirovski.
He died on 15 February 2022, at the age of 81.[3]
Discography
- Meliha, 23 December 2008
- Kına Havası, 24 December 1998
- Nazikem, 4 June 1990
- Deryalar, 9 January 1987
- Hamdi, 9 January 1987
- Yemen, 9 January 1987
References
- "Kursların kalkması için destek istedi". Milliyet. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Sanatçı Arif Şentürk 81 yaşında vefat etti". NTV. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
External links
- Arif Şentürk discography at Discogs