Arif Şentürk Explained

Arif Şentürk
Birth Date:29 October 1941
Birth Place:Kumanovo, North Macedonia)
Origin:Kosovo Albanian, Bosniak
Death Date:15 February 2022
Death Place:Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
Years Active:1975–2022

Arif Şentürk (Macedonian: Ариф Шентурк/Arif Šenturk; 29 October 1941 – 15 February 2022) was a Turkish folk music and Balkan folk music artist, musician and composer.[1]

Life and career

Şentürk's father was of Albanian Kosovar origin while his mother of Bosniak origin.[2] He was born in Kumanovo, Macedonia. He immigrated with his family to Turkey in 1956 after graduating Turkish primary school in PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia. First, his family settled in Kırklareli Province after that they moved to Kazlıçeşme street of Zeytinburnu. Once he worked as a barber in Topkapı. He attended Edirnekapı and Florya Music Community Home. Arif Şentürk took the examination of the TRT Türkü and won it. He was endorsed by Nida Tüfekçi.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, and was buried at Yedikule Cemetery.[3]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. News: Kursların kalkması için destek istedi. 26 January 2011. Milliyet. 16 June 2008.
  2. Web site: Babam Arnavut annem Boşnak ben Şentürk'üm . 6 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160201215906/http://haber.star.com.tr/pazar/babam-arnavut-annem-bosnak-ben-senturkum/haber-762893 . 1 February 2016 .
  3. News: Sanatçı Arif Şentürk 81 yaşında vefat etti . 15 February 2022 . NTV . 15 February 2022.