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Dilhayât Kalfa (1710? - 1780) was a musician, singer, and composer at the Ottoman court. She is regarded as the most significant female composer in the history of Ottoman music.[1]
Her title kalfa indicates that she was an enslaved woman with a relatively high status at the court. In particular, she was the housekeeper of Sultan Ahmed III's harem. A singer and tanbûr player, she composed over a hundred pieces for voice and instrument, 12 of which survive today. Tradition holds that she was the teacher of Selim III.