| Münir Nurettin Selçuk | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Date: | 1900 (disputed) |
| Birth Place: | Sarıyer, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Death Date: | April 27, 1981 |
| Death Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genre: | Ottoman classical music |
| Occupation: | Singer, musician, actor |
| Instrument: | Vocals, tambur |
Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900 or 1901 - April 27, 1981) was a Turkish classical musician and tenor singer.
Kaçakçılar (1933)
Aysel Bataklı Damın Kızı (1934)
Aysel Bataklı Damın Kızı (1935)
Aynaroz Kadısı (1938)
Allah'in cenneti (1939)
Yılmaz Ali (1940)
Kahveci Güzeli (1941)
Sürtük (1942)
Dertli Pınar (1943)
Günahsızlar (1944)
Hasret (1944)
Yayla Kartalı (1945)
Senede Bir Gün (1946)
Yara (1947)
Gençlik Günahı (1947)
Damga (1948)
Fato / Ya Istiklal Ya Ölüm (1949)
Üçüncü Selim'in Gözdesi (1950)
Çakircali Mehmet Efe (1950)
Lale Devri (1951)
Vatan ve Namik Kemal (1951)
Edi Ile Büdü (1952)
Soygun (1953)
Sahildeki Kadın (1954)
Battal Gazi Geliyor (1955)
Büyük Sir (1956)
Bir Avuç Toprak (1957)
Karasu (1958)
Gurbet (1959)
Taş Bebek (1960)
Yaman Gazeteci (1961)
Fatoş'un Bebekleri (1962)
Barut Fıçısı (1963)
Turist Ömer (1964)
Karaoğlan Altay'dan gelen yiğit (1965)
Karaoğlan Camoka'nın Intikamı (Karaoğlan Camoka's Revenge) (1966)
Karaoğlan Bizanslı Zorba (1967)
Yara (1968)He was born in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire in 1900 or 1901. His uncle was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha. As a youth, Selçuk studied in Hungary before returning to Turkey and becoming a musician. In 1927, he travelled to Paris for a musical education, then began working for the Istanbul Conservatory in 1953. He was the director of the Conservatory for a total of sixteen years.
Selçuk spent some time singing in stage musicals. One of Selçuk's most important legacies was the establishment of the position of lead singer in Turkish music. He died on April 27, 1981, and was buried at Aşiyan Asri Cemetery.
He had two sons, both of whom followed his footsteps into music, pianist composer Timur Selçuk, and jazz drummer composer Selim Selçuk. He has another son named Esat from his unofficial relationship with Fikriye Şakrakses, the first female tango artist of the period.
He appeared in the films "Üçüncü Selim'in Gözdesi" (1950), "Hasret" (1944), "Kahveci Güzeli" (1941), and "Allah'ın Cenneti" (1939), as well as composing for three films.
Filimography