Arif Şirin, commonly known as Ozan Arif ("Arif the Bard"; June 10, 1949 – February 13, 2019), was a Turkish lyricist, composer, singer, and bağlama performer, foremost known for his songs with lyrics propagating the Turkish nationalist cause.
Ozan Arif | |
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| Birth name | Arif Şirin |
| Born | June 10, 1949 Alucra, Turkey |
| Died | February 13, 2019 (aged 69) Samsun, Turkey |
| Genres | Turkish folk music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, Bağlama |
| Years active | 1970–2019 |
Life
editŞirin was born in his father's village Yükselen (Hapu) in Alucra district. By 1970, he had graduated from the Male Teacher's School in Ordu Province and worked as a primary school teacher in Samsun from 1970 to 1979.[1] Following the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, he moved to Germany where he lived until his return to Turkey in 1991.[citation needed]
He and fellow folk singer İsmail Türüt had been on trial for a song allegedly praising the assassination of Hrant Dink. Şirin and Türüt were acquitted in December 2009.[2]
Şirin died on February 13, 2019 in the hospital of Faculty of Medicine of Ondokuz Mayıs University of throat cancer.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Ozan Arif hayatını kaybetti! (Arif Şirin kimdir?)". CNN Türk (in Turkish). February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ 'Plan Yapmayın Plan'dan beraat ettiler Archived January 24, 2013, at archive.today Vatan
- ^ "Ozan Arif's death Shared the land in two". Retrieved February 17, 2019.