Arif Şentürk

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]

Arif Şentürk
Born29 October 1941
Kumanovo, PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia
Died15 February 2022
Yedikule, Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
Years active1975–2022

Life and career

Şentürk's father was of 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
  • 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
  1. "Kursların kalkması için destek istedi". Milliyet. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  2. "Babam Arnavut annem Boşnak ben Şentürk'üm". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. "Sanatçı Arif Şentürk 81 yaşında vefat etti". NTV. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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