Ferdi Tayfur
Turkish singer and actor (1945–2025)
Ferdi Tayfur (tr; born Ferdi Tayfur Turanbayburt; 15 November 1945 – 2 January 2025) was a Turkish singer-songwriter, actor, director and screenwriter.[1][2][3] He was born in Adana, Turkey. He mainly sung Arabesque music.[4] He was known as "Ferdi Baba". He founded Ferdifon Records in 1982.[5]
Ferdi Tayfur | |
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 Tayfur in 2019 | |
| Born | Ferdi Tayfur Turanbayburt 15 November 1945 Adana, Turkey |
| Died | 2 January 2025 (aged 79) Antalya, Turkey |
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| Spouse |
Zeliha Turanbayburt (m. 1974) |
| Partner(s) | Necla Nazır (1976–2007) Habibe Ümyanı Demir (1990–2010) |
| Children | 5 |
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| Years active | 1967–2024 |
| Labels | Ferdifon Müzik |
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Tayfur died at a hospital in Antalya, Turkey from kidney failure on 2 January 2025, at the age of 79.[6][7]
References
change- ↑ Çarkoğlu, Ali; Kalaycıoğlu, Ersin (26 May 2009). The rising tide of conservatism in Turkey. Macmillan. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-230-60262-5. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ↑ Wiktorowicz, Quintan (2004). Islamic activism: a social movement theory approach. Indiana University Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-253-34281-2. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ↑ Eleftheriotis, Dimitris; Needham, Gary (2006). Asian cinemas: a reader and guide. University of Hawaii Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-8248-3085-4. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ↑ Houston, Christopher (2001). Islam, Kurds and the Turkish nation state. Berg Publishers. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-85973-477-3. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ↑ "Ferdi Tayfur inşaat sektörüne girdi". NTV.com.tr. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011.
- ↑ "Arabesk müziğinin ünlü ismi Ferdi Tayfur hayatını kaybetti". ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ "Son dakika... Ferdi Tayfur hayatını kaybetti". www.bugunhaber.com (in Turkish). 2 January 2025.
Other websites
change- Ferdi Tayfur on IMDb
- Ferdi Tayfur discography at Discogs
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