Kâni Karaca (1 March 1930 – 29 May 2004) was a Turkish performer of religious and non-religious musical works. Born in a village of

Karataş Karataş (Turkish language, Turkish for ''black stone'') is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 862 km2, and its population is 23,499 (2022). The town itself has 10,293 inhabitants. It is o ...

Adana Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...

, Turkey, he became blind when he was just two-month old due to an accident. He memorized the Quran in elementary school. He came to Istanbul in 1950. He worked with

Sadettin Heper Sadettin Heper (1899–1980) was a composer of Turkish music considered as an important link to the world of Turkish Mevlevi music before the foundation of the Turkish Republic in 1923.

, and learned religious and nonreligious music from him. Karaca was married and had three children. He died of cancer at his home in Fatih, Istanbul, on 29 May 2004 at the age of 74. Next day he was buried in the Edirnekapı cemetery after the funeral prayers in the

Fatih mosque The Fatih Mosque (, "Conqueror's Mosque" in English language, English) is an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman mosque off Fevzi Paşa Caddesi in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. The original mosque was constructed between 1463 and 1470 on the site ...

Recordings

* Kalan Müzik

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* 20th-century Turkish male singers 1930 births 2004 deaths Blind musicians Deaths from cancer in Turkey Musicians of Ottoman classical music Musicians of Turkish makam music Turkish blind people Blind singers People from Karataş Burials at Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery {{Turkey-singer-stub