Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900 or 1901 – April 27, 1981) was a Turkish

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and

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singer.

Biography

He was born in the

Sarıyer Sarıyer () is the northernmost district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Rumelifeneri, Tarabya, Yeniköy, İstinye, Emirgan and Rumelihisarı. Sarıyer also administers the Black Sea c ...

district of

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in the

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in 1900 or 1901. His uncle was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire,

Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha, also known as Nurettin Pasha (1833–1912) was an Ottoman statesman. He was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 2 May 1882 to 12 July 1882.Kastamonu Valisi Abdurrahman Nureddin Paşa' , Abdurrahmanpaşa Lis ...

. As a youth, Selçuk studied in

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before returning to

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and becoming a musician. In 1927, he travelled to

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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

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. 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 The Aşiyan Asri Cemetery ( tr, Aşiyan Asri Mezarlığı) is a burial ground situated on Aşiyan between the Bebek, Istanbul, Bebek and Rumelihisarı neighborhoods of the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. Many renowned intellectuals, writers an ...

. He had two sons, both of whom followed his footsteps into music, pianist composer

Timur Selçuk Timur Selçuk (2 July 1946 – 6 November 2020) was a Turkish composer, pianist, singer and conductor. Biography One of the greatest Turkish composers, Timur Selçuk was the son of Turkish neo-classical music composer Münir Nurettin Selçuk ...

, and jazz drummer composer

Selim Selçuk Salim, Saleem or Selim may refer to: People *Salim (name), or Saleem or Salem or Selim, a name of Arabic origin *Salim (poet) (1800–1866) *Saleem (playwright) (fl. 1996) *Selim I, Selim II and Selim III, Ottoman Sultans *Selim people, an ethn ...

Works

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.

References

* Biyografi.net
''Biography of Münir Nurettin Selçuk''

External links

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