Ahmet Hisarlı (1908 – January 4, 1984), also known by the

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Hisarlı Ahmet, was a Turkish

ashik An ashik (; ) or ashugh (; ka, :ka:აშუღი, აშუღი) is traditionally a List of oral repositories, singer-poet and bard who accompanies his song—be it a dastan (traditional epic story, also known as ''Azeri hikaye, hikaye' ...

Life

Born in the Yukarı Hisar neighborhood of

Kütahya Kütahya (; historically, Cotyaeum or Kotyaion; Ancient Greek, Greek: Κοτύαιον) is a city in western Turkey which lies on the Porsuk River, at 969 metres above sea level. It is the seat of Kütahya Province and Kütahya District. In 19 ...

which was the centre of the old city. Spent his childhood and youth with his father. Learned to play trichord bağlama at "Gezeks" which young boys gather at, entertain and chat with each other. Learned to play

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at his military age and after he came back he moved to downtown. He opened a

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afterwards this coffeehouse been a place that all famous

s around the

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came by. In here he taught to youngs how to play

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and sing."Hisarlı Ahmet Conference and Documentary in Afyon Kocatepe University"
news17.12.2013. Access date: March 1, 2014 Muzaffer Sarısözen invited him to TRT Ankara Radio Studios and proposed him to stay in Ankara but he refused. He changed his surname "İnegöllüoğlu" to "Hisarlı" which is used as a nickname. On January 4, 1984, he died in

Selected works

* Elif Dedim Be Dedim * Kütahya'nın Pınarları Akışır * Ben Kendimi Gülün Dibinde Buldum * Feracemin Ucu Sırma * Gar mı Yağdı Kütahya'nın Dağına * Yağmur Yağar Her Dereler Sel Alır * Hisardan İnmem Diyor (Menberi) * Meşeden Gel A Sürmelim * A İstanbul Sen Bir Han mısın * Gidin Bulutlar Gidin * Duman Vardır Güzel İzmir Başında * Ah Hamamcı Bu Hamama Güzellerden Kim Gelir * Altın Tas İçinde Kınam Ezdiler * Portakalım Çaya Düştü * Fincanın Dibi Noktalı * Bedestene Vardım Şalvar İsterim * Yasemen Dalına Yâr Neden Eğmeli * Havada Durna Sesi Gelir * Karanfil Oylum Oylum * İki Bülbül Derelerde Ün Eder * Depeköy Üstüne Tüfeng Asayım * İğnem Düştü Yerlere * Aydın Meşeleri Dalleri Yerde * Çatal Çam Başına Goydum Keseri * Mustafa'm Kaşların Kare * Söğüt Dallerinde Beslenen Bülbül * Şu Karşıki Dağda Bir Kuzu Meler * Leyla'm Zülüflerin Çengeldir Çengel * Gara Goyun Goyunların Beyidir * Sıyırdılar Serpuşumu Başımdan * Eremedim Vefasına Dünyanın * Aya Bak Yıldıza Bak * Merhaba * Elveda * Sabah Salası

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmet, Hisarli 1908 births 20th-century Turkish male musicians 1984 deaths Ashiks