Gurses drew on an Eastern musical tradition in a post-Ataturk country where officialdom consciously set out to embrace Western ways. As a result his music, which was banned from the radio in 1981-82, ...

ANKARA, TurkeyANKARA, Turkey — The popular Turkish singer Muslum Gurses, adored by many for his melancholic, Arabic-inspired songs, has died. He was 59. Deniz Sener, a cardiologist at Istanbul’s ...

This Wednesday marked the eighth anniversary of the death of Turkish singer Muslum Gurses, a national legend for his mournful, melancholy lyrics and contributions to arabesque music. Gurses was best ...

Turkish singer Muslum Gurses, a national legend for his mournful, melancholy lyrics and contributions to arabesque music, will be remembered this week at an Istanbul cemetery, as Tuesday marks the ...