Aşık Mahzuni Şerif

Şerif Cırık, popularly known as Aşık Mahsuni Şerif, was a Turkish ashik, folk musician, composer, poet, and author.[1] Aşık is a title used to indicate his position as a respected musician and his relationship with Alevism, a variety of Shi'a Islam.

Aşık Mahsuni Şerif
Aşık Mahsuni Şerif's statue in Hacıbektaş, Turkey
Background information
Birth nameŞerif Cırık
Also known asAşık Mahsuni Şerif, Mahsuni Şerif, Mahsuni
Born(1939-11-17)17 November 1939
Berçenek Village, Afşin, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Died17 May 2002(2002-05-17) (aged 62)
Porz, Köln, Germany
GenresTurkish folk music
Years active1961-2002

Early life

Mahsuni Şerif was born in the Berçenek village of Afşin, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey in 1939.[2][3]

Career

Şerif became one of Turkey's best-known musical interpreters of Turkish folk music and folk poetry.

He died on May 17, 2002, in Porz, Köln, Germany, four days after his arrival to seek medical aid for his heart condition.

References
  1. Hem Kızılbaş, hem Aleviyim Archived April 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Aşık Mahzuni Şerif - Ozanlarımız
  3. : : Asrin Ozani - Asik Mahzuni Serif : :
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