Arif Şirin

Arif Şirin, commonly known as Ozan Arif ("Arif the Bard"; June 10, 1949 – February 13, 2019), was a Turkish lyricist, composer, singer, and bağlama performer, foremost known for his songs with lyrics propagating the Turkish nationalist cause.

Ozan Arif
Birth nameArif Şirin
Born(1949-06-10)June 10, 1949
Alucra, Turkey
DiedFebruary 13, 2019(2019-02-13) (aged 69)
Samsun, Turkey
GenresTurkish folk music
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsSinging, Bağlama
Years active1970–2019

Life

Şirin was born in his father's village Yükselen (Hapu) in Alucra district. By 1970, he had graduated from the Male Teacher's School in Ordu Province and worked as a primary school teacher in Samsun from 1970 to 1979.[1] Following the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, he moved to Germany where he lived until his return to Turkey in 1991.

He and fellow folk singer İsmail Türüt had been on trial for a song allegedly praising the assassination of Hrant Dink. Şirin and Türüt were acquitted in December 2009.[2]

Şirin died on February 13, 2019, of throat cancer in Samsun Ondokuz in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Mayıs.[3]

References
  1. "Ozan Arif hayatını kaybetti! (Arif Şirin kimdir?)". CNN Türk (in Turkish). February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  2. 'Plan Yapmayın Plan'dan beraat ettiler Archived January 24, 2013, at Archive.today Vatan
  3. "Ozan Arif's death Shared the land in two". Retrieved February 17, 2019.
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