Muhlis Akarsu
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Turkish folk singer and musician
Muhlis Akarsu | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1948年02月20日)20 February 1948 |
| Died | 2 July 1993(1993年07月02日) (aged 45) |
| Occupation | Folk singer |
Musical artist
Muhlis Akarsu (20 February 1948 – 2 July 1993) was a Turkish folk singer and Bağlama player.[1] He was killed, along with 34 others, during the Sivas massacre in Sivas, Turkey when a group of Islamist rioters set fire to the hotel where the victims had gathered for the Pir Sultan Abdal festival.[2] [3] [4]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Biography Muhlis Akarsu". muhlisakarsu.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Turkish state found responsible for 1993 Sivas massacre". Hürriyet Daily News . 15 July 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "The Madimak hotel is to be bought by government". ANF News . 18 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Victims of 1993 Sivas massacre commemorated". stockholmcf.org. Stockholm Center for Freedom. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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