Şerafettin Taşliova (1938 – 20 September 2014) was a Turkish storyteller in the
asik Asik may refer to:
* Aşik
An ashik ( az, aşıq, ; tr, âşık; fa, عاشیق) or ashugh ( hy, աշուղ; ka, აშუღი) is traditionally a singer-poet and bard who accompanies his song—be it a dastan (traditional epic ...
bardic tradition.
Taşliova won many prizes at bardic contests for improvised poetry and storytelling; many at international level. He had also been awarded by UNESCO. He started writing poetry around the age of ten and was widely recognised for his ability to tell epic tales, being one of the most prominent figures in the northeastern Anatolian tradition of minstrelsy,
He was a prolific published author of poetry, and has also recorded many albums of his poetry and bardic stories.
Taşliova also had a long career in broadcasting. He made appearances on a number of Turkish television stations, and had been making a regular radio broadcast since 1966. He also appeared in the
Michael Wood BBC documentaries ''
In Search of the Trojan War
''In Search of the Trojan War'' is a six-part BBC TV documentary series written and presented by Michael Wood, first broadcast in 1985 on BBC2. It examines the extent to which historical and archeological evidence matches the tale of the Troja ...
'' (1985) and ''
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
''In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great'' is a BBC documentary television series, first shown in 1998. Written and presented by historian and broadcaster Michael Wood,
it retraced the travels of Alexander the Great, from Macedonia to the border ...
'' (1997), in which he demonstrates the oral traditions of the storyteller.
Early life
He was born in the village of
Pekşeren (
Gülyüzü), in the district of
Çıldır
Çıldır ( hy, Հիւսիսեան, Husenian; meaning "North"; ka, ჩრდილი, Chrdili; meaning "Shadow") is a district of Ardahan Province of Turkey.
Names
Çıldır is also called hy, Հիւսիսեան, ''Hiusisean''; ka, ჩრ� ...
in the
Ardahan Province
Ardahan Province ( tr, , ku, Parêzgeha Erdêxanê, ) is a province in the north-east of Turkey, bordering Georgia and Armenia. The provincial capital is the city of Ardahan.
Demographics
With 94,932 inhabitants in 2021, Ardahan was the third ...
, on April 10, 1938. His name translates as "honor". On September 13, 2014, he was carried to the Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital. Seven days after he was operated, he died on September 20, 2014.
Wider recognition
In 1986, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism established a database of living folk poets, 557 âşıks were registered in the database including Şeref Taşlıova. On the 4 July 2008 and using this database, Taşlıova was identified and nominated for UNESCO living human treasure.
These were the words of Şeref Taşlıova:
Albums
*Wonderful, 1967
*TürküOla, 1976
*Wonderful, 1986
Books
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Notes
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1938 births
2014 deaths
People from Çıldır
Turkish storytellers
Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent