Abdurrahman Lermi (born 1986), better known as Apolas Lermi, is a Turkish folksinger and musician.
Biography
He was born in
Tonya, Turkey
Tonya (Ancient Greek: ''Thoania'', Θωανία; Ottoman Turkish: طﻮﻧﻴﻪ, romanized as ''Tonya'') is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Its area is 176 km2, and its population is 13,457 (2022). The mayor is Osman ...
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His real name is Abdurrahman Lermi. He migrated to
Istanbul
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with his family at age of 10.
Lermi, who generally performs Turkish folk songs, published his first album named ''Kalandar'' in 2011. He has also recorded songs sung in
Romeyka.
''Santa'' is his second solo album published in 2014.
Lermi published an archive album called ''Romeika'' in 2016.
Lermi prepared
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...
's official song in 2017.
His 4th album, ''Momoyer'', came out in 2018. Lermi made a video clip of the song ''Bir Baktım''. Another song ''Dünya''
''Dünya''
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Lermi makes protest music
A protest song is a song that is associated with a movement for protest and social change and hence part of the broader category of ''topical'' songs (or songs connected to current events). It may be folk, classical, or commercial in genre.
...
; he has said "Trabzonlu bir müzisyen olarak, memleketime biçilmeye çalışılan ırkçı ve faşizan kimliğin farkındayım. Bu nedenle üzerimde ciddi bir sorumluluk hissediyorum" ("As a musician from Trabzon
Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...
, I am aware of the racist and fascist identity that is being tried to be reaped in my country. That's why I feel a serious responsibility").
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1986 births
Living people
People from Trabzon
Turkish people of Greek descent
Turkish folk singers
Turkish guitarists
Greek Muslims
21st-century Turkish folk musicians