Garo Mafyan (born 24 February 1951) is a

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ian, composer and

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of Armenian descent.

Personal life

He grew up in Erenköy,

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. He is married to Gülyüz (née Bayraktaroğlu) Mafyan, and has a daughter named Damla. He is related to Agop Dilaçar, head western languages specialist of the

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, as well as Levon Aşçiyan, the last palace doctor.

References

Living people 1951 births Turkish composers Turkish people of Armenian descent Turkish keyboardists Musicians from Istanbul {{turkey-musician-stub