Metin Şentürk (born May 16, 1966) is a Turkish artist.

Family life

Şentürk was born in Topkapı into a family with origins from

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. He lost his eyesight in an accident at the age of three. For primary education, he attended a school for the blind over eight years. His further education in high school and university took place however at traditional institutions. Metin Şentürk studied music and graduated from the State Conservatory at

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. Şentürk is also the host of a television program on music and disability. He also founded the

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-based World Disability Foundation and World Disability Union which has 200 members from six continents and 75 countries. In May 2006, he married Fulya Kalkavan, a member of a wealthy shipowner family. His wife filed for divorce in 2012 after she was diagnosed for

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. Şentürk became the world's fastest unaccompanied blind driver on April 2, 2010. He drove a

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, and was assisted by rally driver

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on radio. His officially recorded top speed was and average speed . The former record was set by British visually impaired Mike Newman at .

Filmography

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'' (2000) * ''

Recep İvedik 3 ''Recep İvedik 3'' It is the sequel to Recep İvedik 2, starring Şahan Gökbakar, which was released on February 12, 2010. Faruk Aksoy undertook the production of the film directed by Togan Gökbakar. Storyline Recep Ivedik has been depresse ...

'' (2010)

Discography

* ''Elimdeki Fotoğrafın'', (1987 – Yaşar Kekeva Plak) * ''Bırakma Beni'', (1991 – Yaşar Kekeva Plak) * ''Allah Biliyor'', (1992 – Raks Müzik) * ''Yaktın Beni'', (1993 – Raks Müzik) * ''Sana Aitim'', (1995 – Raks Müzik) * ''Son Nokta'', (1996 – Raks Müzik) * ''Dünya Güzeli'', (1997 – Raks Müzik) * ''Sahte Dünya'', (1999 – Prestij Müzik) * ''Hazinem'', (2000 – Prestij Müzik) * ''Yolun Yarısı'',(2001 – Şentürk Müzik) * ''Dönmem Gerek'',(2002 – Şentürk Müzik- Mod Müzik) * ''Kalpten Kalbe'',(2003 – Avrupa Müzik) * ''Masal'',(2006 – Seyhan Müzik) * ''Zamanda Yolculuk'',(2008 – Seyhan Müzik) * ''Metin Şentürk ile Türk Sanat Müziği'', (2009 – Seyhan Müzik) * ''Bana Sen Lazımsın'', (2012 – Seyhan Müzik) * ''Kelebek'', (2015 – DMC)

References

External links

World Handicapped Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Senturk, Metin 1966 births People from Fatih Living people Turkish pop singers Bağlama players Turkish oud players Turkish record producers Blind pop musicians Blind folk musicians Turkish blind singers Turkish television personalities Istanbul Technical University alumni 20th-century Turkish folk musicians 21st-century Turkish folk musicians