Muhlis Akarsu (20 February 1948 – 2 July 1993) was a Turkish folk singer and
Bağlama
The bağlama or saz is a family of plucked string instruments and long-necked lutes used in Europe, Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, Khazar, Central Asia including Germany, France, Belgium, TRNC, Netherlands, Albania, Greece,Bosnia, Serbia, Croat ...
player. He was killed, along with 34 others, during the
Sivas massacre
The Sivas massacre () or Madımak massacre () refers to an act of mob arson taking place on July 2, 1993 at the Hotel Madımak (''Otel Madımak'') in Sivas, Turkey, which resulted in the killing of 37 people, mostly Alevi intellectuals. Two pe ...
in
Sivas
Sivas is a city in central Turkey. It is the seat of Sivas Province and Sivas District.[İl Beledi ...]
,
Turkey
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when a group of
Islamist rioters set fire to the hotel where the victims had gathered for the
Pir Sultan Abdal
Pir Sultan Abdal (born Haydar) was a prominent Turkish poeta b Gülseren Özdemir. "Pîr Sultan Abdal Animizm İnançlar" (PDF). Çukurova University. 2 February 2014. Accessed: 5 November 2008. and an important religious figure in Alevism of T ...
festival.
See also
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List of Turkish musicians
This is a list of Turkish musicians, musicians born in Turkey or who have Turkish citizenship or residency.
600s Born
* Dede Korkut 800s Born
*al-Farabi 1200s Born
*Yunus Emre
* Safi al-Din al-Urmawi 1300s Born
*Abd al-Qadir Maraghi 1400s Bor ...
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List of massacres in Turkey
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1948 births
1993 deaths
Turkish folk singers
20th-century Turkish male singers
Turkish murder victims
People murdered in Turkey
Mass murder victims
Deaths from fire
Alevi singers
20th-century Turkish folk musicians
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