Özdemir Erdoğan
Özdemir Erdoğan, (July 17, 1940 in Istanbul) is a Turkish singer/songwriter and composer. He was elected as a Turkish state artist in 1998.
Early life
Of Armenian descent,[1] Özdemir Erdogan was born in Istanbul on June 17, 1940. His mother was an ethnic Armenian who was classical musician that played piano, and his uncle played piano and violin as well. The first training was taken with these channels from these young ages. The unique conditions between the years 1940 and 1950 are one of the important factors preventing Özdemir Erdogan from receiving formal arts education. Another issue is that the father prescribes an absolute basic education with the conditions of those dates. In this educational process, which lasted until the age of 15-16, Özdemir Erdoğan's artistic subjects were more likely to be found and this was supported by the teachers in the schools.
Özdemir Erdoğan graduated from Kadikoy Commercial High School in 1960 and completed his military service as a reserve officer teacher in Adıyaman, Besni Araplar village as a head teacher.