Aşık Mahzuni Şerif

Şerif Cırık (17 November 1939 – 17 May 2002), also known as Aşık Mahzuni Şerif, was a folk musician, ashik, composer, poet, and author from Turkey.[1]

Statue in Hacıbektaş

Mahzuni Şerif was born in Berçenek village of Afşin, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey in 1940.[2][3] The word Aşık preceding his name is a title used to indicate his position as a respected musician, but also indicates his affiliation with Alevism, a variety of Shi'a Islam.

He became one of Turkey's best-known musical interpreters, and brought strong intellectual and social elements into Turkish folk music and folk poetry. He died on 17 May 2002 in Porz, Köln, Germany, four days after his arrival for medical care for his heart problems.

Chronology
  • 1950: He finished primary school in Berçenek and continued school at Elbistan Alembey village in Kahramanmaraş, where he learned to read and write in old Turkish language.
  • 1957: He visited Mersin Astsubay school (military school).
  • 1960: He started Ankara technique military school but was expelled due to undisciplinary actions.
  • 1961 From this time forward he starts producing music cassettes and LPs.

His writings become more widely known.

  • 1972: His house in Gaziantep was set on fire and his entire archive was burned.
  • 1989-1991: Aşık Mahzuni was chosen head of Halk Ozanları Derneği (Association of Turkish ashiks).
  • 1997: He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and he was examined in Ulm, Germany.
  • 1998: He becomes proprietor of 58 cassettes and 8 books. In several countries his music was covered in other languages.
  • 2001: He was accused by the DGM (Turkey's State Security Court) of one of his sayings.[1] However, no penalty was attributed thereafter.
  • 2001: In late 2001, he suffered from heart problems and a heart attack.
  • 2002: He died in Köln while under medical supervision for four days.

References
  1. Hem Kızılbaş, hem Aleviyim Archived April 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Aşık Mahzuni Şerif - Ozanlarımız
  3. : : Asrin Ozani - Asik Mahzuni Serif : :
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.