Selçuklu Municipality’s Art Academy hosted a special night of Arabesque music featuring unforgettable songs by Ferdi Tayfur, Müslüm Gürses and Orhan Gencebay.
Selçuklu Municipality continues to bring residents together with the arts. Beloved classics of Arabesque music were performed by the Selçuklu Art Academy Music Ensemble at the Selçuklu Congress Center’s Open-Air Stage.
Held with a large turnout, the concert brought moments of nostalgia to audiences of all ages, as the ensemble of academy trainees performed the songs. Listeners joined in with the unforgettable tracks and enjoyed the evening.
Timur Turanbayburt, the son of legendary Arabesque singer Ferdi Tayfur, also attended the concert. Expressing his appreciation for the event, Turanbayburt thanked Mayor Ahmet Pekyatırmacı and the Selçuklu Art Academy.
Selçuklu Mayor Ahmet Pekyatırmacı said he was pleased to see such events continue to be held, stating: “My fellow citizens and art lovers fill every program we organize to capacity like this. I thank each and every one of you. Thank you, and I am grateful to have you. Today, we listened to songs by the great masters. Of course, they made music and created art, but most importantly, they brought their lived experiences to life through their work. As we were singing along to the songs earlier, I thought that each one of them carries a memory and a lived experience for all of us. That is why these works are so great and valuable. They never lose their value, even after all these years.
“We extend our endless thanks to the great masters Ferdi Tayfur, Müslüm Gürses and Orhan Gencebay. I pray for God’s mercy upon Müslüm Gürses and Ferdi Tayfur. May they rest in heaven. They left us these beautiful works, and they will live on forever through them. I also wish the great master Orhan Gencebay a long and healthy life.
“I hope that as long as we continue to value art and artists, many more masters will emerge from among us. We are working toward that goal. That is why our Art Academy exists. Through theater performances and music choirs, we hold a program almost every week, and I have complete confidence in our young people and their talents. Our children’s, youth and adult choirs perform beautiful works in every field. They bring us these wonderful experiences as a result of the training they receive here.
“I hope that, together with our team, we will continue to support and promote art and artists in the same way in the period ahead. I would like to thank the entire team, especially our choir director Elif, for giving us this magnificent evening.”
Thousands of art lovers attended the concert, along with Ferdi Tayfur’s son Timur Turanbayburt and his wife.
