Neşet ERTAŞ

He was born in Kırşehir as son of saz (a stringed instrument) master Muharrem Ertaş and Döne Koç. He is an outstanding artist by his voice and the style of playing “bağlama”, that is a Turkish traditional stringed instrument. He left primary school after only two years. He played in wedding ceremonies as a “köçek (dancer youth)”. During this time, he learned to play violin. He traveled to Ankara with aim of learning to play bağlama from Mustafa Çağlayan, a bağlama master. With his help, he joined the radio house. He has many successful compositions including tunes and lyrics. With his valuable works, he has contributed to development of Turkish music and culture and its presentation in the world.