Haşim VATANDAŞ

Haşim VATANDAŞ

by | Nov 19, 2008 | 2008, Strategic Vision Award offered for Artist

Haşim VATANDAŞ He was born in Konya in 1952. He completed his  primary and secondary education in Konya. He graduated from the Department of Cinema – TV of Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts. He directed cartoons and documentaries. He worked as the coordinator of the...
Çağan IRMAK

Çağan IRMAK

by | Nov 5, 2008 | 2008, Strategic Vision Award offered for Artist

Çağan IRMAK ( Director ) He was born in İzmir in 1970. He finished the Department of Radio-TV-Cinema of Ege University. He hit the headlines in Turkey with the famous TV show Asmalı Konak. Later he wrote and directed another TV show which describes the complicated,...
Zülfü LİVANELİ

Zülfü LİVANELİ

by | Nov 5, 2008 | 2007, Strategic Vision Award offered for Artist

Zülfü LİVANELİ He was born in Konya in 1946. He has received many national and international awards. His songs have been voiced by John Baez, Maria Faraondouri and other famous artists. He is one of the Turkey’s most important figures in the areas of culture, art and...
Orhan GENCEBAY

Orhan GENCEBAY

by | Nov 5, 2008 | 2007, Strategic Vision Award offered for Artist

Orhan GENCEBAY He was born in Samsun in 1944. He started his music career by taking violin and mandolin lessons from Emin Tarakcı when he was 6 years-old. He grasped the Turkish music and bağlama at the age of 7. With the age of 10, he started to compose. His father’s...
Neşet ERTAŞ

Neşet ERTAŞ

by | Nov 5, 2008 | 2007, Strategic Vision Award offered for Artist

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...