Ersen

Numerous talents have played important roles -- both big and small -- in the development of the Turkish music history. However, when the style under consideration is Anadolu pop, no one was as revered, diverse, and long-lived as Ersen. Featuring Ersen's soft, intimate vocal style, his timeless early works are celebrated all around the world. Born as Ersen Dinleten on July 4, 1946, in a poor neighborhood in Istanbul, he became interested in music at an early age. His father (a hero according to Ersen) was interested in the violin, so Ersen learned to play his father's instrumen...