As the original texts are written in Turkish, English translation is provided for non-Turkish readers. The author apologizes in advance for any and all possible changes and losses in meaning due to translation.
Müzeyyen Senar passed away today (February 8th, 2015) at the age of 97. Some of us grew up listening to her and watching her, and some of us even felt as if we knew her in person. She touched our lives through her music and left behind fine memories. Before her, there were some other names more or less like her but no one was the likes of her.
Mrs. Senar studied music with the greatest tutors of the Ottoman Empire and became the greatest classical Turkish music singer in the young Republic of Turkey. She was the last person to perform in the presence of Atatürk. Müzeyyen Senar was not a shining star that faded out in time. Her light will shine for a very long time. My deepest sympathies to her family and her fans. May she rest in peace.
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