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Âşık Veysel (Turkish: [aːˈʃɯk vejˈsæl] ; born Veysel Şatıroğlu (Turkish: [ʃaːˈtɯɾ.oːɫu] ); 25 October 1894 – 21 March 1973) was a Turkish Alevi ashik , bağlama virtuoso, and folk poet. He was born and died in the village of Sivrialan, Sivas Province , in the Ottoman Empire (later Turkey ). Blind since the age of 7, Veysel's songs were typically melancholic, and dealt with a range of themes revolving around morality, love, faith, life and death, patriotism, nature, and his own perception of the world as a blind man. Veysel is considered one of the most prominent icons of Turkish folk music and literature . Among his most popular folk songs are Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım (Turkish: I'm on a Long and Narrow Road ); "Black Earth" ( Kara Toprak ); "Let My Friends Remember Me" ( Dostlar Beni Hatırlasın ) and "Your Beauty is Worth Nothing" ( Güzelliğin On Para Etmez ). In 2022, Veysel was posthumously awarded a Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Award by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , in the "loyalty" category. In 2023, on the 50th anniversary of his death, Veysel was recommended to UNESCO for a year of commemoration, backed by Turkey, Azerbaijan , Hungary , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , North Macedonia , Ukraine , and Uzbekistan . His 125th birthday was commemorated in a Google Doodle on October 25, 2017. UNESDOC Digital Library (Programme and meeting document) .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu (October 25, 1894 – March 21, 1973), also known as just Aşık Veysel , was an Turkish minstrel and highly regarded poet of the Turkish folk literature . He was born in the Sivrialan village of the Şarkışla district, Sivas , on October 25, 1894 and died on March 21, 1973. He was an ashik , a poet , songwriter , and a bağlama and saz virtuoso, the prominent representative of the Anatolian ashik tradition in the 20th century. He was blind for most of his lifetime. His songs are usually sad tunes, often talking about the inevitability of death.
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Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu (October 25, 1894 – March 21, 1973), commonly known simply as Âşık Veysel , was a Turkish minstrel and highly regarded poet of the Turkish folk literature . He was born in the Sivrialan village of the Şarkışla district, Sivas Province . He was an ashik , poet , songwriter , and a bağlama virtuoso, the prominent representative of the Anatolian ashik tradition in the 20th century. He was blind for most of his lifetime. His songs are usually sad tunes, often dealing with the inevitability of death.However, Veysel used a wide range of themes for his lyrics; based on morals, values, and constant questioning on issues such as love, care, beliefs, and how he "saw" the world as a blind man.
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Aşık Veysel Âşık Veysel (born Veysel Şatıroğlu ; 25 October 1894 – 21 March 1973) was a Turkish ashik and highly regarded poet of the Turkish folk literature .He was born in the Sivrialan village of the Şarkışla district, in the province of Sivas . He was an ashik , poet , songwriter , and a bağlama virtuoso, the prominent representative of the Anatolian ashik tradition in the 20th century. He was blind for most of his lifetime. His songs are usually sad tunes, often dealing with the inevitability of death. However, Veysel used a wide range of themes for his lyrics; based on morals, values, and constant questioning on issues such as love, care, beliefs, and how he saw the world as a blind man.
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Turkish poet Aşık Veysel Âşık Veysel (born Veysel Şatıroğlu ; 25 October 1894 – 21 March 1973) was a Turkish Alevi ashik and highly regarded poet of the Turkish folk literature . He was born in the Sivrialan village of the Şarkışla district, in the province of Sivas . He was an ashik , poet , songwriter , and a bağlama virtuoso, the prominent representative of the Anatolian ashik tradition in the 20th century. He was blind for most of his lifetime. His songs are usually sad tunes, often dealing with the inevitability of death. However, Veysel used a wide range of themes for his lyrics; based on morals, values, and constant questioning of issues such as love, care, beliefs, and how he perceived the world as a blind man.
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turkish minstrel and highly regarded poet of the turkish folk
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turkish alevi ashik
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