Ahmet Adnan Saygun (born in Izmir on September 7, 1907 - Died in Istanbul on January 6, 1991) was a Turkish composer, musicologist and writer on music. Shows the Location of the Province İzmir Izmir from space, June 1996 Izmir (Turkish spelling İzmir, contraction of its former name Smyrna), the second-largest port (after İstanbul) and the third most populous city (2,409,000 in 2000) of Turkey, is located on the Aegean Sea near the Gulf... Jump to: navigation, search September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Shows the Location of the Province İstanbul Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul; a contraction of Greek εις την πολιν into the city, the former Constantinople, Κωνσταντινούπολις) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A musicologist is someone who studies musicology. ...