Aşık Mahzuni Şerif (b. 17 November 1940, Berçenek / Afşin / Kahramanmaraş / Turkey – d. 17 May 2002, Porz / Köln / Germany) was a Turkish folk musician, minstrel, composer, poet, and author. [1] Mahzuni Şerif was born in Berçenek village in early 40's. The word Aşık preceding his name is a title used to indicate his position as a respected musician, but also indicates his affiliation with the Alevi variety of Shi'a Islam. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... AfÅŸin is a district of KahramanmaraÅŸ Province of Turkey. ... A view from KahramanmaraÅŸ (Around Intersection of Kibris Meydani and Trabzon Caddesi) KahramanmaraÅŸ is the capital city of KahramanmaraÅŸ Province in southeastern Turkey. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (138th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Porz (German: ) is a borough or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, It is situated on the right side of the Rhine in the south-east of the city. ... Köln may refer to: Cologne (German: Köln), the fourth largest city in Germany and largest city of the North Rhine-Westphalia state German Cruiser Köln that served from 1930-1945 mostly for the Kriegsmarine German Frigate Köln (1961-1982), a F120 Köln class frigate of... A musician is a person who plays or composes music Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Shī‘a Islam, also Shi‘ite Islam, or Shi‘ism (Arabic ) is the second largest denomination of the Islamic faith. ...

He became one of Turkey's best-known musical interpreters, and brought strong intellectual and social elements into Turkish folk music and folk poetry. He died on 17 May 2002 in Köln in Germany, four days after his arrival for medical care about his heart problems. “Folk song” redirects here. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (138th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Köln may refer to: Cologne (German: Köln), the fourth largest city in Germany and largest city of the North Rhine-Westphalia state German Cruiser Köln that served from 1930-1945 mostly for the Kriegsmarine German Frigate Köln (1961-1982), a F120 Köln class frigate of...

Chronology

• 1956: He finished primary school in Bercenek and continues in Kahramanmaraş / Elbistan Alembey village, where he learns to read and write in old Turkish language.

• 1957: He visited Mersin Astsubay school (military school).

• 1960: He started Ankara technique military school but was discarded due to undisciplinary actions.

• 1961 From this time forward he starts producing music cassettes and LPs.

His writings become more widely known. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A view from Kahramanmaraş (Around Intersection of Kibris Meydani and Trabzon Caddesi) Kahramanmaraş is the capital city of Kahramanmaraş Province in southeastern Turkey. ... Turkish () is a Turkic language, spoken mainly in Turkey, with smaller communities of speakers in Bulgaria,[3] the Republic of Macedonia,[4] Uzbekistan,[5] Cyprus,[6] Greece,[7] as well as by several million emigrants in Western Europe. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city of Mersin, see Mersin Province, (named İçel province until 2002), for information about the surrounding area. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after İstanbul. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ...

• 1972: His house in Gaziantep was set in fire and his entire archive was burned.

• 1989-1991: Asik Mahzuni was chosen for general Chief of "Halk Ozanlar Dernegi" (a music organization).

• 1997: He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and he was examined in Ulm, Germany.

• 1998: He becomes proprietor of 58 cassettes and 8 books. In several international countries his music was covered in other languages.

• 2001: He was accused^{[citation needed]} by the DGM (Turkey's state protecting court) of one of his sayings[2]. However no penalty was attributed thereafter.

• 2001: In the late 2001 he has suffered from heart problems and a heart attack.

• 2002: He passed away in Köln while under medical supervision for 4 days.

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Poems

1.

Asking and Asking

Made my mind go foolish

By hitting it on the stones

I looked for my dear fellow

By asking and asking to all

Some light out, some go out

Some get up, some get down

The palaces turn into ruins

Enduring to all

Enter Mahzuni into the friend’s affection

Snow fell on the mountain of friends

My youth in my life’s period

Is wounded all

2.

The Order of this Earth

The order of this earth is not smooth

I shall not spend it with false words

I may not execute myself

Because of my conscience

The tears drop into myself

How hard is the parch stone

I may not see the bird in the Erciyes Mountain

Because it’s blind-eyed

I have no strength besides

I planted crops but could not harvest them

The rulers decided on the order when I’m faultless

I cannot leave the friend, Mahzuni^[1]

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