Turkish singer Zeki Muren (Turkish: Zeki Müren) (1931-1996) grew up in the provincial capital city of Bursa in western Turkey. Zeki Müren File links The following pages link to this file: Zeki Muren Categories: Images with unknown source ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Bursa (formerly known as Brusa or Prusa) is the capital of the Bursa Province in northwestern Turkey. ...

From 1950 to 1953 he studied Decorative Arts in Istanbul at the Fine Arts Academy, while launching his musical career. Zeki’s first album was issued in 1951 when he was a regular singer on Istanbul Radio. Later he moved on to Turkish cinema starring in eighteen films and writing many of the musical scores. Muren was also a gifted poet, publishing "Bildircin Yagmuru" (The Quail Rain) in 1951. In 1955 he produced his first Gold Record, and for many years he reigned as "Artist of the Year" . 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article is about the city. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ...

In his forty-five-year professional career he composed more than one hundred songs and made more than two hundred recordings. He was celebrated as the "Sun" of classical Turkish music, and affectionately called "Pasha" by all. He died on stage in the city of Izmir on 24 September 1996. Shows the Location of the Province İzmir Izmir from space, June 1996 Izmir (Turkish spelling İzmir, contraction of its original Greek name Smyrna, Σμυρνη), 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... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...