| Arif Senturk | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 (age 70–71) Kumanovo, Macedonia |
| Genres | Ethnic Rumelian-Turkish folk music |
| Occupations | Balkan Folk Singer and Compiler |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1975 - present |
Arif Şentürk (born 1941, Kumanovo, Macedonia), traditional folk singer[1] and compiler. He is known as a singer who performs on the Balkan ethnical music.
Arif Senturk was born in Kumanova city of Macedonia, immigrated with his family to Turkey in 1956 after graduating Turkish primary school in Macedonia. First, his family settled in Kirklareli after that they moved to Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul. Once he worked as a barber in Zeytinburnu. He attended Bakirkoy and Yesilkoy Music Community Home. Arif Senturk took the examination of the TRT Amateur Singers and won it. He was endorsed by Nida Tufekci.
Arif Senturk, who is known compiling a lot of traditional Rumelian Turkish, Macedonian, Albanian and Gypsy folk songs, has 12 albums. The most famous songs of him are Deryalar, Ramize, Safiye, Debreli Hasan, Ani Mor Hatixhe, Oj Kosovo and Bitola Moj Roden Kraj composed by Ajri Demirovski.
Meliha, December 23, 2008
Kına Havası, December 24, 1998
Nazikem, June 4, 1990
Deryalar, January 9, 1987
Hamdi, January 9, 1987
Yemen, January 9, 1987