Sevim Tanürek

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Sevim Tanürek
Born 1934(?)
Died 16 May 1998
Istanbul. Turkey
Genres Turkish classical music
Occupations Singer

Sevim Tanürek (1934(?) - 16 May 1998) was a Turkish classical music artist.

Early life

She performed in TRT's Radio Ankara between 1950 and 1959. Afterwards, she started her stage performances in Istanbul.[1] She released some 45rpm singles, sang together with her musical group in a number of film scores and acted also in three movies and one television series as a singer.[2]

Traffic accident and death

On 11 May 1998 at around 11:45 a.m. local time, while walking on a pedestrian crossing with a green traffic light for pedestrians, she was hit by a car and severely injured. The driver, who fled the scene of the accident was identified as Ahmet Burak Erdoğan, son of the current Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, then Mayor of Istanbul. Tanürek was taken suffering from severe traumatic brain injury first to Şişli Children's Hospital (Turkish: Şişli Etfal Hastanes), and then delivered to Taksim German Hospital (Turkish: Alman Hastanesi), where she underwent surgery and was treated in the intensive care unit. Five days after the accident, she died on 16 May 1998.[1][3][4][5]

Ahmet Burak Erdoğan allegedly did not possess a drivers' license at the time of the accident. The criminal court found Tanürek guilty on 8 out of 8 basis. Ahmet Burak Erdoğan, out of the country during the court hearing, was sentenced to three months in prison, which was converted to a bail of TL 35,000.[3][4][5]

After the accident, Tanurek's husband said that although they knew her health condition was in question, he did not expect her death. He called for the motorist to be punished, and denied agreeing to accept TL 20,000 blood money. "There cannot be forgiveness with money".[4]

Following a memorial service held in front of the Radio Istanbul building, she was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.[1][3] She is survived by her husband Ahmet and son Cavit.[5]

Recognition

In 2007, a song contest was established in her honor.[6]

Filmography

  • Güzeller Resmi Geçidi, movie (1960)[7]
  • Tosun İle Yosun, movie (1963)[8]
  • Taş Plaktan Bugüne, television series (1989)[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Erdoğan'ın oğlunun çarptığı Tanürek öldü". Milliyet (in Turkish). 1998-05-18. Retrieved 2013-06-16. 
  2. ↑ "Sevim Tanürek" (in Turkish). Sinema Türk. Retrieved 2013-06-16. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Tanürek öldü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 1998-05-18. Retrieved 2013-06-15. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "TURKEY Newsmakers-Passed Away". Hürriyet Daily News. 1998-05-24. Retrieved 2013-06-15. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Sevim Tanürek toprağa verildi". Sabah (in Turkish). 1998-05-19. Retrieved 2013-06-15. 
  6. ↑ "Tanürek'in anısına yarıştılar". Radikal (in Turkish). 2007-07-23. Retrieved 2013-06-16. 
  7. ↑ "Güzeller Resmi Geçidi" (in Turkish). Sinema Türk. Retrieved 2013-06-16. 
  8. ↑ "Tosun İle Yosun" (in Turkish). Sinema Türk. Retrieved 2013-06-16. 
  9. ↑ "Taş Plaktan Bugüne" (in Turkish). Sinema Türk. Retrieved 2013-06-16. 

External links

Sevim Tanürek at the Internet Movie Database

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