COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS

MEHMET ÖZBEK

Born in 1945 in Urfa, Mehmet Özbek is a graduate of the Istanbul University Department of Literature. He received his musical education at the Municipal Conservatory, and entered the permanent staff of Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) in 1966, where he has served in a variety of capacities including vocalist and choral director as well as administrator. He has collected hundreds of folk songs, and is especially renowned as a performer of music from Anatolia and Kerkük.