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Ali Ekber Cicek
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Ali Ekber Çiçek was born 1935 in Erzincan, Turkey. His father was killed in a major earthquake and his mother couldn't afford to support his education after elementary school due to financial problems. But he attended Alevi gatherings called Cems, where he not only became familiar with playing the baglama but also with the philosophy of the Alevi sufis. He moved to İstanbul and made acquaintance with popular folk musicians. After completing mandatory military service he was given the opportunity by Muzaffer Sarısözen to perform on state-operated TRT radio broadcast services in … read more
Ali Ekber Çiçek was born 1935 in Erzincan, Turkey. His father was killed in a major earthquake and his mother couldn't afford to support his education after elementary school due to fi… read more
Ali Ekber Çiçek was born 1935 in Erzincan, Turkey. His father was killed in a major earthquake and his mother couldn't afford to support his education after elementary school due to financial problems. But he attended Alevi gather… read more