

In 2000, he almost lost one of his toes due to diabetes. He has got over 100 music albums and over 30 films in his credit and he has received the prestigious Golden Album Award nine times. Skip to main content Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. He came back to Istanbul in the early 1970s and his constant attempts to become a singer finally started to pay off. He was not able to succeed on doing this and so he returned to Adana after a short stay in Istanbul. Ferdi Tayfur went to Istanbul when he was 17 with dreams of becoming a famous singer. After his father was killed, he was not able to continue his education because he had to work in the cotton fields of Cukurova to support his family. His father, Cumali, who was a big fan of a famous theater and dubbing actor "Ferdi Tayfur" named his youngest son after him. Being successful in his arabesque career he has been announced as the King of Arabesque, a music type very popular in today's Turkey and the middle east. He was born in Hurriyet neighbourhood of Adana, Turkey and he has led a successful career in arabesque music. He achieved estimated sales of over 50-60 million records worldwide. In recent years, he has also become popular in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago,Syria and Iran. Ferdi Tayfur (Born: Ferdi Tayfur Turanbayburt, born November 15, 1945) is one of Turkey's most successful and famous Turkish arabesque singer, actor and composer.
