Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including becoming a danger to themselves and others, though not all such acts are considered insanity. In modern usage ''insanity'' is most commonly encountered as an informal unscientific term denoting mental instability, or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense. In the medical profession the term is now avoided in favor of diagnoses of specific mental illness such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. When discussing mental illness in general terms, "psychopathology" is considered a preferred descriptor.

In English, the word "sane" derives from the Latin adjective ''sanus'' meaning "healthy". The phrase "mens sana in corpore sano" is often translated to mean a "healthy mind in a healthy body". From this perspective, insanity can be considered as poor health of the mind, not necessarily of the brain as an organ (although that can affect mental health), but rather refers to defective function of mental processes such as reasoning. A Latin phrase for "sane" is "compos mentis" (lit. "of composed mind"), and a euphemistic term for insanity is "non compos mentis". In law, mens rea means having had criminal intent, or a guilty mind, when the act (actus reus) was committed.

Historical views and treatment

Madness, the non-legal word for insanity, has been recognized throughout history in every known society. Primitive cultures turned to witch doctors or shamans to apply magic, herbal mixtures, or folk medicine to rid deranged persons of evil spirits or bizarre behavior, for example. Archaeologists have unearthed skulls (at least 7000 years old) that have small round holes bored in them using flint tools. It has been conjectured that the subject may have been thought to have been possessed by devils which the holes would allow to escape. However, more recent research on the historical practice of trepanation supports the hypothesis that this procedure was medical in nature and intended as means of treating cranial trauma.

In ancient Israel it was held that disturbances of the mind or emotions were caused by "supernatural forces" or an angry God, as a punishment for sin or failure to follow the commandments. The Old Testament is replete with references to kings and commoners that go insane, and the Jewish prophets were thought to be psychologically abnormal because they acted in strange ways, departed markedly from the norm in appearance, and foretold of future events that few understood.

The Greeks replaced concepts of the supernatural with a secular view, believing that afflictions of the mind did not differ from diseases of the body. They saw mental and physical illness as a result of natural causes and an imbalance in bodily humors. Hippocrates frequently wrote that an excess of black bile resulted in irrational thinking and behavior. although the criterion for insanity was sharply set as the defendant had to be found "''non compos mentis''", a term meaning with "no power of mind". The Middle Ages, however, witnessed the end of the progressive ideas of the Greeks and Romans.

During the 18th century, the French and the British introduced humane treatment of the clinically insane, though the criteria for diagnosis and placement in an asylum were considerably looser than today, often including such conditions as Speech disorder, speech impediments, epilepsy and depression.

Europe's oldest asylum is the Bethlem Royal Hospital of London, also known as Bedlam, which began admitting the mentally ill in 1403. The first American asylum was built in Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1773. Before the 19th century these hospitals were used to isolate the mentally ill or the socially ostracized from society rather than cure them or maintain their health. Pictures from this era portrayed patients bound with rope or chains, often to beds or walls, or restrained in straitjackets.

In medicine

Insanity is no longer considered a medical diagnosis but is a legal term in the United States, stemming from its original use in common law. The disorders formerly encompassed by the term covered a wide range of mental disorders now diagnosed as organic brain syndromes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychotic disorders.

Legal use of the term

In United States criminal law, insanity may serve as an affirmative defense to criminal acts and thus does not need to negate an element of the prosecution's case such as general or specific intent. The States differ somewhat in their definition of insanity but most follow the guidelines of the Model Penal Code. All jurisdictions require a sanity evaluation to address the question first of whether or not the defendant has a mental illness.

Most courts accept a major mental illness such as psychosis but will not accept the diagnosis of a personality disorder for the purposes of an insanity defense. The second question is whether the mental illness interfered with the defendant's ability to distinguish right from wrong. That is, did the defendant know that the alleged behavior was against the law at the time the offense was committed.

Additionally, some jurisdictions add the question of whether or not the defendant was in control of their behavior at the time of the offense. For example, if the defendant was compelled by some aspect of their mental illness to commit the illegal act, the defendant could be evaluated as not in control of their behavior at the time of the offense.

The forensic mental health specialists submit their evaluations to the court. Since the question of sanity or insanity is a legal question and not a medical one, the judge and or jury will make the final decision regarding the defendant's status regarding an insanity defense.

In most jurisdictions within the United States, if the insanity plea is accepted, the defendant is committed to a psychiatric institution for at least 60 days for further evaluation, and then reevaluated at least yearly after that.

Insanity is generally no defense in a civil lawsuit. However, in civil cases, the insanity of the ''plaintiff'' can toll the statute of limitations for filing a suit until the plaintiff has recovered from this condition, or until a statute of repose has run.

Feigned insanity

Feigned insanity is the simulation of mental illness in order to avoid or lessen the consequences of a confrontation or conviction for an alleged crime. A number of treatises on medical jurisprudence were written during the nineteenth century, the most famous of which was Isaac Ray in 1838 (fifth edition 1871); others include Ryan (1832), Taylor (1845), Wharton and Stille (1855), Ordronaux (1869), Meymott (1882). The typical techniques as outlined in these works are the background for Dr. Neil S. Kaye's widely recognized guidelines that indicate an attempt to feign insanity.

One particularly famous example of someone feigning insanity was the case of Mafia boss Vincent Gigante, who pretended for years to be suffering from dementia, and was often seen wandering aimlessly around his neighborhood in his pajamas muttering to himself. However, testimony from informants and surveillance showed that Gigante was in full control of his faculties the whole time, and ruled over his Mafia family with an iron fist.

Today feigned insanity is considered malingering. In a 2005 court case, ''United States v. Binion'', the defendant was prosecuted and convicted for obstruction of justice (adding to his original sentence) because he feigned insanity in a Competency to Stand Trial evaluation.

References

External links

Rosenhan, David L. "On Being Sane in Insane Places."

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name	Esha Deol
birth date	November 02, 1982
birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
education	Mithibai College
occupation	Actress
yearsactive	2002–present
birthname	Esha Dharmendra Deol
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Esha Deol (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.

Personal life

Esha was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and given the full name of Esha Dharmendra Deol. The name 'Esha' comes from the Upanishads and is derived from the Sanskrit language meaning "the divine beloved". She has a younger sister named Ahana. She is the half-sister of actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. She is part Punjabi and part Tamil and speaks Tamil with her mother and sister.

She has the Gayatri Mantra and a symbol of the yoga asana Scorpio in a sunburst tattooed on her back and a scorpion with a small red heart on her left breast.

She is passionate about football and plays the midfielder position. She was captain of her school football team, represented her college in handball at the state level and was selected for the Indian national woman's football team.

Education

Deol attended Mithibai College in Mumbai where she planned to be become a fashion designer.

Deol trained in the Odissi dancing style under Mumbai Odissi guru Rabindra Atibuddhi.

She was trained by and performs classical Bharatanatyam dance with her mother.

Career

Deol's film career began with ''Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche'' for which she won three awards. She released several unsuccessful films in 2003. In 2004 she played a French teacher in ''Aayutha Ezhuthu''. She went on to repeat the role in the Hindi remake ''Yuva''. The same year, she appeared in the multistarrer ''Dhoom''.

Deol's portrayal of a notorious and vengeful ghost in Ram Gopal Verma's ''Darling'' (2007) was reviewed positively. Taran Adarsh from ''indiaFM'' noted that, "Esha Deol is excellent in a role that’s nothing short of a challenge. It would’ve boomeranged had it been entrusted to any inferior actor, but Esha is in terrific form here. This should be the turning point in her career."

She is set to star in her mother's next directorial venture with Rekha and Abhishek Bachchan and also a film in which she is cast with her mother.

Deol's next film is called ''Tell Me Oh Khuda''. She will portray the lead role in the film opposite Rishi Kapoor. She will also appear in Shivam Nair's ''Ghost Ghost Na Raha'' with Rahul Bose and Ayaz Khan.

Awards

2002: Filmfare Best Debut Award for ''Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe''

2002: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female for ''Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe''

2003: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Female Debut for ''Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe''

Filmography

Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
rowspan="3"	2002	''Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe''	Eisha Singh	Filmfare Best Debut Award
''Na Tum Jaano Na Hum''	Esha Malhotra
''Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa''	Esha
rowspan="3"	2003	''Kucch To Hai''	Tanya
''Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne''	Tina Khanna
''LOC Kargil''	Dimple
rowspan="3"	2004	''Aayutha Ezhuthu''
''Yuva''	Radhika
''Dhoom''	Sheena
rowspan="6"	2005	''Insan''	Heena
''Kaal''	Riya Thapar
''Main Aisa Hi Hoon''	Maya Trivedi
''Dus''	Neha
''No Entry''	Pooja
''Shaadi No. 1''	Diya
rowspan="2"	2006	''Pyare Mohan''	Preeti
''Ankahee (2006 film)	Ankahee''	Kavya Krishna
rowspan="3"	2007		Ritika Khanna
''Darling (2007 Hindi film)	Darling''	Geeta
''Cash (2007 film)	Cash''	Pooja
rowspan="4"	2008
'' Money Hai Toh Honey Hai''
'' One Two Three (2008 film)	One Two Three''	Jiya
'' Hijack (2008 film)	Hijack''	Saira
rowspan="2"	2011	''Tell Me O Kkhuda''	Reshma
''Chai Garam''	Sanjanna
rowspan="2"	2012	''Ghost Ghost Na Raha''	Sanjana
''Kaanch - The Broken Glass''

Television work

''Baa Bahu Aur Baby''

''Rendezvous with Simi Garewal'' 2 episodes

''Koffee with Karan'' 3 episodes

References

External links

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name	Murat Boz
background	solo_singer
birth name	Murat Boz
birth date	March 07, 1980
origin	Turkey
instrument	Vocals
genre	Pop, R&B;
Occupation	Singer-songwriterperformer
years active	2006 - Present
label	DSM (2008-2009)Stardium (2006-2008)
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Murat Boz was born on March 7, 1980 in Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey, currently resides in Istanbul is a Turkish pop singer. He is currently the tallest Popstar in the Turkey standing at 1.83 Meters.

Biography

Early life

"Murat Boz" completed his primary and secondary education in Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak, then in 1995-1996 he attended a fine art oriented high school in İstanbul. At the time he pursued his musical career at various music halls as a backing vocalist.

In 1998 he won a nationwide contest held for High school students for best male solo vocalist, which was organized by the "Milliyet" newspaper (a major Turkish newspaper). In 1999, Boz attained a scholarship at Istanbul Bilgi University, where he studied Jazz music. Then in 2003, Boz continued his education at "İstanbul Technical University".

Musical career

Boz first entered the Turkish music scene in 2004 where he featured in Nil Karaibrahimgil's music video "Bronzlaşmak". A year later he featured on the single Yalan, which was released by Turkish girl group Hepsi.

It wasn't till the summer of 2006 where Boz released his first single "Aşkı Bulamam Ben", whom he work with Nil Karaibrahimgil once again. His follow up single "Maximum" earned him his first number one single on the Billboard Turkey chart. His debut album was released some time after, also titled "Maximum", proved to be a great success also and propelled him even further in the Turkish music scene. All his releases were made under Stardium label.

Some of the other names Boz has worked with include Tarkan, Ajda Pekkan, Shakira, Nilüfer, Nazan Öncel, Hande Yener. Boz has also advertised for many commercials, such as McDonald's, "İstikbal" and Cola Turka.

In 2008, Murat released his third single, Uçurum, under a new label, DSM. The single peaked at 9 on the Turkish Billboard chart. After the single Uçurum, he released his second studio album Şans.

Interviews

Recently for an interview for a local newspaper named 'Hurriyet' ,Murat Boz told her , ' I really love Eliz Sakucoglu ,If I took a decision about marriage It would be with her . They have been together since 2005. Nowadays,They are being run to marriage.

Discography

Albums

2007: "Maximum"

2009: "Şans"

2010: "Hayat Sana Güzel"

2010: "Asklarim Büyük Benden"

Awards

2007, Kral TV Müzik Ödülleri

En iyi çıkış yapan erkek sanatçı(en. The best new male artist)

2007, Altın Kelebek Ödülleri

En iyi çıkış yapan (en. The best new artist)

2007, İstanbul Fm Altın Ödülleri

* En iyi video klip (en. The best video clip)

Notes

External links

Murat Boz Official Web Site

Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Turkish male singers Category:Turkish pop singers Category:Turkish-language singers

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Coordinates	4°54′″N80°31′″N
name	Alim Qasimov
background	solo_singer
born	1957
origin	Shamakhi, Azerbaijan
instrument	Singing, Daf
genre	Mugham, Ashiq
occupation	Musician
years active	1977–present
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Alim Qasimov (born 1957) is an Azerbaijani musician, and one of the foremost mugam singers in Azerbaijan. He was awarded the International Music Council-UNESCO Music Prize in 1999, one of the highest international accolades for music. His music is characterised by his vocal improvisation and represents a move away from the traditional style of mugham. Qasimov has recorded nine albums, three of which are mugham albums with his daughter, Ferghana Qasimova.

According to ''The New York Times'', "Alim Qasimov is simply one of the greatest singers alive, with a searing spontaneity that conjures passion and devotion, contemplation and incantation."

Biography

Formative years

Born in 1957, Qasimov grew up in Nobur near Shamakha, Azerbaijan, a village 100 km north of the capital Baku. His family worked on a Soviet commune and Qasimov worked alongside his parents from a young age. He later reflected that growing up in poverty helped him to live modestly later in life and he never attempted to extricate himself from his peasant background. Qasimov's father was an occasional singer with a good voice but he was a humble man; he never pursued a professional career in singing. Qasimov on the other hand was a keen singer from a young age and his parents noticed his musical desire. Lacking the money to buy him an instrument, his father used a frame and a goat's stomach lining to make a crude drum for his son.

He began singing at religious events and his parents suggested that he study music at school. The form proved difficult for him at times: once, while performing in a local music contest at the age of fourteen, the audience —thinking he did not grasp the correct traditional style—laughed him off the stage. Despite various setbacks, his parents urged him to persist and he did, enrolling in the Musiki Mektebi state music school in Baku at 21-years-old. The course consisted of four years of study, specialising in vocal technique and mugham — the repertoire of classical Azerbaijani song. It was here that Qasimov honed his voice and his teachers were so impressed that they encouraged him to take the final exams two years early. He refused, stating that he still needed time to perfect his abilities. He had realised that music was no longer a pastime for him, but rather a necessity, saying his sole talent and desire was for music. Over the final years of his study he refined his vocal technique, easily passing the final exam, but he later reflected that he had placed too much emphasis on vocal perfection; he believed it was not until later that he fully understood the deeper content and emotion of mugham.

Professional career

Qasimov began singing professionally while Azerbaijan was still under Soviet rule and the mugham form had not received support from the state. Performances were restricted and, whilst a few singers aimed to preserve the history of the traditional style, the ruling communist party largely regarded it as a local curiosity. However, Qasimov's growing popularity was accompanied by declining Soviet influence and in 1983 he won the national Jabbar Garyaghdioghlu Singing Competition.

As his career progressed he was recognised internationally, winning awards at the 1983 and 1987 UNESCO Symposia on Traditional and Modern Art of Central Asian ans Asian Countries. His tours were very well received in his both home country and abroad; as travel outside the Soviet Union was rare for citizens at the time, his tours and concerts garnered much press and many television announcements. As his career was blossoming, so was his personal life — Qasimov and his wife, Tamilla Aslanova, had their first child in 1980, Ferghana Qasimova, and later had two more children: a son, Gadir, and second daughter, Dilruba. Despite such changes, Qasimov's background continued to shape his personality and music, dismissing the foreign influences found in cities and television.

Over time, Qasimov's style had developed to include not only traditional Azerbaijani music and mugham, but also ashiq, a rural bardic tradition with roots in Turkey, Azerbaijan and the Azeri region of Iran. In addition, he was influenced by artists from other disciplines, placing particular importance on Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: "When I heard him in concert many doors were opened for me and many questions answered". His success was all the more impressive for he had broken from the traditional style of mugham and brought his own interpretation to the genre. He saw this as a way of showing mugham to a wider audience and making it relevant to contemporary society, saying: "The world in which we live changes daily. Music has to lend emotional expression to this vitality. I accommodate that by seeking out new paths and interpretations". Similarly he revolutionised the strict mugham instrumentation, introducing his own improvisation and including new sounds such as the double-reeded balaban (also known as a duduk), the clarinet and the nagara, a metal-bodied drum. Additionally, he remained conscious of the need to modernise when choosing his ensemble; mixing older, experienced players with younger, more dynamic musicians.

The 1990s saw Qasimov tour widely with concerts in Iran, Brazil, the United States and throughout Europe. His music gained more exposure in Europe and North America when a chance meeting with American musician Jeff Buckley at a classical music festival in France resulted in a collaboration. Buckley was a fan of Qasimov's music and they performed a duet of "What Will You Say" which featured on Buckley's ''Live à l'Olympia'' release. Buckley, an avid listener of Qawwali, was highly impressed with Qasimov's performance, noting: "he just came with his drum, and he sang, and it was so pure and effortless... That's what the voice is for". Qasimov was equally pleased with the collaboration, stating that his American counterpart "was very gifted and had a real feeling for Eastern people." The performance resulted in the introduction of Qasimov's music to a broader Western audience.

Revitalised by Azerbaijan's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, the artistic importance of Azeri culture, including both Qasimov and mugham, began to be recognised internationally. Qasimov was named the "People's Artist of Azerbaijan" in 1993 and earned the highest honour in his field in 1999 when he won the International IMC-UNESCO Music Prize — an award given to high calibre musicians such as Dmitri Shostakovich, Leonard Bernstein, Ravi Shankar and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Partly helped by Qasimov's extensive touring and promotion of mugham, UNESCO proclaimed the mugham of Azerbaijan a "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" in 2003, reassuring the preservation of a centuries-old classical tradition. Similarly, the preservation of Qasimov's own music was assured as he recorded and internationally released his music for the first time, beginning with ''Classical Mugham'', a 1996 collaboration with the Mansurov brothers, and following with ''Azerbaijan: Art of the Mugham'' and ''Legendary Art of Mugham'' in 1998.

2000 to present: Introducing Ferghana

Qasimov's daughter, Ferghana Qasimova, had been informally practising with her father since the age of sixteen and was an avid student of mugham. By the age of twenty she had become a fully-fledged singer in her own right and Qasimov chose to introduce his daughter into his ensemble. Ferghana first appeared on 1997's ''The Legendary Art of Mugham'' on which the two shared the vocal tasks on the song Getme Getme. Their next album included a track, Bagishlamani, dedicated to his forebear; Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The release marked a high point for Qasimov as it was his first widely available release to western audiences and it proved a critical success. His aim to reconnect younger generations with mugham began to pay dividends; not only was he appealing to traditional Islamic sections of the Azerbaijani population, but also to more Americanised and modern audiences. The break through amongst the younger generations spurred him on: "Sometimes young people come up after a concert to thank me. That's like giving me wings. I feel so elated when I can awaken such feelings in people while they are still young; mugham is not an easy genre for young people to understand".

Qasimov recorded and released further works with ''The Art of Mugham'' in 1997 and ''Central Asian Series, Vol. 6: Spiritual Music of Azerbaijan'' in 2007. He toured throughout Europe, now bringing Ferghana along with him, and was in demand to appear at spiritual music festivals in countries such as France and Egypt. Their performances were often critically acclaimed, regardless of the location. Remarking upon a performance in London as part of "Voices of Central Asia", Michael Church stated in ''The Independent'' that "initial shock turned to delight as we were drawn into his intimate, multicoloured world". The father and daughter duo paid dividends and, following their performance in Cairo in May 2008, ''Al-Ahram Weekly'' stressed the qualities of their powerful vocal unity and stage presence, describing Qasimov as "a master of mugham".

Their brand of mugham proved equally popular the following September, performing a collaboration with experimental classical group the Kronos Quartet. Band leader David Harrington was keen to work with the Azerbaijani for the Ramadan Nights Festival, saying: "I realised his voice was as unique as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's, or the tenor John McCormack's in Irish ballads, or Bessie Smith's in St Louis Blues. There's a special quality to that voice, a connection between it and his inner life...he is up there in the top five of all time [singers]". Despite initial problems involving the Kronos Quartet's arrangements and Qasimov's improvisation, the event received positive reviews. Robin Denselow of ''The Guardian'' opined that Qasimov "is certainly one of the most thrilling, unashamedly emotional performers on the planet, and the finest exponent of mugham".

Influence and legacy

In 21 November 2009, he was included in a ''500 most influential Muslims of world'' book. The Icelandic singer Björk complimented Qasimov, by naming him as her "favourite singer alive today".

Discography

Albums

''Classical Mugham'' (3 January 1996)

''The Art of Mugham: Azerbaidjan'' (Live) (1 December 1997)

''The Mugham of Azerbaidjan'' (1 October 1999)

''Love's Deep Ocean'' (11 October 1999) with Ferghana Qasimova

''The Legendary Art of Mugham'' (15 October 1997) with Alim Qasimov Ensemble

''Central Asian Series, Vol. 6: Spiritual Music of Azerbaijan'' (25 September 2007) with Ferghana Qasimova

"Intimate dialogue" - Live at Morgenland Festival Osnabrück 2009 with Ferghana Qasimova

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions						Album
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	"I’m your Goddess" (David Vendetta feat. Tara McDonald and Alim Qasimov)	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

Further reading

Alim and Fergana Qasimov: The Master and his Pearl Interview with Qasimov in ''Al-Ahram Weekly''

External links

Alim and Ferghana Qasimov performing live

Category:1957 births Category:Living people Category:Azerbaijani singers Category:People from Shamakhi

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Ferdi Tayfur (Born: Ferdi Tayfur Turanbayburt, born November 15, 1945) is a Turkish arabesque singer, actor and composer. In recent years, he has also become popular in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago, Syria and Iran. He achieved estimated sales of over 50-60 million records worldwide.

He was born in Hurriyet neighbourhood of Adana, Turkey and he has led a successful career in arabesque music. 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.

His father, Cumali, who was a big fan of a famous theater and dubbing actor "Ferdi Tayfur" named his youngest son after him. 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. Ferdi Tayfur went to Istanbul when he was 17 with dreams of becoming a famous singer. He was not able to succeed on doing this and so he returned to Adana after a short stay in Istanbul.

He came back to Istanbul in the early 1970s and his constant attempts to become a singer finally started to pay off.

He has got over 100 music albums and over 30 films in his credit and he has received the prestigious Golden Album Award 9 times.

In 2000, he almost lost one of his toes due to diabetes. He has got millions of fans both in Turkey and in Europe (particularly among Turks in Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark and The Netherlands).

References

Category:1946 births Category:People from Adana Category:Living people Category:Turkish actors Category:Turkish singer-songwriters Category:Turkish male singers Category:Pop folk singers

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