Radife Erten (1924 – 9 December 1988) was a Turkish singer, composer and conductor. She worked both as a singer and composer on the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation.[1][2][3] Erten was also a music teacher and singers such as Belkıs Özener[4] and Ayşe Mine[5] took music lessons with her.

Radife Erten
Born1924
Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey
Died9 December 1988(1988-12-09) (aged 63–64)
Istanbul, Turkey
GenresTurkish classical
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, conductor

Life and career

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Erten was born in 1924 in Beşiktaş, Istanbul,[6] to Hidayet and Mahmut.[7] She had her primary education in Beşiktaş and completed her middle school education in Nişantaşı.[3] While at the second grade of middle school, she started working at Istanbul Radio and later worked for Ankara Radio.[3][6][7] She died on 9 December 1988 in Istanbul.[7][8]

Personal life

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In 1938, she married Celal Erten.[9] The couple had two children, named Sevgi and Tuncer.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Rit, Hilmi (3 August 1967). "Radyo ve sahneden haberler". Milliyet. p. 6. İstanbul Radyosunda kendilerine topluluk şefliği teklif edilen sanatkârlardan Radife Erten ve Muzaffer Birtan bu teklifi kabul etmişler...
  2. ^ "Collection of Turkish Music / compiled by Radife Erten". Stanford Libraries. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Deniz, Kemal (8 July 1950). "Radife Erten / Radyoda sırf zevk için okuyorum, piyasa şarkılarını abuk sabuk buluyorum". Müzik Söyleşileri. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ Erkoca, Yurdaer (6 May 2006). "Sahibinin Sesinden Bir Kez Daha Boş Çerçeve". Bianet. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Ayşe Mine kimdir?". Kelebek. 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b Rit, Hilmi (5 January 1968). "Radife Erten". Hacettepe University Open Access System. Milliyet. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Radife ERTEN". Adana Musiki Derneği. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. ^ Suat Yener (3 March 2020). "Radife Erten (1923-1988)". Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Radife Erten kimdir?". Musiki Lugatı. 17 February 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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