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Veteran Turkish singer Alpay Nazikioglu has died at the age of 91 while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Antalya, southern Türkiye.
The singer, whose best-known songs include "Eylulde Gel," "Fabrika Kizi," "Gitme" and "Ayrilik Ruzgari," passed away at Medical Park Antalya Hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment for some time.
Alpay spent much of the year in Bodrum, a coastal district in Türkiye's southwestern Mugla province, where he lived with his wife in the Gundogan neighborhood.
His death prompted expressions of grief across Türkiye's arts community, with local officials offering condolences to his family, admirers and fellow artists.
Bodrum Mayor Tamer Mandalinci told Anadolu Agency (AA) that he had learned of Alpay's death with deep sadness and extended his condolences to the music community and those who admired the singer.
Two years before his death, Alpay had welcomed an Anadolu Agency team into his home in Gundogan as part of the "Türkiye'nin Cinarlari" project, an initiative highlighting respected senior figures in Türkiye.
According to the information provided, funeral arrangements are being made for Alpay to be buried in Gundogan, the neighborhood where he had spent much of his later life.
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