Artist Ferdi Tayfur died at the age of 79 in the hospital where he was treated.
Ferdi Tayfur, who was transferred to Antalya by military plane upon the request of his doctors and family after his treatment in Muğla, underwent surgery at Medical Park Antalya Hospital a while ago.
Tayfur died in the same hospital.
Tayfur fell ill at his home in Marmaris on December 15, and was first transferred by ambulance to a private hospital in the district, and then to another private health institution in Muğla.
It was learned that the artist, who was treated in the intensive care unit of the general surgery department, had a stent inserted into his brain vessel during surgery performed at a hospital in Antalya and was discharged.
The artist, who received dialysis treatment for a while and had his son's kidney transplanted in Antalya in 2020, was transferred from Muğla to Antalya on the evening of December 16, where he was last treated and operated on.
Who is Ferdi Tayfur?
Ferdi Tayfur was born in 1945 in Taşçı village of Adana's Yüreğir district. His father, Cumali Bey, named his son Ferdi because he was a fan of dubbing artist Ferdi Tayfur.
After his father was killed outside the pavilion, his education ended and he started working as an apprentice in a candy store in his childhood.
He released his first record in 1968, but it did not receive the attention he expected.
While she was singing at weddings in her youth, she participated in a local music competition in Adana and came second. Despite his stepfather's obstacles, he moved to Istanbul and found a job in a casino.
When the records he released did not receive the attention he expected, he returned to his hometown Adana and took over the work on the farm. Meanwhile, he continued his music studies. Released in the 1970s, 'I Have No Peace Left', 'The Setting Sun','Birds Without Nests' It brought the artist his real fame.
released in 1992 'Prangalar' The album became one of Turkey's best-selling albums with 5 million copies.
The artist, who has acted in various films since the 1970s, had been living in Marmaris for many years.
