About Muhlis Akarsu
Lived 1948 – 1993 (aged 44–45). Muhlis Akarsu was a Turkish singer, poet and ashik.
Muhlis Akarsu (20 February 1948 – 2 July 1993) was a Turkish folk singer and Bağlama player. He was killed, along with 34 others, during the Sivas massacre in Sivas, Turkey when a group of Islamist rioters set fire to the hotel where the victims had gathered for the Pir Sultan Abdal festival.
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Who was Muhlis Akarsu?
Turkish country music singer (1948–1993)
When was Muhlis Akarsu born?
Muhlis Akarsu was born in 1948 in Minarekaya.
When did Muhlis Akarsu die?
Muhlis Akarsu died on 2 July 1993 in Sivas.
What was Muhlis Akarsu's occupation?
Muhlis Akarsu was a singer, poet and ashik.
What nationality was Muhlis Akarsu?
Muhlis Akarsu was Turkish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Muhlis Akarsu. https://biography.guide/muhlis-akarsu/
MLA: "Muhlis Akarsu." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/muhlis-akarsu/.
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