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Ferdi Tayfur

1945 - 2025

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Ferdi Tayfur (Turkish pronunciation: [ˌfæɾdi tajˈfuɾ]; born Ferdi Tayfur Turanbayburt; 15 November 1945 – 2 January 2025) was a Turkish singer, actor, director, songwriter and screenwriter. He was born in the Taşçı neighbourhood of Adana and led a successful career in Arabesque music. The artist, who earned nine golden certifications in total, was renowned for his songs, which he included in motion pictures as well. In the Turkish media, he was commonly known as "Ferdi Baba". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdi Tayfur is the 828th most popular actor (up from 2,110th in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 820th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Actor.

Ferdi Tayfur is most famous as a Turkish arabesque singer, composer, and actor, known for his deeply emotional songs and poetic lyrics that resonate with themes of love, longing, and hardship. He became a cultural icon in Turkey with hits like Derbeder and Huzurum Kalmadı, and also gained recognition for his roles in arabesque films.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ferdi Tayfur ranks 828 out of 13,578. Before him are Loie Fuller, Eva Marie Saint, Mark Harmon, Tony Shalhoub, Kathleen Turner, and Hugo Weaving. After him are Marthe Keller, Roberts Blossom, Danny Aiello, Pedro Pascal, Harry Carey Jr., and Pierre Brice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Ferdi Tayfur ranks 98. Before him are Türkan Şoray, Frans Sammut, Svetlana Gerasimenko, Dirk Benedict, Van Morrison, and Pete Townshend. After him are Jacqueline du Pré, Richard Thaler, Marthe Keller, Micheline Calmy-Rey, Daniel Davis, and Go Nagai. Among people deceased in 2025, Ferdi Tayfur ranks 54. Before him are Jair da Costa, Svetlana Gerasimenko, Sam Nujoma, Alasdair MacIntyre, Lalo Schifrin, and Georgios Roubanis. After him are Max Romeo, Heikki Hasu, Bertrand Blier, Joan Plowright, Akinori Nakayama, and Dag Solstad.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ferdi Tayfur ranks 452 out of 1,347. Before him are Boris II of Bulgaria (931), Gevherhan Sultan (1544), Licinia Eudoxia (422), Sisygambis (-301), Menua (-900), and Jovan Vladimir (990). After him are Theodore I Palaiologos (1355), Hethum I, King of Armenia (1215), Gülbahar Hatun (1453), Eubulides (-500), Mithridates I of Pontus (-400), and Procopius (325).

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Among ACTORS In Türkiye

Among actors born in Türkiye, Ferdi Tayfur ranks 3. Before him are Nebahat Çehre (1944), and Türkan Şoray (1945). After him are Tchéky Karyo (1953), Halit Ergenç (1970), Vahide Perçin (1965), Cüneyt Arkın (1937), Tuncel Kurtiz (1936), Haluk Bilginer (1954), Magali Noël (1931), Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (1983), and Kemal Sunal (1944).

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