Osmanoglu, Gevheri (1904–1980)

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Osmanoglu, Gevheri (1904–1980)

Turkish composer and musician. Name variations: Princess Fatma Gevheri Osmanoglu. Born in Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1904; died in 1980; granddau. of sultan Abdul-Aziz (r. 1861–76).

Player of the oud, tanbur, and lavta, wrote a number of compositions, many of them folksongs; work is preserved in recordings made by Turkish radio and tv.

See also Women in World History.

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