Hasret Gültekin (May 1, 1971 - July 2, 1993) was a Kurdish musician and Poet. He was born in the Han village of Sivas/Turkey as the third child of Süleyman and Hacıhanım Gültekin.
Already at the age of 6 years he been enthusiastic about the traditional stringed instrument Saz and [[bağlama]. so he dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music. His appeal let him travel by Anatolia to investigate the authentic folk music with known and unknown national artists and to extend his knowledge. His predilection for initial and authentic folk music led him even visit Spain. Also the Spanish music and artists stamped his inspiration and extended his thirst for knowledge from Rembetiko to Flamenco.
The Kurdish-Alevi-Bektashis origin and the fact that the ethnographical cultural variety of these groups was forbade to collect music as a cultural asset occasioned him. In particular the musical protests, prayers and philosophical tradition inspired his archiving.
Till 1987 Gültekin was a musical leader of numerous productions. Besides, he accompanied numerous singers as well as musicians on Bağlama and Saz, and on şelpe and Cura aswell. Baglama is a traditional stringed instrument from the Central Turkish Area of Anatolia. Cura is a special kind of Baglama and Selpe is a special play technology which only select and very much few professional Usta control.
In 1987 Gültekin was only sixteen years old when he published his first debut album "Gün Olaydi" (Would it nevertheless a day or If it had been a Day) which he produced in own direction. In the same year he also gave his first solo concert.
In 1989 followed his other production "Gece ile Gündüz Arasinda" (Between Day and Night), which he with the known arranger Oguz Abadan and the symphony orchestra Istanbul took up. He demonstrated his mastery of the şelpe technique of Bağlama on this second album.
In 1990 there came the debut album "Newroz - Kürtce Ezgiler" (Newroz - Kurdish melodies). This first album with the exclusively Kurdish folk songs which he brought out for political reasons only in instrumental version in Turkey. At this time the Turkish government prohibited the existence of the Kurdish culture and language strictly. In the same year he produced in Cologne his album "Jiyan" (Life) to be able to complete his works also in his mother tongue "Kurdish". This album became a landmark of the Kurdish music.
In 1991 arranged Hasret Gültekin as a producer the Album "Kirivo"of the Kurdish national singer Sivan Perwer and helped with it decisively to support the quiet protest of the Kurds and to break through the bans of the Turkish government. Other productions were from Nilüfer Akbal and Riza Akkoç chanted albums Newroz 1 and Newroz 2 with which repertoire and arrangement of his talent are descended. In the same year the poet Gültekin "Rüzgarin Kanatlarinda" (On the wings of the Wind) his next solo production. Gültekin has composed in this album own poems as well as poems of Pir Sultan Abdal, Nazim Hikmet, Ahmet Arif and other poets and has interpreted.
In 1992 Hasret Gültekin took part in numerous not commercial concerts and cultural arrangements in Turkey as well as in Europe.
In 1992 and 1993 he prepared three own productions. A production with instrumental and authentic folk music as well as different instruments and modern interpretation. A series of albums with authentic folk music from different regions of Anatolia, and also from old ones orally to traditional alevitischen songs. In spring, 1993 showed Gültekin how one can also solve conflicts of the Turkish government. With the Slogan "Egenin Iki Yakasi" (Two shores of the Aegean Sea)which stand for Greece and Turkey he organised concerts with the Greek group "Prosechos" from Frankfurt in several Turkish cities among other things Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara.
On July 2, 1993 Hasret Gültekin took part in the Pir Sultan Abdal - Festival in Sivas/Turkey. At the Hotel of Madimak he became with 35 other musicians, authors, poets and intellectuals, artists and young Alevitish-Believer the victim of Islamic fundamentalists. The event is known as the Sivas massacre. He died at the age of 21.
In April 1994 the Hasret Gültekin Cultural Centre which want to continue the inheritance and world view of the late one was founded in Istanbul as well as in Cologne. In Turkey the foundation-stone has been laid as well as foundation for a music library which is led audiodidactically and also in writing The anatolia wealth of folk music, songs, poems and biographies listed and archived.
In September 1993 his Son Roni Hasret Gültekin born. He and his mother live in Germany, and hold his memory in honour.
Already at the age of 6 years he been enthusiastic about the traditional stringed instrument Saz and [[bağlama]. so he dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music. His appeal let him travel by Anatolia to investigate the authentic folk music with known and unknown national artists and to extend his knowledge. His predilection for initial and authentic folk music led him even visit Spain. Also the Spanish music and artists stamped his inspiration and extended his thirst for knowledge from Rembetiko to Flamenco.
The Kurdish-Alevi-Bektashis origin and the fact that the ethnographical cultural variety of these groups was forbade to collect music as a cultural asset occasioned him. In particular the musical protests, prayers and philosophical tradition inspired his archiving.
Till 1987 Gültekin was a musical leader of numerous productions. Besides, he accompanied numerous singers as well as musicians on Bağlama and Saz, and on şelpe and Cura aswell. Baglama is a traditional stringed instrument from the Central Turkish Area of Anatolia. Cura is a special kind of Baglama and Selpe is a special play technology which only select and very much few professional Usta control.
In 1987 Gültekin was only sixteen years old when he published his first debut album "Gün Olaydi" (Would it nevertheless a day or If it had been a Day) which he produced in own direction. In the same year he also gave his first solo concert.
In 1989 followed his other production "Gece ile Gündüz Arasinda" (Between Day and Night), which he with the known arranger Oguz Abadan and the symphony orchestra Istanbul took up. He demonstrated his mastery of the şelpe technique of Bağlama on this second album.
In 1990 there came the debut album "Newroz - Kürtce Ezgiler" (Newroz - Kurdish melodies). This first album with the exclusively Kurdish folk songs which he brought out for political reasons only in instrumental version in Turkey. At this time the Turkish government prohibited the existence of the Kurdish culture and language strictly. In the same year he produced in Cologne his album "Jiyan" (Life) to be able to complete his works also in his mother tongue "Kurdish". This album became a landmark of the Kurdish music.
In 1991 arranged Hasret Gültekin as a producer the Album "Kirivo"of the Kurdish national singer Sivan Perwer and helped with it decisively to support the quiet protest of the Kurds and to break through the bans of the Turkish government. Other productions were from Nilüfer Akbal and Riza Akkoç chanted albums Newroz 1 and Newroz 2 with which repertoire and arrangement of his talent are descended. In the same year the poet Gültekin "Rüzgarin Kanatlarinda" (On the wings of the Wind) his next solo production. Gültekin has composed in this album own poems as well as poems of Pir Sultan Abdal, Nazim Hikmet, Ahmet Arif and other poets and has interpreted.
In 1992 Hasret Gültekin took part in numerous not commercial concerts and cultural arrangements in Turkey as well as in Europe.
In 1992 and 1993 he prepared three own productions. A production with instrumental and authentic folk music as well as different instruments and modern interpretation. A series of albums with authentic folk music from different regions of Anatolia, and also from old ones orally to traditional alevitischen songs. In spring, 1993 showed Gültekin how one can also solve conflicts of the Turkish government. With the Slogan "Egenin Iki Yakasi" (Two shores of the Aegean Sea)which stand for Greece and Turkey he organised concerts with the Greek group "Prosechos" from Frankfurt in several Turkish cities among other things Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara.
On July 2, 1993 Hasret Gültekin took part in the Pir Sultan Abdal - Festival in Sivas/Turkey. At the Hotel of Madimak he became with 35 other musicians, authors, poets and intellectuals, artists and young Alevitish-Believer the victim of Islamic fundamentalists. The event is known as the Sivas massacre. He died at the age of 21.
In April 1994 the Hasret Gültekin Cultural Centre which want to continue the inheritance and world view of the late one was founded in Istanbul as well as in Cologne. In Turkey the foundation-stone has been laid as well as foundation for a music library which is led audiodidactically and also in writing The anatolia wealth of folk music, songs, poems and biographies listed and archived.
In September 1993 his Son Roni Hasret Gültekin born. He and his mother live in Germany, and hold his memory in honour.
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