Fatih Kısaparmak (b. 31 January 1961) the Turkish famous Idealistic is a Turkish folk music artists, composer, poet, musician, TV programme speaker and baglama virtuoso.[1] He is especially known for his election music for the MHP against the Marxist-Minded and Apoist Turkish folk music artist Ahmet Kaya in the 1999 Turkish general election.

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Fatih Kısaparmak
Kısaparmak in March 2010
Born	31 January 1961 Maden, Elazığ, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Other names	Modern Ashik, Men Kilim, The Folk Father
Occupation	Musician, Artist, Composer, Poet, Television speaker, Turkish folk music artists and baglama virtuoso
Spouse	Şebnem Ergür (m.1991)
Children	Ozan Kısaparmak (b. 1996), Kaan Kısaparmak (b. 2001)
Parents	Necip Kısaparmak (b.1939) (father) Yıldız Güngör (b.1943-d.2015) (mother)

Early life

Born in Maden, Elazığ, his mother Yıldız Güngör is a retired primary school teacher, and his father Necip Kısaparmak is a high school teacher, bureaucrat and the coordinating principal of various high ranking schools and institutions. In 1991, he married economist for Şebnem Ergür who was a television news presenter for TRT 1, Star TV, Kanal 6, Kanal 7, STV and FOX TV. The couple have two sons, Ozan and Kaan.

Career

After tertiary education, Fatih Kısaparmak was the music presenter for Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory and TRT Ankara Radio, his artworks could also be found in State Arts Galeri. He was a photojournalist for Ortadoğu newspaper while he was studying at Ankara Bahçelievler High School. In his university years, many of his poems, interviews and research papers were published in various arts and literature magazines. 2007-2008 speaker for the wife of Şebnem Kısaparmak together of television program of Kanal 7, 2008-2009 history and FOX TV and Şebnem ve Fatih'le musician-party programmer. He started his professional music and songwriting career in 1985. His first song Kilim was a huge success. He then released 15 music albums and wrote over 200 songs. He was known as the Modern Ozan, Men Kilim and The Folk of Father. Fatih Kısaparmak formed two concert orchestras called Group Kilim and Group Mozaic. He held a charity concert for Erzincan Earthquake, Gölcük Earthquake and Pakistan earthquake to help organizations like Darüşşafaka and UNICEF. Alongside Turkey, he held concerts in USA, Russia, Germany, Austria, France, Holland, Belgium, Northern Cyprus, Central Asia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Venezuela. Fatih Kısaparmak was also in the managerial position for three seasons for Malatyaspor and Elazığspor soccer teams. He was also a member and manager of İstanbul- Elazığ Cultural Foundation and other foundations in Elazığ. He has received over 70 awards from leading Turkish organizations, his most recent in 2000 being a doctorate title for his contributions in Turkish folk music from Fırat University.

Albums

• Kilim - Nazlı Bebe (1987) (Ferdifon Music)
• Yarına Kaç Var - Bekle Küçüğüm (1989) (Quality Trade Plaque)
• Cemre Düşünce (1990) (Caravan Plaque)
• Güneşi Biz Uyandırdık (1991) (Istanbul Plaque)
• Portakal Çiçeğim (1992) (Sindoma Music)
• Dicle'nin Oğlu (1993) (Great Record)
• Hoşçakal (1994) (Ulus Music)
• Fatih Kısaparmak'tan Hitler (1994) (Prestige Music)
• Mozaik 1 (1995) (Gürses Cassettecilik)
• Mozaik 2 (1996) (Ozulku Music)
• Olur Mu Böyle Hasan (1998) (İdobay Music)
• Mor Salkımlı Sokak...Ve Senin Şiirlerim (1999) (Erol Köse Production)
• Bu Dağ Ne Rüzgarlar Gördü (2000) (Gold Record)
• Vay Benim Hayallerim (2001) (Akbas Music)
• Sevdaysa Sevda, Kavgaysa Kavga (2003) (GAM Music)
• Ben İki Kere Ağladım (2004) (Kalan Music)
• Belki Dönemem Anne (2007) (TMC Music)
• Mor Salkimli Sokak ve Senin Siirlerim (2008) (Arpeggio Production)
• Ask Ve Özgürlük Icin (2009) (Black Sea Music)
• Sonsuza Kadar (2012) (Iberian Music)
• Bu Şehir Benden Sorulur (2022) (Poll Production)

References