COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS

İLHAM GENCER

Ilham Gencer began his professional music career in 1946, playing piano for many years in an orchestra bearing his name. He received the "Best Composition Award" in the Bogasiçi Music Festival for his cong, "Dünyayi Dolasan Sarki" (The song that wandered the world). His song "Bak Bir Varmis Bir Yokmus" (Look, once upon a time) is a special piece that has become a symbol of Turkish pop.