Münir Nurettin Selçuk

Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900 or 1901 – April 27, 1981) was a Turkish classical musician and tenor singer.

Biography
He was born in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire in 1900 or 1901. His uncle was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha. As a youth, Selçuk studied in Hungary before returning to Turkey and becoming a musician. In 1927, he travelled to Paris for a musical education, then began working for the Istanbul Conservatory in 1953. He was the director of the Conservatory for a total of sixteen years.

Selçuk spent some time singing in stage musicals. One of Selçuk's most important legacies was the establishment of the position of lead singer in Turkish music. He died on April 27, 1981, and was buried at Aşiyan Asri Cemetery.

He had two sons, both of whom followed his footsteps into music, pianist composer Timur Selçuk, and jazz drummer composer Selim Selçuk. He has another son named Esat from his unofficial relationship with Fikriye Şakrakses, the first female tango artist of the period.

Works
He appeared in the films "Üçüncü Selim'in Gözdesi" (1950), "Hasret" (1944), "Kahveci Güzeli" (1941), and "Allah'ın Cenneti" (1939), as well as composing for three films.

External links and Filimography


1910 Gençlik Çocuk

1911 Gençliği ve Genç ve Gençlik

1912 Garipler

1932 Bir Millet Uyanıyor

1943 Dertli Pınar

1944 Günahsızlar

1946 Senede Bir Gün

1948 Aşk Köprüsü

1950 Üçünçü Selim'in Gözdesi

1951 Lale Devri

1951 Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa

1951 Yavuz Sultan Selim ve Yeniçeri Hasan

1951 Vatan ve Namık Kemal

1951 Yavuz Sultan Selim Ağlıyor

1952 Edi ile Büdü

1955 Günahkar Baba

1957 Bir Avuç Toprak

1958 Dokuz Dagin Efesi

1959 Gurbet

1965 Senede Bir Gün

1965 Sonsuz Geceler

1966 Bir Millet Uyanıyor

1966 Karaoğlan

1973 Hababam Sinifi

1974 Hababam Sinifi Uyanıyor

1975 Hababam Sinifi Kaldi

1975 Reyting Hamdi

1976 Day Day