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The Peninsula Qatar - Turkey mourns death of icon

Turkey mourns death of icon
April 03, 2015 - 4:09:06 pm

Istanbul---Turkey on Friday mourned the death of one of its most successful singers and songwriters, Kayahan, who won the hearts of millions with his popular love ballads.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led tributes to Kayahan Acar, known simply as Kayahan and seen by many as Turkey's number one pop icon, who doctors said had died of cancer aged 66 earlier Friday.

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