Haci Arif Bey (1831-1885) was a Turkish composer from Istanbul, most known for his compositions in the ?ark? form, the most common secular form in Turkish classical music. He was a very prolific composer, who on some days, composedmore than 6-7 songs. Biography He was born in the Eyüp district of Istanbul. He was taught by the famous Dede Efendi. After Sultan Abdülmecid I became aware of his beautiful voice, he was admitted to the Muzika-yi Humayun, which was the Imperial Military Music School in the Ottoman Empire. Due to his closeness to the Sultan, he wasresponsible for teaching music to the women in the harem. He fell in love with one of the concubines, Çe?m-i Dilber, and had two children with her. He composed several songs after she left him for a merchant. His next wife from the harem also met with a tragic death from tuberculosis, also a cause for several songs by Arif Bey. He was elected the head singer in the palace,and married

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