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Deaths of prominent Turkish musicians

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The Turkish music community is mourning the loss of several prominent artists who passed away within a single week in October 2026. Nevzat Doğansoy, known professionally as Nev, died at age 57 at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital following a period of intensive care for liver disease and multiple organ failure. ~~A pop-rock singer known for blending Turkish classical music elements, he had been hospitalized after losing consciousness in early September.~~ His manager, İlker Ercan, ~~announced his death~~ noted that the singer’s health had declined significantly following the loss of his ~~time in intensive care.~~ mother two years ago. Doğansoy had been hospitalized since September 3, 2026, after losing consciousness, and had undergone intubation during his treatment. A funeral service for Doğansoy was held at the Marmara University Faculty of Theology Mosque in ~~Istanbul,~~ Üsküdar, attended by family, friends, and music industry figures, including ~~former Interior Minister~~ author Sunay Akın and AK Party Istanbul Deputy Süleyman Soylu. In a symbolic gesture, a Galatasaray football jersey was placed on his coffin. He was laid to rest in Karacaahmet Cemetery. Before his death, ~~Doğansoy~~ Doğansoy, who rose to prominence with his 2001 album ‘Her Şeye Rağmen’, had been working on a sea-themed album, including an unfinished composition based on the poem ‘Çakıl’ by Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu. Other notable losses include Alpay Nazikioğlu, a singer and songwriter who died at age 91 in Antalya, and Soner Olgun, a 67-year-old Turkish Folk Music artist who passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

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