Ferdi Tayfur (born 1945) is a Turkish arabesque singer, actor and composer. In recent years, he has also become popular in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago, Syria and Iran. He was born in Hürriyet neighborhood of Adana, Turkey and he has led a successful career in arabesque music. Being successful in his arabesque career he is announced as the king of arabesque, a music type very popular in today's Turkey and the middle east. His father