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Mahzuni Şerif
Person · male · Turkey · Afşin district · born 1940 · died 2002 · recording since 1980
Turkish poet (1940–2002)
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Also known as Asik Mahzuni Serif · Aşık Mahzuni Şerif · Mahsuni Serif · Mashuni Serif
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 7◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1940s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Maraş Dramı
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
1990s
2000s
Biography
English biography50 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1315320560
Biography
Şerif Cırık, popularly known as Aşık Mahsuni Şerif, was a Turkish ashik, folk musician, composer, poet, and author. Aşık is a title used to indicate his position as a respected musician and his relationship with Alevism.
Early life
Mahsuni Şerif was born in the Berçenek village of Afşin, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey in 1940.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (10 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 52:28
A1Maraş Dramı10:12A2Unuttu Bizi4:30A3Usandım6:11A4Adamın Delisi6:44B1Bugün Bizde Bayram Var4:28B2Sarı Çizmelime Selam3:58B3Deli Delirir4:34B4Yaz Yaz Gazeteci7:04B5Boşa Dünya4:471985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1SarhoşA2Ben BenA3AfşinA4Kül BaşımaA5BabamA6ZeynoB1HidayetB2Etme HorozB3Günler GeçerB4Merhametsiz1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 45:55
1Al Birini Vur Birine4:582Zalimin Zulmü Varsa4:323Geri Dön5:414Ararlar Beni4:485Duaz-I Imam3:136Acı Günlerim3:407Güzel Yar3:328Bas Kamyonun Kuyruğuna3:469Ey Erenler3:2010Metin5:1611Delaley3:091998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1İşte Gidiyorum Çeşmi Siyahım2Felek ile Şu Cihanı Bölüştük3Gel Gizli Gizli4Çıksam Baksam5Deyme Tabip Sızlıyor6Divane Ettin Aklımı7Boşu Boşuna8Gül Yüzlü Cananım9Haşlayın Beni10Yaralandım Yar Ali Yar11Yürü Bre Mervanın Dölü12Gücenme Ey Sofu Baba1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 43:02
1Acı Doktor Bak Bebeğe5:312Gönül Nerden Aldın Sen Bu Çalımı2:543Vah Vah3:514Kıran Kırana3:305Gökte Yıldiz Yerde Işık Görünmez3:406Oy Babo Oy Oy2:287Kanadım Değdi Sevdaya2:508Ben Yaradanı İnkar Etmem3:169Ben Canandan Ayrı Gezdim Ağlarım3:3810Maraş Halkı Yana Yana Ön Olur4:3011Bir Kuruş Bir Dünya3:4212Duaz 12 İmam3:122001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 54:51
1Fırıldak Adam4:272Halim Yaman Böyle (Bırakmıyor)4:213Vefasız (Leyli Leyli)4:114Merdo5:045Git Gel Git Gel4:496Dilaver4:307Ahmet Kaya'ya5:488Halim mi Kaldı4:489Emmoğlu4:3310Küller Bizim Halımıza4:0911Aramıyorsun4:0812Keser Döner Sap Döner4:03Erim Erim Eriyesin (Nenni Bebek)
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:50
1Erim Erim Eriyesin3:502Nenni Bebek4:013Nem Kaldı5:094Ararlar Beni3:185Dostum Dostum4:466Sordum Mahzuniye3:527Bu Bebeğin Suçu Nedir3:238Çobana Benziyor5:459Meyhanede Bir Emmi4:2010Yolcum Güle Güle3:2911Mehmet Emmi2:57— · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 40:14
1Fadime4:052Utansinlar4:153Gelme bir daha4:214Daldin dalgin7:315Yaralar5:256Hannover4:077Kalmadi6:168Ikimiz bir yandan4:14Mevlam İki Göz Vermiş (Elem Geldi Yar Oy Oy)
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:59
1Mevlam İki Göz Vermiş3:462Kim Diyorsa Mahzuni'ye Kominist3:073Babama Ağıt3:474Elem Geldi3:225Yaradana Doğru Getire3:176Bul Karagözlüm4:187Yar Oy2:498Bizim Köyün Çobanı4:479Doktor Bey5:3110Kara Oğlan3:5111Haydi Türk Milleti3:4512Bütün İnsanlığı Koru3:39
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sınıfsız Okul - Katil AmerikaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 47:001Sınıfsız Okul6:39 2Katil Amerika4:48 3İbom Ölüyor3:47 4Ambargo5:09 5Duruşma Mektup3:01 6Yedin Beni4:07 7Almanya5:07 8Gel Afşin İline4:34 9Zalim3:11 10Neden Suç Bizim4:03 11Softalar2:34 | Compilation | 2013 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mahzuni Şerif head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/269ef087-8c94-43ec-8ba7-b556dc29fb74discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/269ef087-8c94-43ec-8ba7-b556dc29fb74core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q326819seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%9F%C4%B1k_Mahzuni_%C5%9Eerifbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%9F%C4%B1k_Mahzuni_%C5%9Eerif
Why this artist is in the database
- List of folk musicians
- List of Turkish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
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Wikidata: Q326819 · MusicBrainz: 269ef087-8c94-43ec-8ba7-b556dc29fb74
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