Nuray Hafiftaş

Biography

Nuray Hafiftaş (2 November 1962 – 14 February 2018) was a Turkish folk music singer and composer. of Karapapakh ancestry and Azerbaijan Turkish origin.

Early years

Soon after her birth, her family moved to Tophane, where Hafiftaş received her primary and secondary education at Tarlabaşı school. After that, she continued her higher education at the Istanbul University State Conservatory which is part of the Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State Conservatory.

Career

After graduation, Nuray Hafiftaş continued her professional life as performer at the Istanbul University State Conservatory for four years. At the same time she signed a four-year contract with TRT Istanbul Radio to perform as a singer. Up to the present date Nuray Hafiftaş has released more than 13 vocal albums of Turkish folk music. At the same time, Hafiftaş has become famous through her music and lyrical compositions in traditional style (over 100 pieces of music), in which she tries to incorporate new sounds and uses of instruments.

Death

Hafiftaş had been treated for large bowel cancer at Menzil Community Naqshbandi Islamic group hospital in the Pendik district. After a long treatment, her cancer metastasized to her liver and she died at an Istanbul hospital on 14 February 2018, at the age of 55. On 15 February she was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after a funeral ceremony in Teşvikiye Mosque.