Kâni Karaca | |
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Born | 1 March 1930 Karataş, Adana, Turkey |
Died | 29 May 2004 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 74)
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Occupation(s) | Hafız |
Years active | 1940s–1990s |
Kâni Karaca (1 March 1930 – 29 May 2004) was a Turkish performer of religious and non-religious musical works. [1] Born in a village of Karataş, Adana, Turkey, he became blind when he was just two-month old due to an accident. [1] He memorized the Quran in elementary school. He came to Istanbul in 1950. [1] He worked with Sadettin Heper, and learned religious and nonreligious music from him.
Karaca was married and had three children. [2] He died of cancer at his home in Fatih, Istanbul, on 29 May 2004 at the age of 74. [3] [4] Next day he was buried in the Edirnekapı cemetery after the funeral prayers in the Fatih mosque. [4]