# Ahmet Kaya

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**Published on:** 2023-06-14
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Ahmet Kaya (28 October 1957[1] – 16 November 2000) was a Turkish–Kurdish folk singer.[2] Kaya was persecuted by Turkish nationalist celebrities and authorities. Kaya left Turkey in an act of self-exile, and moved to France, where he would shortly after die of a heart attack.[3] He was granted the Musician of the Year Award in February 1999 during a controversial award ceremony involving Turkey's most popular singers, at which he declared that he wanted to sing a song in Kurdish.[4]

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