"The Program for Commemoration of Muharrem Ertaş" was organized in partnership with KAEU Neşet Ertaş Faculty of Fine Arts Music Department and Anatolian Turkish Music Application and Research Center. Academic and administrative staff and students participated in the program, which took place on December 6, 2021, at the July 15 Milli İrade Hall of Ahi Evran Congress and Culture Center.

 

Head of Turkish Language and Literature Department of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Prof. Dr. Salahaddin Bekki, who participated in the program as a speaker, gave information about the life of Muharrem Ertaş. Bekki said that Ertaş started playing the saz at weddings and holidays since his childhood, and Bekki emphasized that Muharrem Ertaş is one of the best bozlak players ever. Prof. Dr. Salahaddin Bekki, who stated that Muharrem Ertaş is an important representative of Traditional Folk Music, stated that he is one of the most valuable poets of Kırşehir and Central Anatolia Region.

After the speech of Head of the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Prof. Dr. Salahaddin Bekki, Haydar Yasin Ertaş, Naci Şimşek, Muhammed Ali Bal, Neşet Doğan and Kürşat Yaşar sang songs of Muharrem Ertaş.