Orhan Gencebay composes election song for IMM mayoral candidate Murat Kurum
Artist Orhan Gencebay has composed a song for the election campaign of Murat Kurum, the People's Alliance candidate for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor.
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Orhan Gencebay has written a new song featuring the phrase 'Only Istanbul,' which is used as the slogan for the election campaign of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) mayoral candidate Murat Kurum.
A music video was also filmed for the election song, which Gencebay gifted to Murat Kurum. The video features footage of Kurum with citizens and scenes from Istanbul.
Murat Kurum shared the song on his social media account with the note: "Have you listened to Orhan Gencebay's song that describes the unique beauty of our Istanbul? Thank you, Orhan Baba."
The lyrics to Orhan Gencebay's song are as follows:
"Istanbul, Istanbul, you are my great love. I love you so much, you are my desire (muradım). Istanbul, Istanbul, now Istanbul. Only Istanbul, Istanbul again. You are the apple of our Turkey's eye.
You are God's gift to us. The whole world has its eyes on you... You are the trust God has placed in us. Every part of you is like a corner of paradise. You are the sign of the good and the beautiful. There is no equal or peer to you in the world. You are the grace and miracle of God... Istanbul, Istanbul, you are my great love. I love you so much, you are my desire. Istanbul, Istanbul, how beautiful you are.
With your history and culture, you are worth the whole world. Istanbul, you are the capital of the world. You are the greatest legend of history. Turkey is proud of you. How happy we are that you are always with us. The Islands, Üsküdar, Beyoğlu, Fatih, Tarabya, Beykoz, the Bosphorus... One cannot finish counting, you have no equal. With your history and culture, you are worth the whole world..."