Bülent Ersoy: 'Zeki Müren was a jealous and vindictive person'

Bülent Ersoy made remarks that have become a hot topic of public discussion on the program titled 'Dünya Güzellerim Masada'.

Ersoy stated that the late Zeki Müren was a ruthless and jealous person, and recounted her experiences with the following words:

"The late Zeki Müren was a very important star. He was a true showman in terms of art and performance. He did not take lessons from very important masters. Zeki Müren never liked Safiye Ayla and would call her 'tacky, gypsy, she is not a master or anything'."

'I HEARD IT FROM THOSE WHO WORKED FOR HIM'

Claiming that Zeki Müren wanted her to die, Ersoy said, "Müzeyyen Senar used to tell me, 'You will take my place.' Zeki Müren used to call me 'Japanese Flower,' and when he heard this, he said, 'My God, take this Japanese's life,' referring to me. I heard this from those who worked for him," she stated.

Bülent Ersoy's other statements on the subject are as follows:

"He gave his old television to his employees and then complained about them, saying, 'You stole this from me.' My jewelry had also been stolen. That's why we met at the police station. When I heard moaning sounds coming from a room inside, I asked what was happening.

They had put all his employees through the bastinado. Zeki Müren was a ruthless person. No one knows this, but he died out of jealousy of me. He normally used 36 pills, but he didn't take any of his medication when he died. He had a heart attack there and died.

Zeki Müren made the clarinetist Şükrü Tunar, who was running out of breath, play songs one after another. The man died of a heart spasm at that concert. In Turkish classical music, a 'taksim' (improvisation) is not performed after a song. The man died right there like that. Zeki Müren was a jealous and vindictive person."