First post from Tuğçe Tayfur following the death of arabesque music master Ferdi Tayfur! 'Notebooks would not be enough'

Master of arabesque music Ferdi Tayfur passed away on January 2, 2025, at the hospital where he was receiving treatment in Antalya. Following this loss, which deeply shook the art world, Tayfur's daughter, Tuğçe Tayfur, made a post on her social media account after her father's passing. Making an emotional statement about her relationship with her father years later, Tuğçe Tayfur described her father's final moments and his importance in the world of art.

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First post from Tuğçe Tayfur following the death of arabesque music master Ferdi Tayfur! 'Notebooks would not be enough'

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Master artist Ferdi Tayfur passed away on January 2, 2025, at the hospital where he was receiving treatment in Antalya.

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Tuğçe Tayfur, the daughter of Ferdi Tayfur—who was laid to rest on Saturday, January 4, and with whom she had a strained relationship—made her first post on her social media account following her father's passing.

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Sharing a photo taken with her father years ago, Tuğçe Tayfur used the following expressions in her post:

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"Remember my father like this. With his eyes smiling, happy, full of life... He became a father to you as much as, perhaps even more than, he was to me and my siblings.

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He was not the prince of arabesque, he was its KING. After his first illness, he did not want to appear before you; he said, 'let my fans remember me as I was in my films and music videos,' and he withdrew into seclusion.

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That is why he would not have wanted his final images to be reflected in the media, and I am sure you would agree. Notebooks would not be enough to recount my memories with my father. I know you want an explanation.