Niyazi Sayın
Niyazi Sayın (nijaˈzi saˈjɯn; 12 February 1927 – 8 October 2025) was a Turkish ney player and music educator. His last name Sayın has Turkish origin. For a long time, he performed duets with tanbur lute player Necdet Yaşar.
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Niyazi Sayın
- Name
- Niyazi Sayın
- Born
- 12 February 1927
- Birthplace
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Died
- 8 October 2025
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Occupation
- musician · ney player
- Education
- Haydarpaşa High School
- Teachers
- Halil Dikmen
- Honours
- Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards
- Languages
- Turkish
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Niyazi Sayın (nijaˈzi saˈjɯn; 12 February 1927 – 8 October 2025) was a Turkish ney player and music educator. His last name Sayın has Turkish origin. For a long time, he performed duets with tanbur lute player Necdet Yaşar.
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Niyazi Sayın (1927–2025) was a Turkish musician and ney player. The musician was born in Doğancılar. Niyazi Sayın studied at Haydarpaşa High School.
Languages used include Turkish. The musician received Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards.
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He was regarded as the most important ney player in Turkish classical music. Sayın died on 8 October 2025, at the age of 98.
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• Name — Niyazi Sayın • Born — 12 February 1927 • Birthplace — Istanbul, Turkey • Died — 8 October 2025 • Instrument — ney flute • Genre — Turkish classical • Label — (reissues) Kalan
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Modern reissues include: • 2006 – Niyazi Sayın & Necdet Yaşar: Masters of Turkish Music - 2-CD compilation (Kalan Müzik)
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