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Ayten Alpman

Ayten Alpman is a Turkish singer. She was born in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 10, 1929. After completing her high school education, she began her singing career in the 1950s. Encouraged by Turkish producer Arif Mardin, Alpman initially focused on jazz. In 1959, she released her first record, Sayonara/Passion Flower. Ayten Alpman gained widespread fame in 1974 with her song "Memleketim" ("My Country"), which became a patriotic anthem during the 1974 Cyprus Peace Operation. Although the song was originally released in 1972, it gained immense popularity two years later during the C...