PARS, Melahat
(*1918)> PLAYER · CONDUCTOR · SINGER · TEACHER · COMPOSER
PARS, Melahat Turkish ud player, conductor, singer, teacher and composer. Istanbul, 1918. She had a musical education from an early age and studied the ud (a type of lyre) under Fahri Kopuz, later playing her instrument in orchestras. In 1944 she won a singing contest held by Ankara radio and worked for them for several years. She conducts the Female Turkish Orchestra on radio and teaches music privately. She composes songs. Ref. National Council of Turkish Women