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Date of Birth
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23-December-1955
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Place of Birth
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ViranÅŸehir
(Turkey)
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Nationality
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Turkey
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Also know as
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Şiwan Perwer, Sivan Perwer, Shivân Parwar, İsmail Aygün, Şivan Perver, Şivan Perver, Sivan Perver, Ismail Aygün
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Profession
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Poet, Writer, Teacher, Singer, Composer
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Şivan Perwer is a Kurdish poet, writer, musical teacher, singer, and performer on the tembûr. Şivan has fled Turkey in 1976 due to political tones of his music and has lived in exile until his return to Diyarbakir on November 16, 2013.
He holds several honorary doctorates in music. He is linked to Kurdish recognition of the Armenian genocide.
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