23.10.2026 22:41
Famous singer Hakkı Bulut, who was performing at a restaurant in Istanbul, became ill while singing on stage. Medical teams that arrived at the restaurant took Bulut to the hospital by ambulance. The moments when Hakkı Bulut was carried on a stretcher among people eating at tables were captured on camera.
Hakkı Bulut, the master name of arabesque music who was performing at a restaurant in Istanbul, suddenly fell ill while singing.
HE WAS CARRIED OUT ON A STRETCHER BETWEEN THE TABLES Under the astonished gazes of guests eating among the tables, medical teams who arrived at the address upon the notification of those in the venue administered first aid to the 79-year-old artist at the scene.
Bulut, who was carried out of the restaurant on a stretcher and taken to hospital by ambulance, immediately began treatment. No statement was made regarding the general health condition of the master artist.
WHO IS HAKKI BULUT? Hakkı Bulut, born on February 3, 1945 in the Mazgirt district of Tunceli, is a singer, composer and songwriter who is one of the most important representatives of Turkish arabesque music. After graduating from Adana Teachers' School, the artist worked as a teacher and school principal for about 12 years, and pursuing his passion for music, he stepped into a professional music career at the end of the 1960s. From the first steps he took in his artistic life, Bulut wrote and composed his own works, and with his sincere and down-to-earth expression, he began to be remembered with the title "Hakkı Baba."
Having signed more than 60 albums, dozens of 45s and over 1000 compositions throughout his career, the artist left his mark on Turkish music history with unforgettable works such as "İkimiz Bir Fidanız," "Ben Tövbemi Geri Aldım," "Son Mektup" and "Kul Hatasız Olmaz." Hakkı Bulut, whose compositions have been performed by hundreds of different artists and who also acted in popular cinema films of the period, continues his long-standing and active production today while preserving the original style of arabesque music.