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Behsat Üvez

Turkish singer (1959–2013)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ5364170 ↗
Source-derived summary

Behsat Üvez (May 2, 1959 – February 22, 2013) was a Turkish singer, composer, and teacher. He was the founder of Barana.

Üvez was born in Ankara.

Death

On February 22, 2013, Behsat Üvez died of lung cancer in Groningen.

Discography

Albums

Barana Co.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Behsat Üvez” as turkish singer (1959–2013). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Behsat, Üvez and Turkish.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1959, 2013—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1959-05-02. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Behsat, Üvez and Turkish providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Behsat Üvez”, the useful work is to connect “turkish singer (1959–2013)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5364170. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1959 and 2013.

Critical limits

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This entry incorporates text from “Behsat Üvez” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.