Ferdi Tayfur Turanbayburt, known as "Ferdi Baba", was born on November 15, 1945 in Adana, Turkey, and is recognized as one of the leading figures of Arabesque music.
He rose to fame with influential songs such as "Çeşme", "Bırak Şu Gurbeti" and "Derbeder" in the 1970s-90s and released over 30 albums; in 1982 he founded the registered company Ferdifon Müzik