Nizamettin Ariç

Nîzamettîn Arîç (born 1956 in Ağrı in Turkey) is a contemporary Kurdish singer, composer and director. He used to singer Turkish-language folksongs, including songs that he himself had translated from Kurdish to Turkish. In 1979, at a concert in his hometown of Ağrı, he sang a love song in Kurdish, and was arrested for spreading propaganda. He then sought political asylum in Germany and has resided in Berlin since.