Sabahattin Kalender (Taşlıca, Kosovo, 15 April 1919 – The Hague, 7 August 2012) was a Turkish composer. His works included the operas Nasrettin Hoca (opera) on the life of Nasreddin, Karagöz Operada and the oratorio Ateş ve İnanç ("Fire and Faith").Nail Tan Derlemeler makaleler 2007 Page 64
His father was a military officer who died in the First World War so Sabahattin was brought up in the Kalender Orphanage Istanbul from which he took his name.Evin İlyasoğlu Çağdaş Türk bestecileri - 71 Turkish Composers (bilingual) - 1998 Page 79 "SABAHATTİN KALENDER İstanbul, April 15, 1919 His father Salih Bey, a military officer, and was martyred in the First World War I. He was brought up in the Kalender Orphanage" 2007 edition Page 85 " Kalender Orphanage in Istanbul, from which he took his surname. He moved to Kayseri to receive his secondary education in a boarding school. He had the opportunity to study with the American ..."
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