Bilge Özgen (born in Viranşehir, Turkey in 1935) is a Turkish composer and lyricist.Balıkesir: Balıkesir Musiki Derneği'nden Muhteşem Konser haberiİnegöl Belediyesi Türk Sanat Müziği Konserlerine Devam Ediyor haberi“Bölge Sağlık grubu’ndan Türk sanat müziği ” ziyafeti… | Kadıköy GazetesiTürk müziğinin önündeki en büyük engel vârislerBesteler Bilge Özgen’ den, yorumlar radyo sanatçılarından | Kadıköy GazetesiEdremit'te "Bir Bahar Akşamı" Şiir ŞöleniMedyatik fasıl ilk kez medyada - Yenisafak.com.tr - 26.10.2010 Özgen graduated from Ankara Boys' Senior Technical School of Teaching in 1959. He received his first music instruction from his father Sabri Özgen, an amateur musician. Özgen met Vedia Tunççekiç and Erol Sayan while he was a student in Ankara, a period which he calls his "second period in music". He worked as an instrument builder for a while, and retired in 2000 from his job as a lute performer at Istanbul Radio. Özgen was encouraged as a composer by Alaeddin Yavaşça, Niyazi Sayın, Yılmaz Pakalınlar and Mustafa Erses. A composer of memorable works, Özgen has produced more than 300 pieces.
See also List of composers of classical Turkish music
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