Sadun Aksüt

Sadun Aksüt was born on October 26, 1932 in Merzifon district of Amasya. The artist, who is the son of Governor Ali Kemali Aksüt, started his musical journey by studying at the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory, Advanced Turkish Music Conservatory Association and Üsküdar Music Society. In these institutions, famous teachers of the period, Şefik Gürmeriç, Kemal Gürses, Hüseyin Sadeddin Arel, Dr. He took lessons from Suphi Ezgi, Laika Karabey, Rıdvan Aytan and Emin Ongan.

The artist was known for his tambour mastery and accompanied the famous soloists of the period, especially Münir Nurettin Selçuk. Between 1966 and 1967, he took part as tamburi in the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory Turkish Music Performance Committee. In 1975, he was appointed as a lecturer at the Istanbul Turkish Music State Conservatory and worked as a drum teacher. Aksüt also served as a Member of the TRT Turkish Art Music Repertoire Board for 16 years.

Sadun Aksüt is known for composing the works of important names of Turkish poetry. He composed compositions for the poems of poets such as Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, Mustafa Nafiz Irmak, Ahmet Muhip Dranas, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek and Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan. He is also known for his compositions in the TRT repertoire.

These compositions, whose lyrics belonged to poets such as Halil Soyuer, Rüştü Şardağ, Sami Derintuna and İlkan San, strengthened Aksüt's place in the music world.

The artist, who prepared and presented a program called "From Stone Plate to Today" on TRT in 1988, hosted many famous names in this program. In addition to master names such as Hamiyet Yüceses, Müzeyyen Senar, Alâeddin Yavaşca, names such as Behiye Aksoy, Safiye Ayla, Sevim Tanürek also participated in the program and met with music lovers.

The artist faced a compensation lawsuit from Rıdvan Aytan in 2000. This incident caused controversy in the music world. Aksüt donated his music archive to ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory Archive and Documentation Center.

Sadun Aksüt passed away on January 2, 2023, in Istanbul, at the age of 91, in the hospital where he was treated. His body was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. The artist is remembered for his contributions to Turkish music and his compositions.