Cemil Özbal was a Turkish doctor and tambur player, considered as one of the last examples of significant tambur players of the classical style.[1]
Cemil Özbal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1908 |
| Died | 14 March 1980 (aged 71) Gaziantep, Turkey |
Cemil was born in 1908 in Aintab in the Ottoman Empire to Ayşe and Ökkeş Efendi of the Balhakıkcıoğlu family.[2] He went to Robert College in Istanbul and received medical education there. He married Seher Özbal, who he met during his education. He then returned to his hometown, working in the American hospital as a surgeon between 1946 and 1977.[3] He was regarded as one of the best general surgeons in Gaziantep at the time, later taking charge of the American hospital in the city.[4][2]
Özbal started playing organ and trumpet at an early age. He received musical education for 6 months from the Armenian Kasbar Khoja and Viktorya in his hometown. In Istanbul, he was taught by various musicians of the time in classical and mevlevi styles. In 1950, he formed the first Turkish classical choire in his hometown.[2]
Works
edit- The people of Aintab (Turks) (1928)[5]
Compositions
editReferences
edit- ^ de Zeeuw, Hans (9 June 2022). The Ottoman Tanbûr: The Long-Necked Lute of Ottoman Art Music. Archaeopress Publishing Limited. p. 86.
Two of the last important tanbûrîs representing the classical style are Tanbûrî Cemil Özbal (1908-1980) and Tanbûrî Izzeddin Ökte (1911-1987).
- ^ a b c d e f g Tokaç, Murat Sâlim (12 January 2009). "Hekim Bestekâr ve Mûsikîşinaslar: Dr. Cemil Özbal". Sağlık Düşüncesi ve Tıp Kültürü Platformu (in Turkish) (199).
- ^ Barkçin, Savaş Ş. (2009). Ahmed Avni Konuk: görünmeyen umman (in Turkish). p. 99.
Dr. Cemil Özbal ( 1908-1980 ) 1908 yılında Gaziantep'te doğdu. İlk ve orta okulu tamamladıktan sonra Robert Koleji ve Tıp Fakültesi'ni İstanbul'da okudu. 1946 yılından itibaren 31 yıl Antep Amerikan Hastanesi'nde operatör doktor olarak görev yaptı. 1936 yılında tıp öğrenimi sırasında Seher Hanım ile evlendi.
- ^ Johnson, Brian (2008). Şifahane, "the House of Healing": A Brief Account of Gaziantep's American Hospital and Associated Historical Institutions. SEV American Hospital.
Another Turkish physician, Cemil Özbal, joined Dr. Göksel in the fall of 1942 . Dr. Özbal had received advanced medical and surgical training in Istanbul and was considered one of the best general surgeons in Gaziantep. He quickly proved himself capable in the most difficult operations and took charge of the American Hospital(...)
- ^ Sjöberg, Erik (6 July 2022). Internationalism and the New Turkey: American Peace Education in the Kemalist Republic, 1923-1933. Springer International Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 9783031009327. Retrieved 11 August 2023.