This Song Doesn't End Here

Bu Şarkı Burada Bitmez
Erdoğan in front of a red background representing prison cell window.
Studio album by
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Released26 March 1999 (1999-03-26)
GenreLyric poetry
Length35:45
LabelUlus Music
Producerİskender Ulus
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This Song Doesn't End Here (Turkish: Bu Şarkı Burada Bitmez) is an album by Turkish politician Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[1] It was released on 26 March 1999, the same day that Erdoğan, then mayor of Istanbul, went to prison due to statements he made during a speech in a public gathering in Siirt on 6 December 1997.[2] The album includes seven poems and a song. İskender Ulus undertook the production of the album, which was released under the Ulus Music label.

On the back cover of the album it was reported that all of the royalties that Erdoğan received from this album would be donated to the families of martyrs, widows, orphans and criminals of thought (via the Turkish Authors' Association).[3] The album became the best-selling album of Turkey in 1999, selling over one million copies.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Zindandan Mehmed'e Mektup" (A Letter to Mehmed from prison)Necip Fazıl Kısakürek7:12
2."Sana Bana Vatanıma Ülkemin İnsanlarına Dair" (About You, Me, My Country, My Country's People)Erdem Bayazıt6:42
3."Bizim Yaşadığımız" (Ours Is Life as Well)İbrahim Sadri3:57
4."Canım İstanbul" (My Dear Istanbul)Necip Fazıl Kısakürek4:55
5."Beni Yakışına"Nurullah Genç3:40
6."Hayal Limanına Demirleyen Yelkenliyle" (Anchored in the Dream Harbor with Sailboat)Nurullah Genç3:06
7."Birazdan Gün Doğacak" (Soon the Sun Will Rise)Erdem Bayazıt3:39
8."Samanyol" (Milky Way)Teoman Alpay2:01
Total length:35:45

See also

References

  1. ^ Caglayan, Selin (7 October 2019). "Who is Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey". InsideOver. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Şiir patladı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 23 May 1999. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Erdoğan şiir albümü çıkaracak". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 16 February 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Tiraj paniği". Milliyet (in Turkish). 16 July 1999. Retrieved 14 October 2022.