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This week in the Archives Room, we're going back to the 80s, when arabesque music was spreading rapidly and painful songs sung in plaintive voices were rising from everywhere. Following his first concert in London, Zeki Okar from BBC Turkish hosts Ferdi Tayfur, one of the 'three fathers' of arabesque, in the BBC studios and talks about many subjects from arabesque music to Ferdi Tayfur's private life. BBC Turkish website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkce Facebook: / bbcturkceservisi Twitter: / bbcturkce ARCHIVES ROOM The first episode of the programme, jointly produced by Cenk Erdil and Aylin Yazan, began on 20 November, the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the BBC Turkish Service, with a Zeki Müren interview from 1976. BBC Turkish, which ceased radio broadcasts in 2011, featured politicians, journalists, artists and academics in this programme; some of whom have passed away, some who have been forgotten over the years and some who have become more famous, are being taken from the shelves of the archive and republished on a digital platform. The memories of those who remember those years will be refreshed, while some listeners may be hearing these voices for the first time through the Archive Room. The program hosted by Aylin Yazan will feature many different voices and publications, from İbrahim Tatlıses giving his first concert in London to Levent Kırca telling the story of the first days of Olacak O Kadar, from Ajda Pekkan who said she had difficulty producing cassettes to Barış Manço who came to London for treatment, from Altan Erbulak's unknown passion for computers to the articles Sevgi Soysal wrote for BBC Turkish. Names and journalists who have made a place in Turkish political life will also be in the Archive Room. From İsmet İnönü to Celal Bayar, from Turgut Özal to Süleyman Demirel, Bülent Ecevit and Necmettin Erbakan, from artists banned during the coup period to Ruhi Su, Orhan Gencebay, Cem Karaca and Rahmi Saltuk, and from businessmen Vehbi Koç and Sakıp Sabancı, names who have been guests on BBC Turkish Radio over the years will meet BBC Turkish followers again every week in the Archive Room.