Sabahat Akkiray (born February 6, 1955 in Sivas), better known as Sabahat
Akkiraz, is a Turkish folk singer and former politician who served as a Member
of Parliament for Istanbul between 2011 and 2015 under the Republican People's
Party (CHP). Raised in a music-oriented family in Kangal, she moved to Germany
during her childhood but returned to Turkey for her professional career. In
1983, Akkiraz released her first album, Şafak Söktü, and has since collaborated
with numerous artists such as Arif Sağ, Musa Eroğlu, Muhlis Akarsu, Aşık Daimi,
Feyzullah Çınar, and Davut Sulari. She ...