Alpay: key obituary facts
Is Alpay dead? Yes. Alpay died on October 14, 2026, at age 91.
Cause of death: Alpay's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Alpay known for?
He was a Turkish singer (born 1935).
More about Alpay
Born: 1 January 1935.
Place of birth: Ankara.
Gender: male.
Occupation: singer, recording artist, musician.
Nationality: Turkey.
Education: Ankara University Law School.
Career began: 1967.
Also known as: Alpay Nazikioğlu.
Alpay, the Turkish singer born Ahmet Alpay Nazikioğlu, died October 14, 2026, aged 91.
Born in Ankara on January 1, 1935, he studied at Ankara University Law School before pursuing music. Known professionally by the single name Alpay, he worked as a singer, recording artist and musician.
His musical career crossed styles, from romantic folk to rock, and his repertoire also included covers of French and Italian songs. Among his best-known hits were “Eylülde Gel” and “Fabrika Kızı.” These songs represented a prominent part of a body of work that also drew on different musical traditions and moved between contrasting styles. His professional life combined performing and recording, while his education had been in law. The biographical record of Alpay thus brings together his Ankara upbringing and studies, his varied musical work, and the two hit songs most closely associated with his name. He is remembered in accounts of Turkish popular music under the name Alpay, rather than the full birth name Ahmet Alpay Nazikioğlu.