Draft:Semih Ipek

{{Infobox writer

| name = Semih İpek

| image = Semih Ipek.jpg

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| native_name =

| native_name_lang = tr

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|05|07}}

| birth_place = Erzurum, Turkey

| occupation = Writer, historian, poet, educator, ozan

| language = Turkish

| nationality = Turkish

| period = 2010–present

| genre = History, folklore, ethnomusicology

| subject = Turkic culture, traditional music, Central Asia

| notable_works = Kiska, Erzurum’da Kafkas Muhacirleri

| spouse = Saulet Alpysbaeva İpek

| years_active = 2010–present

| website =

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Semih Ipek (born May 7, 1990) is a Turkish educator, historian, poet, and ozan (a traditional Turkic bard). He is known for his work in literature, music, and cultural preservation, particularly of Turkic oral traditions and instruments such as the dombra.{{cite web |title=Semih İpek - Independent Researcher |url=https://independent.academia.edu/%C4%B0pekSemih |website=independent.academia.edu}}

Early life and education

Semih Ipek was born in Erzurum, Turkey, to Fakhri and Nervin Ipek. He was introduced to the arts at an early age through local ozans and folk traditions. Inspired by ancient Turkic and Turkestani akyns (folk poets), he began creating his own artistic path.

Career

Ipek composes music, writes poetry, and performs using traditional instruments including the dombra, shinkildek dombra, saz, shankobyz (jaw harp), and various percussion instruments. He has performed in concerts and participated in cultural symposiums across different countries. He currently teaches in Azerbaijan and promotes Turkic musical and literary traditions.

Works

= Books =

Kiska (Bir Köy İncelemesi), Lambert Academic Publishing, 2018.
Çoruh Ağzındaki Eski Kıpçakça Sözcükler (with Süeda İpek), Lambert Academic Publishing, 2018.
Erzurum'da Kafkas Muhacirleri, Ritim Sanat Yayınları, 2021.{{cite web |title=Ozan Semih İpek Brother on the Stage of Kazakhstan |url=https://qafqaztv.az/yenilikl%C9%99r/ozan-semih-ipek-qarda%C5%9F-qazaxistanin-s%C9%99hn%C9%99sind%C9%99 |website=Qafqaz TV -Turizim və Biznes kanalı |language=az-az |date=22 March 2024}}

= Selected articles =

"Hem İsmen Hem Cismen Tanburun Kökeni", Türk Yurdu, July 2015.
"Abay Kunanbayulı", Erciyes Dergisi, September 2015.
"Pamir'den Erzurum'a", Beyazşehir Palandöken, 2016.
"Kadim Türk Sazı; Dombıra"
"Gümüşhane’deki Bazı Köy Adlarıyla İlgili Görüşler", Erciyes Dergisi, 2015.
"Bir Kazak Küyü: Aksak Kulan", Anasay Dergisi, August 2017.
"Türk Boy ve Oymaklarının adını taşıyan Kağızman Köyleri", Serhat Kültür Dergisi, 2015.
"Kopuzdan Azerbaycan Sazına", Azerbaijanology: Past, Present and Future Symposium, 2015.
[https://www.mustaqil.az/dervis-parisi-partladir-filmine-parodi-acisindan-bir-yaklasim-sairozan-semih-ipek-qardas-olk%C9%99-turkiy%C9%99d%C9%99n-yazir/ "Derviş Paris’i Partladır" Filmine Parodi Açısından Bir Yaklaşım]
[https://www.xural.com/milli-bir-durus-ebulfez-elcibey-turkiy%C9%99d%C9%99n-yazi-musabiq%C9%99sin%C9%99/ Milli Bir Duruş: Ebulfez Elçibey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812125727/https://www.xural.com/milli-bir-durus-ebulfez-elcibey-turkiy%c9%99d%c9%99n-yazi-musabiq%c9%99sin%c9%99/ |date=2024-08-12 }}
"Bakü Atatürk Lisesi", Türk Dünyası Tarih Dergisi, 2023.

= Stories =

"Şeki Baklavası", Ulduz Dergisi, March 2016.
"Papaq" ([http://kulis.lent.az/news/19323 kulis.lent.az] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225170727/http://kulis.lent.az/news/19323 |date=2019-02-25 }})

Personal life

Semih Ipek is married to Saulet Alpysbaeva Ipek.{{cite web |title=888 yurttaş Gezi Davası sonrası kendilerini savcılığa ihbar etti: "Onlar suçlu sayılıyorsa biz de suçluyuz" |url=https://sendika.org/2022/05/888-yurttas-gezi-davasi-sonrasi-kendilerini-savciliga-ihbar-etti-onlar-suclu-sayiliyorsa-biz-de-sucluyuz-655410 |website=sendika.org |language=tr}}