🎶 Egypt’s Umm Kulthum remains a timeless icon, captivating hearts from Cairo to Istanbul ❝I see Umm Kulthum as something beyond art. In the world, there is art and then there is Umm Kulthum’s music❞ ➖ Turkish singer and musician Arif Altunkaya presented Umm Kulthum to audiences Murat Ozyildirim, author and lecturer emeritus, has documented this phenomenon in his book, Umm Kulthum and the Turks ⤵️ ❝After the Arab world itself, Umm Kulthum’s largest fan base in the Middle East was in Türkiye❞ #UmmKulthum #Egypt #Cairo #Istanbul #Türkiye #MiddleEast #ArifAltunkaya #MuratOzyildirim #AnadoluAgency #Anadolu