Turkey's folk legend Neşet Ertaş dies Renowned Turkish folk singer Neşet Ertaş has died, aged 74. Known as a "halk ozanı," which literally means "folk poet," he was a master of the traditional Turkish stringed-instrument called the bağlama. He passed away in hospital in the Aegean province of Izmir. More about: Celebrity News, Death, Traditional music, Turkey