Sezen Aksu (born 13 July 1954, as Fatma Sezen Yıldırım in Sarayköy/Denizli, Turkey) is a pop music singer and songwriter, popular both with a mass audience in Turkey, and with world music fans internationally. She began to study at the local agricultural institute, but gave up her studies to concentrate on music full time. She released her first single, Haydi Şansım/Gel Bana (Come on My Luck/Come to Me) in 1975.
