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Famous Turkish folk singer dies after falling from balcony

Famous Turkish folk singer dies after falling from balcony

Namık Uğurlu (Photo: Today's Zaman)

October 19, 2015, Monday/ 00:10:02/ TODAYSZAMAN.COM / ISTANBUL

Renowned folk singer Namık Uğurlu, known as Ankaralı Namık, died after falling off the balcony of his Ankara home on Sunday night.

News reports say Uğurlu went to the balcony of his seventh-floor apartment to get some fresh air around 9:30 p.m. and then fell down from it. Police are investigating whether the fall was accidental or if he committed suicide.

Uğurlu was immediately taken to the Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital but doctors were unable to save him.

The 38-year-old singer was injured in a car accident in September.

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