Türkbaş, Özel, 1938-2012

found: Federation of Turkish American Associations WWW site, June 13, 2013(Özel Türkbaş; Turkish-American belly dancer, singer, actress, model, musician, poet, writer; born September 1, 1938, Manisa, Turkey; later moved to Ankara, Istanbul and New York; died July 22, 2012) - http://tadf.org/index.php/tr/component/k2/item/169-tadf-bassagligi-mesaji-ozel-turkbas

found: Dancipedia, June 13, 2013(Ozel Turkbas; Özel Türkbaş on album cover illustrating the entry; Turkish Middle Eastern dancer, actress, model, singer, writer; born September 1, 1938, Manisa, Turkey; moved to Ankara; began her singing career in Istanbul; moved to the U.S. in 1959; died July 22, 2013, New York, NY)

[OC (new cat.)]
[Belly dancer.]
[Data contributed by the Dance Heritage Coalition for the New York Public Library Dance Collection.]