Fahire Fersan
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Fahire Fersan (1900 – 3 January 1997) was a Turkish female classical kemençe virtuosa.
Fahire Fersan was born to Faik Bey and his spouse Şem'inur Hanım in Istanbul, then Ottoman Empire in 1900.[1][2] Her father was the chamberlain of Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II (reigned 1876–1909).[2] Her sister Faize Ergin became later a tambur virtuosa.[1]
She married Refik Fersan (1895–1963), a Turkish classical music composer and tambur virtuoso. She gave birth to two sons Hayrettin, İmran and three daughters Melek, Firuzan, Emine.[2]
Fahire Fersan died in Istanbul on 3 January 1997.[3] She was interred at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following the religious funeral service held at Levent Mosque.[2]
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