Kâni Karaca

Kâni Karaca (1 March 1930 – 29 May 2004) was a Turkish performer of religious and non-religious musical works.^[1] Born in the village of Karataş, Adana, Turkey, he became blind when he was just two months old due to an accident.^[1] He memorized the Quran in elementary school. He came to Istanbul in 1950.^[1] He worked with Sadettin Heper, and learned religious and nonreligious music from him.

Karaca was married and had three children.^[2] He died of cancer at his home in Fatih, Istanbul, on 29 May 2004 at the age of 74.^[3][4] The following day, he was buried in the Edirnekapı cemetery after the funeral prayers in the Fatih mosque.^[4]