Özel Türkbaş was an American dancer, born in 1938 in Manisa, who died in 2012.
Biography
Özel Türkbaş (September 1, 1938 – July 22, 2012) was a Turkish-born actress, model, singer and belly dancer, who helped popularize belly dancing in the US and recorded traditional music aimed at a western audience, including the successful 1969 album Bellydance with Özel Türkbaş: How to Make Your Husband a Sultan.
From the Wikipedia article “Özel Türkbaş”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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