Saygun
Saygun is a Turkish surname. The most prominent bearer is Ahmet Adnan Saygun, a Turkish composer and educator who is widely regarded as a leading figure in 20th-century Turkish classical music. He is commonly listed as one of the Turkish Five, a group of composers who blended Turkish folk melodies and modal practices with Western classical forms, helping to establish a national school of composition in the Republic era.
Saygun's best-known work is the oratorio Yunus Emre, a large-scale work based on the life and poetry
As an educator and organizer, Saygun contributed to the development of music education and institutions in
The surname Saygun is Turkish in origin and may refer to individuals bearing it; in music history,