Gülören Çelik, who took the stage at the festival held in her hometown Afşin, made special statements to İHA.

KAHRAMANMARAŞ - Gülören Çelik, daughter of Aşık Mahzuni Şerif, who attended the lavender festival in Afşin District of Kahramanmaraş, gave a mini concert to her compatriots. Making special statements to İHA after the concert, Çelik said, "No pen, no ink and no one can tell about my father, my father is my guide and idol." Aşık Mahsuni Şerif, one of Türkiye's most important minstrels, was born in the Berçenek neighborhood of Afşin District of Kahramanmaraş in 1939, and had children and grandchildren from his marriages. Gülören Çelik, who was born from the marriage of minstrel Aşık Mahsuni, met with her fans in her father's hometown. Gülören Çelik, who lives in Istanbul, took the stage at the lavender festival organized by Afşin Municipality.

Speaking to İHA for the first time after the mini-concert, Gülören Çelik stated that she was walking in her father's way and said, "I am Gülören, the daughter of Aşık Mahsuni Şerif and his wife Suna, with the pen name 'Yıkık Berçenekli'. Since I am a teacher, I stayed away from the press and did not appear in front of the press. I write, sing and play the baglama. I came to my father's land. No pen, no ink and no one can describe my father. My father is my guide and idol, he is an ocean and we will be happy if we can be a drop in that ocean. Of course, I compose and sing because I was influenced by my father. I got emotional here and it felt like my father was sitting across from me and listening to me. Every minstrel has paid a price, and being a minstrel and being a poet are not easy. My father also paid a great price. He informed people about the future for our country, for the people. It's too late for some things and I hope they have understood my father. I wish my father's grave was in Afşin, but it is better to have it in the Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli Cemetery, and he lies in a blessed place. The important thing is to be human, let our language, religion, color be humanity. My father wanted a classless school, I hope one day it will be a classless day. There is already Azrael and it doesn't make sense for people to kill and hurt each other.