Münir Nurettin Selçuk was a renowned Turkish classical musician and tenor singer born in 1900 in Istanbul. He studied music in Hungary as a youth before returning to Turkey to become a musician. Selçuk furthered his musical education in Paris in 1927 and later worked at the Istanbul Conservatory, where he served as director for sixteen years. He is remembered as establishing the role of lead singer in Turkish music and for his two musically talented sons before passing away in 1981.