A private study  brought into sunlight by an earthquake

Prof.Dr.Fatih Canatan-bluehawk.- is teaching in the Dpt of Electrical and Electronics Eng of Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey A rare moment he shows his grin.		Sunday tango studies(1998-2002) and Musical Pages(1999-) were brought to life by two highschool friends, Dr.Ferruh Yavuz, MD and Prof.Dr.Fatih Canatan. They had both lost their fathers in 1998 who were also close friends. They decided to play tango in the weekends just to cope with their sorrow. Other tango entusisasts - including some other MD's - volunteered to join occasionally which made the group vary in quantity and quality. Together with his son, F.Canatan chose to live a silent life in the suburbs after the loss of his wife in 2002 . The group lost its momentum eventually with less chance to perform together.

On 17th August 1999 we had a terrible earthquake in this country which ended with a loss of 30000. A large group of MD's moved to the region within relief organizations. Tango studies had no place in such circumstances. The two friends created Musical Pages web site for promoting aid for the survivors. F.Canatan with the nickname bluehawk undertook composing original tangos for the site to improve traffic. Nobody had an idea about how significant this effort would be in raising aid to the survivors.

Dr.Ferruh Yavuz, MD Specialist of Public Health

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