The opening line, "İçmek çare değilmiş" (Drinking was not the remedy), serves as a confession. He admits that the methods he used to cope with being abandoned—drinking and constant weeping—did not actually heal his wounds.
The song was written by Hamza Dekeli and composed by Burhan Bayar , a legendary duo in the Turkish arabesque scene who helped define Gürses' signature sound. Muslum Gurses Care Degilmis Remastered
Gürses is viewed as a "forefather of the oppressed," someone whose tragic personal life—including the loss of family and a near-fatal accident—allowed him to sing about pain with unmatched authenticity. The opening line, "İçmek çare değilmiş" (Drinking was