Aref Ghafouri

Aref Ghafouri
Born (1989-12-11) 11 December 1989 (age 34)
NationalityIranian
CitizenshipIran, Turkey
AwardsMerlin Award[1]
Scientific career
FieldsIllusionist

Aref Ghafouri (Persian: عارف غفوری; born 11 December 1989 in Urmia)[2][3] is a Turkish-Iranian illusionist[2][3][4] who won the Merlin Award. He was known in Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye. Ghafouri is a citizen of Turkey.[2][4]

In July 2018, he was bitten by an Egyptian cobra while preparing for a show in Turkey. He was evacuated to Egypt for treatment with the anti-venom, and made a full recovery.[5] He is of Iranian Azerbaijani descent.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "AREF GHAFOURI WINS MERLIN AWARD". TRT World.
  2. ^ a b c d "'Kesinlikle Sayısal oynamam'". Habertürk.
  3. ^ a b c "Aref Ghafouri ile Röportaj Yaptık" (PDF). ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  4. ^ a b "Aref Ghafouri: "4 gün önce Türk oldum"". CNNTürk.
  5. ^ Walsh, Declan (19 July 2018). "A Cobra Strikes. A Magician Is Stricken. Middle Eastern Foes Unite". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-21.