Arif Susam (born 1956, Harput, Elazığ) the best of in most famous for Idealistic idelogist is a Turkey Turkish Ottoman Music genre male musician.
He was very popular in the 1980s and early 1990s with fellow artists like Nejat Alp, Ümit Besen, Cengiz Kurtoğlu and Sinan Özen.
His statement "Pain and suffering in various tempos" describes the career of Arif Susam spanning over more than 25 years.
Susam is known for being the only artist to go platinum in Turkey, as his double live 1985 album Tavernada Yıldönümü sold over 1,200,000 copies.
His live tavern performances usually took place in the Bosphorus shore district of Tarabya.