Mesut Cemil (pronounced [mesut dʒemil]; 1902 – October 31, 1963) was a Turkish composer, and a notable tanbur lute and cello player.
In 1927 he began to work at the Istanbul Radio, eventually becoming director of the station.
[1] Cemil was assigned to most of the positions in the Radio, including announcer, producer and head of music broadcasts, as well as working as a tanbur performer.
Cemil formed the Classical Choir at the Ankara Radio.
He retired in 1960, but continued conducting choirs at the Istanbul Radio.