"In both senses of his surname, 'Ari', he
was active as a bee, and of pure heart."
Fedai, Halkin Sesi, 27 Dec '92
-on 'teacher of teachers' Ari.

"No one could tell, at first glance, that you
had passed away; it seemed to us that you
were asleep. Your death has shown us
that if we live kindly and honourably, and
if we are always inspired by love, in our
dealings with our human fellows, our
journey will be peaceful, and, we shall be
welcomed into the next world with
elegance and grace."
Cevdet Basaran, Author ~ rtd.
Foreign Brodcast Information
Service, American Radio - Cy.
a personal account, 21 Jan '01
-on teacher Orhan Seyfi Ari.

"He is now in the real world ~where went
earlier, also, some of his former students
-perhaps in order to welcome him there..."
Mustafa Dogrusoz [on teacher
Orhan Ari] - Birlik 5 Dec. '99