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3 unusual facts about Anatolian Rock


Anatolian rock

By the end of 80s, several metal groups formed in Turkey such as Mezarkabul (Pentagram), Diken, Volvox and Dr. Skull.

Examples of this style include Turkish musicians such as Cem Karaca, Barış Manço, Erkin Koray, Fikret Kızılok, Cahit Oben, Selçuk Alagöz, Edip Akbayram alongside bands such as Moğollar, Silüetler, Kurtalan Ekspres, Grup Çığrışım, Grup Çağrışım, Mavi Işıklar, Apaşlar, Kaygısızlar, Haramiler, Modern Folk Üçlüsü and Kardaşlar.

Özkan Uğur

Between 1972 and 1975, Özkan played Anatolian rock music with Barış Manço in his band "Kurtalan Ekspresi", in "TER" of Erkin Koray, "Dostlar" of Edip Akbayram, "Kardaşlar" of Seyhan Karabay and "Dadaşlar" of Ersen.


Haluk Levent

Haluk Levent (Born 26 Nov.1968 Yüreğir, Adana) is a Turkish rock music singer who helped revive the long forgotten Anatolian Rock genre in 1990's.


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Özkan Uğur

In 1976, he left Anatolian rock music genre and joined the quintet "İpucu" led by the MFÖ trio.