Fuat Saka (born 1952) is a

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singer, songwriter, arranger, and guitarist (although he may be more precisely called a multi-instrumentalist). Saka received art training in

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and later music training in France and (Germany). He had to leave

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in 1980, after

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for political reasons. He lived in Europe up until 1998, travelling and collaborating with numerous musicians. Saka still divides most of his time between İstanbul,

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, and Paris and tours several countries with his ''Fuat Saka International Group'' consisting of German, American,

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, and Azerbaijani musicians. He is of also

descent by his mother. He has performed with Greek musicians

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and

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since the mid-1980s.

Discography

* 1982 ''Yıkılır Zulmün Son Kaleleri'' * 1983 ''Ayrılık Türküsü'' * 1984 ''Kerem Gibi'' (Poems of Nazım Hikmet) * 1987 ''Sevdalı Türküler'' * 1988 ''Nebengleis (Kenardaki Ray)'' * 1989 ''Askaros'' * 1991 ''Semahlar ve Deyişler'' * 1993 ''Şiirce'' * 1994 ''Torik Baliklar Ülkesinde'' * 1996 ''Arhavili İsmail'' * 1997 ''Lazutlar'' * 1998 ''Sen'' * 2000 ''Lazutlar II'' * 2001 ''Perçem Perçem'' * 2002 ''Lazutlar III'' * 2004 ''Lazutlar Livera''Date on the audiocasette on Artvizyon * 2005 ''Lazutlar (Seçmeler)'' * 2006 ''Bir Sürgünün Not Defteri'' * 2006 ''Fuat Saka Koleksiyon (3 CD)'' * 2008 ''Lazutlar 2008'' * 2012 ''Nenni''

References

1952 births Living people Turkish musicians Turkish people of Georgian descent {{Turkey-musician-stub