Gökhan Türkmen (born 1 September 1983) is a Turkish singer.

Life and career

Türkmen was born in 1983 in Istanbul. He started learning guitar in 1997. He is a graduate of Habire Yahşi High School. In 2000, he started his career by playing guitar and singing at various places. In 2003, he graduated from

Kocaeli University The Kocaeli University (KOU) is a state university in Kocaeli, Turkey. It was founded as the Academy of Engineering and Architecture of Kocaeli in 1976. The electrical and mechanical engineering departments, basic sciences, and department of m ...

with a degree in industrial management. After receiving singing lessons for a year, he worked on some radio stations as a singer. His breakthrough came with the song "Büyük İnsan", which was written and composed by Serkan Söylemez. A year later, he released the single "Dön", followed by the song "Efkarlıyım", also written by Serkan Söylemez. In 2008, his debut studio album ''Büyük İnsan'' was released by İrem Records and separate music videos were released for the songs "Yan Sen", "Büyük İnsan" and "Dön". In March 2010, he released his second studio album ''Biraz Ayrılık''. The album was well-received by fans and critics and Türkmen's songs became among the most streamed works on radio and television. The songs "Rüya", "Biraz Ayrılık", "Ayıp Ettin" and "Bir Öykü" were turned into music videos. Türkmen released his first EP ''Ara'' in 2012. His third studio album ''En Baştan'' was released in February 2014. The album contains 13 songs in total, with one of them being a cover. A music video for the album's lead single, "Çatı Katı, was released on YouTube in February 2014. Other songs from this album that were turned into music videos were "Sırasıyla Dene", "Sen İstanbulsun", and "Taş". In 2015, the ''Sesi Çok Güzel'' music contest on

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as a judge alongside

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and

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Discography

;Studio albums * ''Büyük İnsan'' (2008) * ''Biraz Ayrılık'' (2010) * ''En Baştan'' (2014) * ''Sessiz'' (2016) * ''Romantik'' (2020) * ''7'' (2021) ;Live albums * ''Akustik +'' (2021) ;EPs * ''Ara'' (2012) * ''Synesthesia'' (2018) * ''Virgül'' (2019) * ''Gökhan Türkmen'le Az Biraz'' (2019) ;Singles * "Val Halimize" (feat. GT BAND) (2016) * "Lafügüzaf" (2018) * "Para Hala Bende" (feat. Aytaç Özgümüş) (2019) * "Aşkın Enkazı" (2019) * "Sır" (2019) * "Gülmedi Kader" (with Birkan Nasuhoğlu) (2020) * "Kağıt" (2020) * "Bout D'Histoire" (2020) * "Aşk" (2020) * "Yüzüme Vurma" (with Serkan Emre Çiftçi) (2020) * "Deli" (2020) * "Mavi" (feat. Nil Rona) (2020) * "Gelin Canlar" (feat. Burcu Arı) (2021) * "Mahşer" (2022) * "Herkes Yolunda" (with Mert Carim) (2022) * "Kadınım" (with

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) (from the album ''Duyuyor Musun?'') (2022) * "Seninle Ben" (2022) * "Döne Döne (Live)" (with

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) (2022)

Awards

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Türkmen, Gökhan Living people 1983 births Turkish rock singers Turkish pop singers Turkish male singers Kocaeli University alumni