Hakan Özoğuz (born 11 October 1976) is a Turkish musician. He is the guitarist of the

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

ska Ska (; ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walki ...

- punk band

Athena Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of ...

. He is the twin brother of fellow band member

Gökhan Özoğuz Gökhan Özoğuz (born 11 October 1976) is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the Turkish ska-punk band Athena. He is the twin brother of fellow band member Hakan Özoğuz, and a founder member of the band. He performs a broad field of music from ...

, and a founding member of the band. Hakan Özoğuz is one of the four jury members in the reality television singing competition ''

O Ses Türkiye ''O Ses Türkiye'' is a Turkish reality singing competition and local version of ''The Voice''. It started on October 10, 2011. ''O Ses Türkiye'' is presented by Acun Ilıcalı (since 2011). One of the important premises of the show is the qua ...

'' aired by TV8, the Turkish version of the television show '' The Voice''. Hakan Özoğuz represented Turkey with the band Athena in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004 with "For Real" reaching the 4th place with 195 points. He went with his twin to London to have musical education there.

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1976 births Turkish twins Living people Musicians from Istanbul Turkish rock guitarists 21st-century guitarists {{Turkey-musician-stub