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
Kocaeli University ( Turkish: Kocaeli Ãœniversitesi) is a state university in Ä°zmit, Turkey. It was founded as the Academy of Engineering and Architecture of Kocaeli in 1976. The electrical and mechanical engineering departments, basic scien ...
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
FOX
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Twelve species ...
as a judge alongside
Sibel Can
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Early life
Sibel Can was born in Karagü ...
and
Sertab Erener
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.
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''Büyük İnsan'' (2008)
* ''Biraz Ayrılık'' (2010)
* ''En BaÅŸtan'' (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)
* "AÅŸk" (2020)
* "Yüzüme Vurma" (with Serkan Emre Çiftçi) (2020)
* "Deli" (2020)
* "Mavi" (feat. Nil Rona) (2020)
* "Gelin Canlar" (feat. Burcu Arı) (2021)
* "MahÅŸer" (2022)
* "Herkes Yolunda" (with Mert Carim) (2022)
* "Kadınım" (with
Ceylan Ertem) (from the album ''Duyuyor Musun?'') (2022)
* "Seninle Ben" (2022)
* "Döne Döne (Live)" (with
Şanışer
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Life and career
After graduating from High school in Istanbul, he was accepted into Mugla University in 2005. He shares ...
) (2022)
* "Bilmem" (2022)
* "Durumlar Müsait" (with Deeperise) (2023)
* "Kendini Bozmadan" (with Harmanadam) (2023)
* "Elif" (with Serkan Emre Çiftçi) (2023)
* "Ah Yandım" (2023)
* "Sevme" (from the album ''Hürmet'') (2023)
* "Kalem" (2023)
Awards
References
External links
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Living people
1983 births
Turkish rock singers
Turkish pop singers
Turkish male singers
Kocaeli University alumni