Murat Göğebakan (born 9 October 1968 - died 31 July 2014), was a Turkish

Anatolian rock Anatolian rock (), or Turkish psychedelic rock, is a fusion of Turkish folk music and rock. It emerged during the mid-1960s, soon after rock groups became popular in Turkey. The most widely known members of this genre include Turkish musicians ...

musician, artist and composer.

Early years

He was born on October 9, 1968, in

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. His father was from

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, and his mother was from Nizip,

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, Since his parents were working in

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, he lived between Adana and Germany until he was 7 years old. he completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Adana. Then he entered

Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory The Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory (), the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The conservatory is part of Hacettepe University. History ...

in 1986. After completing his university education, he took up work as a lecturer at

Çukurova University Çukurova University () is a public research university located in Adana, Turkey. The university features sixteen faculties, three colleges, seven vocational colleges, three institutes, and twenty-six research and application centers. Its campus i ...

. During these years, he studied dargah, gave guitar lessons, and worked in a bar. He lived in Adana until 1995.

Career

Murat Göğebakan, who came to Istanbul in 1995 where he received an album offer from the label Prestij Music of Hilmi Topaloğlu. In 1997, he released his album ''"Ben Sana Aşık Oldum"'' from this company. He shot a music video for the songs ''"Ben Sana Aşık Oldum, Kara Gözlüm, Öyle ki Hasretimsin"''. Murat Gogebakan was nominated in the categories of "song of the year", "best lyrics", "best composition", "best rock music" and "best newcomer" at the Kral Turkey Music Awards ceremony organized by

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. He received the Best Breakthrough Male Artist award.

Death

Göğebakan, who has been treated for cancer (

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or '' ...

) for a long time; died in 31 July 2014 in

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Medipol Mega University

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. Göğebakan's body was buried in the Buruk Cemetery in the

district of

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, after the prayer at the

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Discography

* ''Ben Sana Aşık Oldum'' (1997) * ''Sen Rahatına Bak'' (1998) * ''Tek Suçum Seni Sevmekmiş'' (1999) * ''Merhaba'' (2000) * ''Sindomax'' (2000) * ''Ay yüzlüm'' (2002) * ''Yaralı'' (2004) * ''Aynı Mahallenin Çocukları'' (2004) * ''Sana Olan Aşkım Şahit'' (2005) * ''Geçmişten Geleceğe Yunus Emre'' (2005) * ''Sevgiliye'' (2007) * ''Bahar'' (2007) * ''Aşıklar Yolu'' (2010) * ''Vurgunum'' (2012) * ''Aşkın Gözyaşları'' (2012)

References

External links

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