Gökalp Ergen (born 1976 in

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

), he plays keyboard of heavy metal band

Mezarkabul Mezarkabul (also known as Pentagram in Turkey) is a Turkish metal band formed by Hakan Utangaç and Cenk Ünnü. Mezarkabul is known for integrating Anatolian elements into their music. History Mezarkabul was formed in Istanbul in 1986 by gu ...

(known as ''Pentagram'' in

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). His father Mustafa Tügen and his mother Faize Tügen, both are music teachers and graduated from

Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul Bilgi University () is a private university founded in 1996, located in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, Turkey. The university has four campuses in Istanbul: SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Dolapdere, and Kozyatağı. History The university was ...

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department.

Music career

He is a musician, arranger and keyboardist. Among the instruments, he can play

keyboard Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Mus ...

oud The oud ( ; , ) is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have ...

bağlama The bağlama or saz is a family of plucked string instruments and long-necked lutes used in Europe, Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, Khazar, Central Asia including Germany, France, Belgium, TRNC, Netherlands, Albania, Greece,Bosnia, Serbia, Croat ...

cümbüş The ''cümbüş'' (; ) is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. It was developed in 1930 by Zeynel Abidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble. The cümbüş is shaped like ...

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. Since the mid-90s, he performed with the cover band called ''Kutsal Hazine Avcıları'' in venues such as ''Kemancı'', ''Hayal Kahvesi'', ''Andon'', ''Eylül'', ''Rock House Cafe''. He has worked with Sertap Erener,

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and Mor ve Ötesi, Kumdan Kaleler,

Nazan Öncel Nazan Öncel (; born 6 February 1956) is a Turkish singer-songwriter. She also does the arrangements for most of them and has written songs for such singers as Tarkan and İbrahim Tatlıses. Biography and career In 1978, her song "''Sana Kul K� ...

and

Sezen Aksu Sezen Aksu (; born Fatma Sezen Yıldırım; 13 July 1954) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and producer. She is one of the most successful Turkish people, Turkish singers, having sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Q ...

. He also worked as a theater pianist in

Ferhan Şensoy Osman Ferhan Şensoy (26 February 1951 – 31 August 2021) was a Turkish actor, playwright and director. Private life Şensoy was born in Çarşamba district of Samsun Province in northern Turkey on 26 February 1951. After attending Galatasaray ...

's plays at ''Ortaoyuncular'' for two years. He was one of the arrangers of commercial music production company ''Jingle Mingle'' between 2003 and 2016.

References

External links

Mezarkabul Official Webpage

Biography
at Discogs.com 1976 births Living people People from Antalya Turkish music arrangers Turkish keyboardists Turkish oud players Mezarkabul members Istanbul Bilgi University alumni {{Turkey-musician-stub