Muhtar Cem Karaca was a prominent Turkish rock musician and one of the most important figures in the Anatolian rock movement. He was a graduate of Robert College. He worked with various Turkish rock bands such as Apaşlar, Kardaşlar, Moğollar and Dervişan. With these bands, he brought a new understanding and interpretation to Turkish rock.
Moğollar was one of the pioneering bands in Turkish rock music during their early career and one of the founders of Turkish folk rock. They have been active for over 40 years. The band uses multi-layered dynamism in the Turkish folk genre to create a sonic similarity with pop music's dynamism.
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 Barış Manço, Cem Karaca, Erkin Koray, Selda Bağcan, Fikret Kızılok alongside bands such as Moğollar.
Ayhan Akman is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was suspended from football for six months after doping testing positive for a banned substance. He is the assistant manager of Galatasaray.
Hamed Kavianpour is an Iranian retired professional football player.
Raymond Koned Kalla Nkongo, known as Kalla, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
"Başka Bahar" is a pop song from Işın Karaca's Anadilim Aşk album. It was written by Sezen Aksu and arranged by Erdem Yörük. The song become very successful in music charts of Turkey, which led the song to represent Turkey in the OGAE song contest in 2002. However, it finished last without getting any points.
Cem Pamiroğlu is a Turkish former footballer who played as a left-back, most notably for Fenerbahçe.
Ömer Erdoğan is a Turkish football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Süper Lig club Sivasspor.
Bahadır Akkuzu was a Turkish singer and musician who was a self-taught guitarist and vocalist.
Karaca, or Qaraja, may refer to:
Cem is a Turkish male given name. It derives from Persian, where it is a shortened form of Jamshid. Notable people with the name are as follows:
İrma Felekyan, better known as Toto Karaca, was a Turkish stage actress.
Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, known as Fred, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Brazil national team.
Events in the year 2004 in Turkey.
Cem Felek is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in Germany, he has represented both Turkey and Azerbaijan at youth level.
Berk Cankat is a Turkish actor and graphic designer.
Yusuf Aktaş, better known as Reynmen, is a Turkish singer and former vlogger, who rose to fame by sharing videos on Scorp and YouTube. His mother's cousins are comedian Cem Yılmaz and writer Can Yılmaz. He released "Derdim Olsun" in January 2019. This song was his first professional record and he earned fame by this song in Turkey. After that he released "Ela" in summer 2019. In 2020, he released his new song "Kaçamak" with German-Turkish rapper Ufo361. On his 25th birthday, he released his new song "Melek".
Tears of Cem Karaca is a 2024 Turkish biographical drama film based on the life of the legendary Turkish rock musician Cem Karaca. Directed by Yüksel Aksu, the film stars İsmail Hacıoğlu as Cem Karaca.
