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Erkan OğUr

Biography

Erkan Oğur (pronounced [æɾˈkan oˈuɾ]) (born 17 April 1954) is a Turkish musician. As pioneer of fretless guitars, he invented the first fretless classical guitar in 1976. As composer, he has influenced many musicians with his compositions combining the sounds of Turkish folk music and classical music with the ancient traditional music. He has played many concerts all over the world. He is regarded as a master of the kopuz and bağlama lutes.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

376 releases · 135 albums · active 1984–2026

  • Performance · 921
  • Other credits · 468
  • Production · 1
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Blackwing Studios · Stüdyo İstanbul Gelişim · Erekli Tunç Studio · Stüdyo Melki

Frequent collaborators

  • Sezen Aksu
  • Bülent Ortaçgil
  • Various
  • Kayahan
  • İlhan İrem
  • Nilüfer
  • Nazan Öncel
  • Mozaik (6)

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