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Yavuz Bingöl

(Yavuz Bingol)

Legendary Turkish singer Yavuz Bingöl was born on October 7, 1964, in the city of Istanbul. He was raised by his father, a literature teacher, and his mother, the famous folk poet Şahsenem Akkaş. Despite enrolling at the Ankara State Conservatory in 1977, he was forced to drop out of his academic pursuit in order to support his family following his parent's divorce. It wasn't until 1983 that he would finally return to music, performing at weddings and venues. In 1986, he formed the group Umuda Ezgi with musician Nihat Aydın, with whom he focused on protest music and developed a f...