Turgut Berkes
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Turgut Berkes is a Turkish
rock musician, painter
, and writer
. He was born in 1953 in İzmir
, Turkey
.
He was educated at the TED Ankara College and then at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art. He worked as a radio programmer, librarian, journalist and translator until 1989 when he founded with his partner Fuat Güner
(of the famous Turkish pop trio Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan
(MFÖ)) FT Recording Studios in Istanbul, which was at the time the most advanced in Turkey. In 2000 he released a solo album titled Karakutu ("The black box
"), which was met with great critical acclaim. He continues to live and work in Istanbul
, dividing his time between freelance literary & technical translation work, music production, rehearsals and concerts with his band "Karakutu" and a "perennial virtual album" project; whereby new material is uploaded regularly and can be downloaded freely from his official website.
He continues his life in Bodrum at a tranquil bay since 2007 with his family and cats. He still writes songs and tries to survive on translations. He has great friends like Ilban Ertem, who is a talented artist.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
rock musician, painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. He was born in 1953 in İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
He was educated at the TED Ankara College and then at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art. He worked as a radio programmer, librarian, journalist and translator until 1989 when he founded with his partner Fuat Güner
Fuat Güner
Aziz Fuat Güner , better known as Fuat Güner, is a Turkish pop musician, member of the renowned band MFÖ and an actor.-Early life:...
(of the famous Turkish pop trio Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan
Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan
Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan is a Turkish band. The names of the band's singers are Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner and Özkan Uğur....
(MFÖ)) FT Recording Studios in Istanbul, which was at the time the most advanced in Turkey. In 2000 he released a solo album titled Karakutu ("The black box
Flight recorder
A flight recorder is an electronic recording device placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of an aircraft accident or incident. For this reason, flight recorders are required to be capable of surviving the conditions likely to be encountered in a severe aircraft...
"), which was met with great critical acclaim. He continues to live and work in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, dividing his time between freelance literary & technical translation work, music production, rehearsals and concerts with his band "Karakutu" and a "perennial virtual album" project; whereby new material is uploaded regularly and can be downloaded freely from his official website.
He continues his life in Bodrum at a tranquil bay since 2007 with his family and cats. He still writes songs and tries to survive on translations. He has great friends like Ilban Ertem, who is a talented artist.