Özkan Ugur
Encyclopedia
Raif Özkan Uğur is a Turkish
pop musician, member of the renowned band MFÖ
and an actor
.
He started his musician career in the Şerif Yüzbaşıoğlu Orchestra as a bass guitar
ist. In 1971, Özkan joined Mazhar Alanson
and Fuat Güner
in the duo "Kaygısızlar" ("The Unworrieds") The band was dissolved in 1972. Between 1972 and 1975, Özkan played Anatolian rock
music with Barış Manço
in his band "Kurtalan Ekspresi", in "TER" of Erkin Koray
, "Dostlar" of Edip Akbayram, "Kardaşlar" of Seyhan Karabay and "Dadaşlar" of Ersen. In 1976, he left Anatolian rock music genre and joined the quintet
"İpucu" led by the MFÖ
trio. Özkan formed in 1978 the band "Grup Karma" with Galip Boransu and Cengiz Teoman. He is now playing in the group MFÖ.
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...
pop musician, member of the renowned band MFÖ
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....
and an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
He started his musician career in the Şerif Yüzbaşıoğlu Orchestra as a bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist. In 1971, Özkan joined Mazhar Alanson
Mazhar Alanson
Mahmut Mazhar Alanson is a Turkish musician, guitarist, member of the popular Turkish pop music band MFÖ and an actor.- Early life :...
and 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:...
in the duo "Kaygısızlar" ("The Unworrieds") The band was dissolved in 1972. Between 1972 and 1975, Özkan played Anatolian rock
Anatolian rock
Anatolian rock is a fusion of Turkish folk and rock music. It emerged during the mid-1960s, soon after rock groups such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Status Quo and Omega became popular in Turkey...
music with Barış Manço
Baris Manço
Barış Manço was a Turkish rock singer, composer, and television producer. He composed about 200 songs, some of which were translated into a variety of languages including English, Japanese, Greek, Italian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian, Urdu and Arabic...
in his band "Kurtalan Ekspresi", in "TER" of Erkin Koray
Erkin Koray
Erkin Koray , has been in the Turkish rock music scene since the late 1950s or early 1960s. He is widely acclaimed as being the first person to ever play rock and roll in Turkey; in 1957, he and his band gained fame by playing covers of Elvis Presley and Fats Domino...
, "Dostlar" of Edip Akbayram, "Kardaşlar" of Seyhan Karabay and "Dadaşlar" of Ersen. In 1976, he left Anatolian rock music genre and joined the quintet
Quintet
A quintet is a group containing five members.It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single unit....
"İpucu" led by the MFÖ
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....
trio. Özkan formed in 1978 the band "Grup Karma" with Galip Boransu and Cengiz Teoman. He is now playing in the group MFÖ.
Movies
- Arkadaşım Şeytan, 1988
- EşkıyaEskiyaThe Bandit is an award-winning 1996 Turkish film written and directed by Yavuz Turgul and starring Şener Şen and Uğur Yücel....
, 1996 - Komser Şekspir, 2000
- G.O.R.A.G.O.R.A.G.O.R.A. is a 2004 Turkish science-fiction comedy film, directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which stars Cem Yılmaz as a used carpet salesman who is abducted by aliens from the planet G.O.R.A...
, 2004 - Kısık Ateşte 15 Dakika, 2006
- A.R.O.GA.R.O.GA.R.O.G: A Prehistoric Film is a 2008 Turkish science-fiction comedy film, directed by Cem Yılmaz and Ali Taner Baltacı, about a used carpet salesman who is sent back in time by an old interplanetary adversary out for revenge...
, 2009 - Yahşi BatıYahşi BatıYahşi Batı is a 2010 Turkish comedy film, directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which stars Cem Yılmaz as special agents tasked by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to deliver a diamond gift to the American President. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was one of...
, 2010
TV series
- İkinci Bahar, 1999
- Yeter Anne, 2002
- Alacakaranlık, 2003
- İstanbul Şahidimdir, 2004
- Cennet Mahallesi, 2004 (Show TV)
- Türk Malı , 2010 (Show TV)