1960s – 2020sPeak: 1970s
Anatolian Rock
About Anatolian Rock
A fusion of Turkish folk melody, bağlama, makam, and psychedelic or progressive rock instrumentation. Emerging in the 1960s, it became a vehicle for experimentation, social commentary, and a distinctly local form of electric rock.
Key Artists
Barış Manço
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Cem Karaca
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Edip Akbayram
1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Erkin Koray
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Fikret Kızılok
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Gaye Su Akyol
2010s, 2020s
Moğollar
1960s, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Selda Bağcan
1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s