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Landmark works: Turkish popular music

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Aacayipsin

Aacayipsin is a 1994 studio album by Turkish pop singer Tarkan, released in Turkey on the İstanbul Plak label, that sold millions of copies and made him a stadium-scale star.

Bir Efsane

Bir Efsane is the 1989 debut album and title song of Turkish pop singer Hakan Peker, whose title track became a defining early Turkish pop hit.

Delikanlım

"Delikanlım" is a 1994 song written and performed by Yıldız Tilbe, the title track of her debut album, reported to have sold 3,000,000 copies in Turkey.

Dudu (Tarkan EP)

Dudu is a 2003 album by Turkish pop singer Tarkan, released on his own label, HİTT Müzik, mixing new songs with remixes and reaching number 2 in Turkey.

Elektronik Türküler

Elektronik Türküler is a 1974 album by Turkish rock musician Erkin Koray, blending electrified bağlama with Anatolian folk songs and cited as a classic of Anatolian rock.

Nasıl Delirdim?

Nasıl Delirdim? ("How Did I Go Mad?") is the fifth studio album by Turkish pop singer Hande Yener, released in 2007 and marking her full shift to electronic music.

Özledim

Özledim is the 1991 debut album by the Turkish pop trio İzel-Çelik-Ercan, which sold over one million copies and made the trio famous almost overnight.

Rapstar

Rapstar is the second solo album by the Turkish rapper Ceza, released in 2004 on Hammer Müzik; critics describe it as the record that carried Turkish rap from the underground toward the mainstream.