Cengiz Kurtoğlu

Cengiz Kurtoğlu
Born (1957-10-28) 28 October 1957
Arhavi, Artvin Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey
GenresFantasty, folk, folk-pop, Arabesque, electronic, Turkish classicial
Occupation(s)musician, songwriter, arranger, lyricist, composer, record producer, pianist
Instrument(s)Piano, synthesizer, kemençe, kemençe of the Black Sea, tambur, tanbur, percussion, musical keyboard, oud, qanun
Years active1982–present
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Cengiz Kurtoğlu (born. 28 October 1957) is a Turkish musician, record producer, lyricist, songwriter, composer, and pianist.

He worked as a civil servant at a tea factory in Rize Province and moved to Istanbul in 1984. On 12 September 1984, his first album Sen Sözden Anlamaz Mısın? was released. His later albums helped him garner popularity, and a fan group called Cengizciler was established (Fans of Cengiz). In 2010 Cengiz Kurtoğlu released an album called Sessizce.