Artist
Erkin Koray
Erkin Koray is a rock artist from Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey formed in 1966. 46 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey · Best rock albums
- 46
- Releases
- 1974–2025
- Active years
- 1966
- Formed
Artist
Erkin Koray is a rock artist from Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey formed in 1966. 46 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey · Best rock albums
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Dünden Esintilerle
1993 · 16 tracks
Çöpçüler / Ceylan / Dünden Esintiler, Vol.2
1993
Allah Aşkına
1979
Mesafeler
2016
Dünden Esintiler / Benden Sana, Vol.4
1993
Tek Basina Konser
1993
Best of... The Best, Vol. 1
2020
Tamam Artık (Remastered)
2017
Senden Ayrı (45'lik)
2016
Şaşkın
1989
Kıskanırım (45'lik)
2016
Elektronik Türküler
1974
İstemem (45'lik)
2016
Aşka İnanmıyorum (45'lik)
2016
Çukulatam
1987
İlla Ki
2020
Gün Ola Harman Ola (Remastered)
2017
Hay Yam Yam (Remastered)
1989
Erkin Koray Tutkusu (2025 Remastered)
2025
Meçhul: Singles & Rarities
2011
Erkin Koray
2005
Devlerin Nefesi
1999
Dünden Esintiler 2 - Çöpçüler / Ceylan
1991
Benden Sana
1982
Erkin Koray Tutkusu
1977
Kendim Ettim Kendim Buldum (45'lik)
Single · 2015
Aşkımız Bitecek (45'lik)
Single · 2016
Anma Arkadaş (45'lik)
Single · 2016
Sen Yoksun Diye (45'lik)
Single · 2015
Seni Her Gördüğümde (45'lik)
Single · 2016
Hor Görme Garibi (45'lik)
Single · 2015
Silinmeyen Hatıralar (45'lik)
Single · 2016
Nihansın Dideden (45'lik)
Single · 2016
Çiçek Dağı / Hop Hop (45'lik)
Single · 2016
ISTANBUL70 : Disco, Psych, Folk Edits by Barış K Vol.1
Single · 2011
Cümbür Cemaat / Sevdiğim
Single · 1976
Gel Bana Güle Güle (Kurt Adam Rework)
Single · 2021
Yok Yok (Fattish Remix)
Single · 2020
Kıskanırım Seni Ben (Cihat Uğurel Remix)
Single · 2020
Hayat Katarı (Batuhan Karaman Edit)
Single · 2022
Fesuphanallah / Komşu Kızı (45'lik)
Single · 1974
Ankara Metalhan
Single · 2025
Arap Saçı / Tımbıllı - 45'lik Plak
Single · 2024
Krallar / Dost Acı Söyler
Single · 1974
Şaşkın - Eyvah (45'lik)
Single · 1974
Estarabim / Sevince
Single · 1974
Erkin Koray (Turkish pronunciation: , born 24 June 1941) is a Turkish singer-songwriter, guitarist and one of the pioneers of Anatolian rock. 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. He was also one of the first Turkish musicians to embrace the electric guitar and modern amplification. Besides his unique work, he reforms most of well known Turkish folk songs. Koray used Western and Eastern melodies and it became influential on many Turkish musicians. He also invented the Arabesque rock genre. By the late 1960s, he had become a major figure in Turkish psychedelic music and Anatolian Rock, beginning with his first psychedelic single Anma Arkadaş in 1967. Koray followed this with a number of singles, both by himself and in collaboration with others, that established him as a force to be reckoned with on the Turkish rock scene. In the early 1970s, he formed the group Ter with the former members of the band Bunalım ("Group Depression"). Although they only recorded one …