How many Orhan Gencebay releases are on Riffiter?

74 releases are catalogued, spanning 1972 to 2025.

What is the most recent Orhan Gencebay release on Riffiter?

Leyla İle Mecnun (2025 Remastered), released in 2025.

What awards has Orhan Gencebay won?

Orhan Gencebay has 2 award wins on record, including Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards (1×), State Artist (1×).

Artist

Orhan Gencebay

Orhan Gencebay is a musical artist from Samsun, TR. 74 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Samsun, TR

74
Releases: 1972–2025
Active years

Tidal

Deezer

Discography

56

Singles & EPs

18

Honors

2

×1
Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards
- 2015
State Artist
×1
State Artist
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About

Gencebay was born in the coastal town of Samsun on 4 August 1944. He is of Crimean Tatar descent. He started learning music at the age of six, taking violin and mandolin lessons from Emin Tarakçı who was an old Classical Musician from the Ukraine Conservatoire. At the age of seven, he started playing the bağlama (a traditional Turkish instrument), and continued taking traditional Turkish folk music lessons. At age ten, he created his first composition. At age 13, he started playing the tambur, an instrument often used in Turkish classical music to improve himself in the theoretical and practical details of Turkish classical music. During his high school years, he performed in Classical and Traditional Turkish Folk Music groups playing the tambur and baglama, taught music lessons in his own music courses, and took part in organizing community music centers in Istanbul and Samsun. When he was sixteen, he became interested in jazz and rock music, and started playing tenor saxophone in wind orchestras. He enrolled in the Turkish conservatory in Istanbul, and studied there for four years. During his military service, he played saxophone in the military brass band. At ages 20 and 22, he …

Orhan Gencebay in brief

How many Orhan Gencebay releases are on Riffiter?: 74 releases are catalogued, spanning 1972 to 2025.
What is the most recent Orhan Gencebay release on Riffiter?: Leyla İle Mecnun (2025 Remastered), released in 2025.
What awards has Orhan Gencebay won?: Orhan Gencebay has 2 award wins on record, including Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards (1×), State Artist (1×).