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Cem Karaca (1945-2004) was a prominent Turkish rock musician and one of the most important figures in the Anatolian rock movement.

Karaca was born on 5th April 1945, the only child of İrma Felekyan (Toto Karaca) of Armenian origin and Mehmet İbrahim Karaca of Azeri origin. His first group was called Dynamites, and was a classic rock cover band. Later he joined Jaguars, an Elvis Presley cover band. In 1967, he started to write his own music, forming the band Apaşlar, his first Turkish-language group. In 1969, Karaca and bass-player Serhan Karabay left Apaşlar and started an original Anatolian group called Kardaşlar (Brothers).

In 1972, Karaca joined the group Moğollar (Mongols), and wrote one of his best-known songs, “Namus Belası”. However, Cahit Berkay, the leader of Moğollar, wanted an international name for his band, and he left for France to take the group to another level. Karaca, who wanted to continue his Anatolian beat sound, left Moğollar and started his own band Dervişan (Dervishes) in 1974. Karaca and Dervişan sang poetic and progressive songs.

In the 1970s, Turkey’s image was damaged by political violence between supporters of the left and the right, separatist movements and the rise of Islamism. As the country fell into chaos, the government suspected Cem Karaca of involvement. At times he was accused of treason for being a separatist thinker and a Marxist-Leninist. The Turkish government tried to portray Karaca as a man who was unknowingly writing songs to start a revolution. One politician was quoted as saying, “Karaca is simply calling citizens to a bloody war against the state.” Dervişan was ultimately dissolved at the end of 1977.
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  • SaLLyDa

    beni siz delirttiniz.

    last month
  • godlessRatz

    ne sen bunu farkındasın ne de polis farkında.

    February 2012
  • kospley

    ruhu şad olsun cem amcanın ölüm yıldönümü bugün

    February 2012
  • memoqul

    türk rock tarihinin en sağlam sesi..

    January 2012
  • akinap

    böyle güçlü bir ses gelmez bir daha.

    January 2012
  • thawebb

    keske sen de gencken ben de genc olsaydim da seni dinleyebilseydim. senin kadar hic kimse hissiyatima hiab edemedi. yerini kimse alamaz. nur icinde yatasin.

    November 2011
  • Skullsucker

    bir salak da cem karaca'yı dandik diye etiketlemiş, peçete terk bunlar

    November 2011
  • kara-oy

    @strutterf Gerizekalı Cem Karaca'nın Ramonesla ne alakası var.Özenti misin nesin?

    July 2011
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