51 Turkish singer songwriters

Cem Filiz, better known by his stage name Cem Adrian, is a Turkish musician, singer-songwriter and record producer.

Demet Akalın is a Turkish singer and former model. Thanks to the popular songs she has released since the middle of the 2000s, she has become one of the most recognizable names of Turkish pop music.

Mahmut Mazhar Alanson is a Turkish musician, guitarist, member of the popular Turkish pop music band MFÖ, and an actor.

Aydilge Sarp is a Turkish writer, poet and singer-songwriter.

Emre Aydın is a Turkish rock singer-songwriter. The singer won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 in the "Europe's Favourite Act" category. He is also the former lead singer for the Turkish rock band 6. Cadde.

Jehan İstiklal Barbur is a Turkish singer-songwriter of Arab Christian descent. In 2002, she moved from Ankara to Istanbul to pursue a professional music career, and initially worked as a vocalist in different pop and jazz groups. With Bülent Ortaçgil's help she signed a contract with the production company Ada Müzik. In 2009, her debut studio album, Uyan, was released. She continued her music career with the release of her second studio album, Hayat, in 2010. She released the albums Sarı, Sizler Hiç Yokken and Evim Neresi in 2012, 2014, and 2017 respectively.

Serhat Bedük, better known by his surname Bedük, is a Turkish musician, producer, and director.

Bengü Erden is a Turkish singer. She became first familiar with music during her time at the İzmir State Symphony Orchestra. In İzmir, she was cast in a leading role in the musical "Oliver Twist". She later took singing lessons with İzmir State Conservatory's general manager, Müfit Bayraş. In 1998, by performing a song by Müfit Bayşara, she ranked second at the competition Pop Show '98, organized by Mü-Yap and Show TV. She then studied music at Istanbul Academy. She worked as a backing vocalist for Kenan Doğulu for three years. In 2007, Bengü became the winner of Show TV's singing competition Bak Kim Dans Ediyor. Her first album, Hoş Geldin, was produced by Kenan Doğulu and Ozan Doğulu and released in July 2000. Her second studio album, Bağlasan Durmam, was released in 2005. After two years, she released her third studio album, Taktik. With the song "Korkma Kalbim" from this album, she received a digital certification from Mü-Yap and the album became one of the best-selling albums of the year.

Yavuz Bingöl is a Turkish folk music singer and actor.

Erol Büyükburç was a Turkish singer-songwriter, pop music composer, and actor.

Kenan Cihan Doğulu is a Turkish pop musician. He represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, where he was placed fourth, with 163 points. In the summer of 2006, Doğulu released the album Festival, containing the hit single "Çakkıdı", in collaboration with Sezen Aksu.

Feridun Düzağaç is a Turkish rock music singer and songwriter, usually known for his pessimistic and melancholic songs.

Edis Görgülü is a Turkish singer and songwriter. He was born in London and raised in İzmir. While studying at high school and university, he passed music lessons. After enrolling in Galatasaray University Communication Faculty, he settled in Istanbul and immediately tried to contact various people to make an album, but he did not succeed. Meanwhile, he started acting and had roles in TV series Dinle Sevgili (2011–12) and Hayatımın Rolü (2012). In the years that he pursued a career in acting, he got an offer from his manager to make an album.

Sertab Erener is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer. With her coloratura soprano voice, she started working as a backing vocalist for Sezen Aksu, and with Aksu's help she released her first studio album in the 1990s. Because of her education in classical music, she initially had difficulties in performing pop music. Although she did experimental works from time to time, she eventually preferred to focus on making pop music instead of making avant-garde works, in order to make her music heard by a larger audience. In some of her works, she combined Western music and Eastern music, and benefited from operas as well as classical Turkish music together with ethnic elements. With her entrance to Europe's market in the early 2000s, many of her works were also sold in Turkey as well as European countries.

Barlas Erinç is a Turkish musician, rock singer and song writer. He was born in Ankara, Turkey. He studied Business Administration and is a graduate of Gazi University in Ankara.

Mehmet Fatih Erkoç is a Turkish jazz and pop music singer and composer.

Ersay Üner, is a Turkish pop music singer-songwriter. He became known in Turkey in 2000s by writing and composing songs for Demet Akalın.

Ceylan Ertem is Turkish singer-songwriter.

Şebnem Ferah is a Turkish singer, songwriter, composer, and guitarist. She was the lead vocalist of the all-female hard rock band Volvox until 1994, after which she went on to pursue an illustrious solo career. Her music style varies from pop rock to hard rock though her later albums have progressively incorporated more of the hard rock sound.

Fettah Can is a Turkish singer-songwriter.

Gaye Su Akyol is a Turkish singer, painter and anthropologist.

Orhan Gencebay is a Turkish musician, bağlama virtuoso, composer, singer, arranger, music producer, music director, and actor. Gencebay was born in the coastal town of Samsun on 4 August 1944. He is of Crimean Tatar descent. In 1998, he was named a State Artist of Turkey.

Göksel Demirpençe is a Turkish singer-songwriter.

Aslı Gökyokuş is a Turkish singer.

Burcu Güneş is a Turkish singer.

Öykü Gürman is a Turkish singer and actress. In 2007, she and her twin brother formed the due Öykü ve Berk and released three albums until 2015. Ever since, she has pursued a solo music career and has worked as an actress.

Hadise Açıkgöz is a Turkish-Belgian singer-songwriter, dancer, and television personality. Born and raised in Belgium, her family is of Lezgin-Kumyk origin who settled in Sivas, Turkey. In 2003, she participated in the Belgian singing competition show Idool 2003, but rose to fame after releasing her debut album Sweat in 2005. The album spawned 5 singles and earned Hadise both a TMF Award (Belgium) and Golden Butterfly Award (Turkey). Hadise established and maintained a successful career in both Belgium and Turkey with the release of her self-titled album Hadise (2008). The album, which includes English and Turkish songs, features the single "Deli Oğlan" that became a number-one hit in Turkey.

Emina Jahović, professionally known just as Emina, is a Serbian-Turkish singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman. Born and raised in Novi Pazar, she rose to prominence through music festivals. Jahović released her debut album in 2002, but acquired commercial success with her third record Vila in 2008. Arguably one of the most popular pop performers in the Slavic-speaking territories in the Balkans, she has been referred to as 'Pop princeza'.

Ferhan Nil Karaibrahimgil is a Turkish singer and songwriter, mostly noted for her distinct lyrics. Nil's passion and admiration for music stems from her father, Suavi Karaibrahimgil, who is also a musician although he is not currently active in the Turkish music industry.

Kayahan Açar was a Turkish pop music singer-songwriter. He was an accomplished composer, consistently ranking among the best-selling Turkish musicians of all time. Kayahan composed all of his own material and released more than eight best-selling albums during a career spanning three decades. Kayahan released a number of compact cassettes, CDs and albums and had major singles. He represented Turkey in Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim".

Ali Tufan Kıraç is a Turkish anatolian rock and Heavy Metal musician.

Fatih Kısaparmak is a singer-songwriter of traditional Turkish folk music.

Oğuzhan Koç is a Turkish actor and musician.

Volkan Konak is a Turkish folk singer. His song "Cerrahpaşa" was a great success and his album, Mora, released in 2006, was awarded a gold plaque by the Turkish recording producers association, MÜ-YAP.

Alev Lenz is a Grammy nominated German-Turkish music producer, singer/songwriter and composer.

Mehmet Erdem is a Turkish musician and singer-songwriter.

Yasemin Aygün Savgı, better known as Yasemin Mori, is a Turkish alternative rock singer.

Zeki Müren was a prominent Turkish singer, composer and actor. He was famous for his compelling voice and precise articulation in his singing of both established Turkish classical music and contemporary songs. He was awarded the title of "State Artist" in 1991 for his contributions to art. The artist, who has also given to start the first Turkish Gold Record Award, have filled music experience of more than six hundred records and tapes throughout, has composed more than three hundred songs.

Ayşe Hatun Önal is a Turkish model, actress, singer and Miss Turkey 1999 who represented her country in the 49th Miss World 1999 in London, England.

Serdar Ortaç is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer.

Bülent Ortaçgil is a Turkish composer and singer.

Onur Özsu is a Turkish pop music artist, singer, songwriter, musician, performer.

Deniz Seki is a Turkish pop singer, songwriter and composer.

Simge Sağın is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer. From early 2010s, she started to make Turkish pop songs, and with the release of her single "Miş Miş" in 2015 she became one of the well-known artists in Turkey.

Kaan Tangöze is a Turkish musician. He is lead vocalist and guitarist of the Turkish rock band Duman. He graduated from Bilkent University, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management. He has a master's degree in economics from Seattle University in the United States.

Ferdi Tayfur is a Turkish arabesque singer, actor and composer. He was born in Hurriyet neighbourhood of Adana, Turkey and he has led a successful career in arabesque music. The artist, who has earned nine golden certifications in total, is renowned for his songs, which he has included in motion pictures as well. In the Turkish media, he is commonly known as "Ferdi Baba". Having released more than 30 albums and over 30 films, he founded Ferdifon Records in 1982 and also entered the construction sector in 2009.

Özlem Tekin is a Turkish singer and occasional actress, primarily known for her music. Though she started out in the hard rock genre, her music has progressed to incorporate different styles such as house, punk, pop and Turkish folk music.

Birol Topaloğlu is a Turkish folk musician and activist of Laz ancestry.

Ufuk Beydemir is a Turkish singer, songwriter and tennis coach. He became known in Turkey with the release of his song "Ay Tenli Kadın". In 2018, Beydemir ranked third on the list of nominees for "Musician of the Year Award" at the GQ Men of the Year awards by GQ Türkiye. Beydemir, who released his first album Sevda Gibi in 2018, was given the "Most Powerful Newcomer-Singer" award at the 2019 PowerTürk Music Awards.

Nilüfer Yumlu, commonly known as Nilüfer, is a Turkish pop singer.

Zarema (Halilova) is a Crimean-American singer, songwriter and actress of Crimean Tatar descent. She was born while the ethnic Crimean Tatars were in deportation in Uzbekistan, having been expelled from their native lands on the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea as part of the USSR's ethnic cleansing. It was not until 1989, after the fall of the USSR that the Crimean Tatars were allowed to return to their homeland of Crimea.