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Erkan Oğur

Erkan Oğur is credited on 201 releases across 138 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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201

Pressings credited

138

Albums

5

Decades active

7

In collections

Biography

Erkan Oğur (pronounced [æɾˈkan oˈuɾ]) (born 17 April 1954) is a Turkish musician. As pioneer of fretless guitars, he invented the first fretless classical guitar in 1976. As composer, he has influenced many musicians with his compositions combining the sounds of Turkish folk music and classical music with the ancient traditional music. He has played many concerts all over the world. He is regarded as a master of the kopuz and bağlama lutes.

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Credited work

201 releases · 138 albums · active 1984–2026

  • Performance · 439
  • Other credits · 147
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Blackwing Studios · RG Jones Sound Engineering · Stüdyo İstanbul Gelişim · R.G. Jones Studios

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Kayahan
  • Peter Murphy
  • Fikret Kızılok
  • İlhan İrem
  • Birsen Tezer
  • Yıldız Tilbe
  • Esin Afşar
  • Sezen Aksu

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