| Mavi Sakal | |
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Former members of Mavi Sakal. Behind: Genç Osman Yavaş, Murat Tümer (also current drummer), front: Andy Wand, Kaan Altan. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Turkey |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Raks Müzik, Uzelli |
| Website | mavisakal.com |
| Members | |
| Tibet Ağırtan (guitars, vocals) Murat Tümer (drums) Taylan Dedeoğlu (guitars) Batur Yurtsever (bass and keyboards) |
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| Past members | |
| Genç Osman Yavaş (vocals) Kaan Altan (guitar) Andy Wand (bass) Kaan Uçak Yasa Arar Ahmet Ersöz Emin Ersoy (bass) Cevdet Tosyalı (vocals) Ozan Akça (flute) Mahcem Öztürk (bass and vocals) Teoman Yakupoğlu (vocals) Tanju Eren (guitar, bass) |
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Mavi Sakal is a Turkish rock band, founded by Murat Tümer, Kaan Altan, and Tibet Ağırtan in 1980, who were students at the Tarsus American College in Tarsus, Turkey. The band changed their name to Mavi Sakal (literally, blue beard, or Bluebeard) in 1984, until then going by the name ECHO'83.
The band received increased public attention following their performance before Status Quo on the stage of Wembley Arena in Wembley, London in 1997.