Mavi Sakal

Mavi Sakal
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)
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)

Mavi Sakal was 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.

The band is no longer active. The last seen-together members are either active in other formations such as bands FOMA and Karapaks, or as solo artists.


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