Tuluyhan Uğurlu

Tuluyhan Uğurlu was born in Istanbul in 1965. He started his music education at the age of four. When he was seven years old, he was selected as one of the fabulous children and had an opportunity to study abroad. He completed his study at the Vienna Music Academy. He decided to perform only his works while pursuing his master’s degree at his alma mater. In his first albums “Go With God” and “Kutsal Kitaplardan Ayetler” which were recorded in his live concerts, Uğurlu composed music related to religion that was inspired by Bach. In 1996, he composed the film music for “İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında” and became famous. He has connected Eastern and Western culture in his compositions and has released 12 albums. In his symphony composition “Senfoni Türk,” he put symphony orchestra together with mehter band, Turkish music instruments, and piano. Since 2002, Uğurlu has given his concerts not in concert halls but historical places and ruins such as Nemrut Mountain, Sirkeci Station, The archaeological site of Hattusha, Troy antique cities, Dolmabahçe, Yıldız, Çırağan and Beylerbeyi Palaces, and the Grand Bazaar. In 2003, he gave his concert in the top of the Nemrut Mountain (2150 m). Uğurlu always composes his music connecting with deep philosophy. He also composed for the city of Istanbul and released two albums “Dünya Başkenti Istanbul” and “Sonsuza Kadar İstanbul.” He also composed the work of the Mediterranean culture and released the “Akdeniz” album in the request of ASCAME (Mediterranean Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges).

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