Photo: Official web site of Erdal Erzincan · Attribution · credits
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 9◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Gurup Arayış
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography109 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1348604999
Biography
Erdal Erzincan (born 1971 in Erzurum) is a Turkish Alevi folk musician, composer, and singer.
Life and Career
In 1981, he moved to Istanbul and studied bağlama at the Arif Sağ music school in 1985. Since 1989, he has been studying music at Istanbul Technical University. He has contributed to the development of the şelpe technique for playing bağlama without a plectrum, akin to tapping on guitar.
During his career, he has worked with Turkish folk musicians Tolga Sağ, İsmail Özden, Yılmaz Çelik, Muharrem Temiz, Arif Sağ, and Erol Parlak. In 2004, he recorded an album with Iranian-Kurdish musician Kayhan Kalhor.
Erdal Erzincan is married to Mercan Erzincan and has one child.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 27 | 60th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 46:55
1Zindancı3:302Sen Benimle Gel5:033Ben Bende Değilim4:254Öyle Günler Gördüm Ki4:535Nasip Olsa3:206Umudum Olur Geceler2:197Doğ Yavrum5:218Dertli Dolap2:539Yüzünü Sevdiğim Güller4:5510Güllerin İçinde4:0711Ağalar Gurbetten2:0712Hey Efendim2:3913Eğer Bir Zerre İsem1:231997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 46:58
1Bir Haber4:022Yıldız4:263Ölüm3:584Yar Senin Derdinden2:495Mor Koyun3:126Ağlasam mı4:557Oğul4:368Yemen Ellerinden5:059Gör Nic'olur4:5910Kimselerim Yoktur Derdimi Yana5:2711Ey Erenler3:292000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 48:34
1Sinsin Halayi - Elmalarin Yongasi - Kiyili Halayi8:392Kadıoğlu Zeybeği4:043Dik Halay3:144Deyiş Çeke Çeke5:185Silifke Zeybeği3:206Anadolu8:347Gelin Çıkarma Havası3:438Hubyar Semahı3:529Azeri Oyun Havası7:502001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:04:10
1Dağlar Oy Dağlar4:362Kan Gider4:423Nazlı Yâre Doyamadım3:564Dünyada Tükenmez Murat Var İmiş3:535Her Sabah Her Seher3:516Süpürgesi Yoncadan4:167Feleğe Sorduraydın3:538Böyle Kem Zamanda3:279Dağlar Kışımış3:1210Lütfet Sultanım4:2611Ben Pirim Diyene3:2612Hüseynik3:2913Bizim Sahraların Başı3:3414Dünya Arsızındır2:3915Gam Gasavet Keder3:0016Şu Yalan Dünyaya3:3417Kara Köprü Narlıktır4:162002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:19
1Al Mendil3:362Bugün Pazar-ı Aşktır4:223Gül Yüzlü Sultanım4:204Zöhrem Gelmedi / Yara bende6:335İlahi Dostum Bağına3:396Keklik Gibi3:467Gözlerim Yollarda2:488Bende Şu Dünyaya4:009Dost Bildiğim Ele Döndü3:5810Baş Bar / İkinci Bar / Dideban Üstündeyim7:172008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 58:08
1Can Ali3:512Giriftar3:523Elmas4:154Sulari9:495Topal Oyun Havası4:466Karakoyun3:197Kırmızı Buğday6:228Mektup5:209Beşik3:5710Meyrik3:0111Biter Kırşehir'in Gülleri / Vay Bana Vaylar Bana4:3812Giresun Karşılaması / Bağlantı Ezgi (Doğaçlama) / Daşlı Tarla Ayrıklı4:582011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:11:53
1Giderem Van'a Doğru5:152Bülbüller Düğün Eyler2:113Ela Gözlü Şahin4:024Yaralı Mahmut4:145Hey Pir5:326Vardım Yarin Vatanına5:317Sürmeli5:528Girdab-ı Mihnet4:569Şikayetim Vardır4:2710Kırat5:5111Seher Yeli5:3612Deli Gönül2:1513Can Maral2:5914Gözün Açık İse4:3615Karadır Kaşların4:4916Çıkar Yücelerden3:472018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 35 tracks · 2:34:40
Disc 11Bir Güzel Uğruna5:062Dün Yine Çattım Feleğe5:243Yine Havalandı5:194Gönül İster5:155Sonra Gel4:186Döndüm Yaradana4:597Kazan Kaynar3:148Mestane Beni3:319Hançer Alıp5:1410Darıldım5:0311Süremez Dostun İzini4:3212Yardan Ayrılanın3:1813Bu Dağları Ben Gezdim3:1014Sunayı da Deli Gönül6:0415Kara Yer5:4316Gam Elinden5:40Disc 21Dilim4:232Garip4:243Nem Kaldı5:154Medet3:555Keklik Gibi3:506Çalın Davulları6:217Kaç Kuzulu Ceylan4:548Ağalar Gurbetten Geldim2:519Yola Gel4:0710Hozalı Gelin4:2611Al Mendil3:4612Gurbet Yollarında3:3513Yıldız4:3314Mehriban3:3715Zöhre5:2016Yara Bende3:4217Baş Bar – Bir Gül İçin Bülbül Giymiş Karalar3:1818Aşağıdan Gelir Aldıramadım3:4119Ertaş’a Özlem2:522019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:38:14
1Gitme Turnam5:492Arzuhal Eyledim8:353Keskin Halayı5:134Seher Vakti4:315Pencere3:166Karadır Kaşların7:137Açış / Büzürg Makamı3:078Körebe3:299Hubyar Semahı4:1210Kabartan Zeybeği2:1511Süremez Dostun İzini4:0612Deste3:5313Gönül İster7:1014Açış / Nikriz Makamı3:4815Dalgalar4:0116Yardan Ayrılanın3:2917Al Yeşil Geymiş Allanır3:0918Mehriban2:5819Arzu Kamber Halayı5:0320Medet4:0921Son Güz5:1522Kırşehir'in Gülleri3:33
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Erdal Erzincan head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 27 | 60th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Attribution · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erdal_Erzincan.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/239e4c0a-da90-444a-90c6-6f385c8c8ab4discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/239e4c0a-da90-444a-90c6-6f385c8c8ab4core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169196genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169196seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdal_Erzincanbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdal_Erzincan
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Turkish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Official web site of Erdal Erzincan · Attribution · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q169196 · MusicBrainz: 239e4c0a-da90-444a-90c6-6f385c8c8ab4
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