Photo: Sevda Filiz Akay · CC BY-SA 2.5 · credits
Timeline
15 events▣ Album 9+ Member joins 2− Member leaves 2◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Sil Baştan
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Koray Candemir joins the band
source: musicbrainz
2000s
· Member leaves
Koray Candemir leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Koray Candemir joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Koray Candemir leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
2010s
Biography
English biography195 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1263892737
Biography
Kargo is a rock band from Istanbul, Turkey. Its current line-up includes Selim Öztürk on electric guitar, Burak Karataş on drums and Ozan Anlaş on vocals.
Current members
Koray Candemir – Vocals (1994–2008, 2024-)
Serkan Çeliköz – Keyboard (1994–2008,2 024-)
Selim Öztürk – Guitar (1993–present)
Burak Karataş – Drums (1996–present)
Mehmet Şenol Şişli – Bass guitar (1993–2001, 2008–2010, 2015–)
Former members
Deniz Aytekin – Vocals (1993–1994)
Aykan İlkan – Drums (1993–1994)
Haluk Babadoğan – Vocals (2014–2016)
Atilla Yüksel – Keyboard (1993–1994)
Koray Candemir – Vocals (1994–2008)
Serkan Çeliköz – Keyboard (1994–2008)
Reha Hendem – Vocals (2008–2010)
Ozan Anlaş – Vocals (2011–2014)
Studio albums
Sil Baştan (Start Over) (1993)
Yarına Ne Kaldı (What Is Left For Tomorrow) (1996)
Sevmek Zor (Loving is Hard) (1997)
Yalnızlık Mevsimi (Season of Loneliness) (1998)
Sen Bir Meleksin (You are an Angel) (2000)
Ateş ve Su (Fire and Water) (2004)
Gelecekle Randevum Var (2013)
Değiştir Dünyayı (2016)
Other albums
Best of Kargo (2001) - Compilation album
Yıldızların Altında (Under the Stars) (2005) - Cover album
RRDP (2010) - Mirkelam & Kargo split album
Singles
Herkesin Geçtiği Yoldan Geçme (Don't Take Roads Taken by Everyone) (2000)
Efes Dark CD (2000)
Kehribar (2012)
Mazi Kalbimde Bir Yaradır (2014) - (with Dilek Türkan)
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 | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 23 | 51.9th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (15 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:14
1Bir Zamanlar (Gece ile Günü Ayıran)3:512Sil Baştan4:023Ortaköy3:544Günaydın Paris4:165Yanımda Sen Olmayınca3:336Haydi Gel3:557Fırtına4:128Sanı3:219Yıllar Sonra4:3410Kim Bu İnsanlar3:361996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 47:37
1Yüzleşme3:442Son Defa5:083Bana Ruh Ver3:034Yarına Ne Kaldı2:085Adımı Çağır4:116Gözleri5:487Gece Fanzini3:198Evetlerden Hayırlara4:419Yıldızlar Ellerinde4:3410? (Aşk Olunca)3:3611Tırtılın Hikayesi3:4612Söyleyecek Sözüm Yok3:391997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:45
1Sonunda4:122Çünkü Çok Zor5:123Şairin Elinde5:524Sen Her Zaman...4:305Ben Ve Dünya4:136Graffitti3:597Tanrım Affet Beni4:238Ayrı Ayrı4:189Lanetlenmiş Omuzlar4:3010Bad'lik Amiri6:2211Sevmek Zor1:5112Yapabilir Misin?4:231998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 58:46
1Azizlerin Yalnızlığı1:292Tanrı'ya Dua Et3:353Kalamış Parkı5:114Geçmek Süresi4:025Yalnızlar Çağı4:236Söyle5:167Pastel Zarlar3:458Marilyn Monroe4:049Kaderin Dizaynı5:3010Ruhlarda Hiç Bir Sızı Yok4:3811Bukalemun4:0812Arabic Fahişe4:4113Boğaziçi4:4214Sürgün2:0215Azizlerin Yalnızlığına Geri Dönüş1:202000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 41:11
1Yanımda Sen Olmayınca3:082Yıllar Sonra4:133Renklerin İçinde3:174Ayrılık Şarkısı3:515İnsanlar Hep Tersine1:586Sen Bir Meleksin4:037Sevda Sözleri4:208Tüm Benliğim3:579Farklı Rüyalar3:1610Seni Ben Sevdim3:5411Al Bu Şarkı Senin Olsun3:4012Bugün Böyle1:342004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 41:44
1Ateş ve Su4:092Senle ya da Sensiz3:553Son Kez4:314Sonbahar3:115Elmas3:006Yalnız Başına4:087Dur Gelir Bir An4:018Seni Seviyorum2:559Fani Dünya4:0710Sen Uyurken3:5311Yaklaşman Lazım3:542005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 31:47
1Yıldızların Altında2:582Sen Ağlama4:373Öyle Sarhoş Olsam ki4:154Sonbahar (remix)3:335Ağlama Değmez Hayat3:156Ayrılmam3:597Seninle Başım Dertte2:508Sen Uyurken (remix)3:549Fani Dünya2:262013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 34:43
1Bana Yalan Söylediler4:172Bize Ait3:573Gelecekle Randevum Var3:264Beni Bırakma3:285Çocuktum4:086Akvaryum4:327Kendine İyi Bak3:218Kehribar3:329Yanıma Uzan4:022016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 40:31
1Değiştir Dünyayı3:042Böyle Daha Güzelsin3:363Derya3:254Fanus4:515Sınırlarda Yaşa3:496Ağlayan Yok3:417Hayır Bugün Ölmeyeceğim - Helikopter3:128Zor3:319Aşkın Yollarında3:5010Süslü Kalp3:2911Melezbahçe4:03
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Herkesin Geçtiği Yoldan GeçmeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 10:151Herkesin Geçtiği Yoldan Geçme2:00 2Yanımda Sen Olmayınca3:08 3Yanımda Sen Olmayınca - Akustik2:22 4Herkesin Geçtiği Yoldan Geçme - Moody2:45 | 2000 | ||
| 2012 | KehribarSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:301Kehribar3:30 | 7 March 2012 | ||
| 2013 | Beni BırakmaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:281Beni Bırakma3:28 | 19 February 2013 | ||
| 2015 | Mazi Kalbimde Bir YaradırSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:491Mazi Kalbimde Bir Yaradır3:49 | 5 August 2015 |
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Best of KargoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:09:341Yüzleşme3:43 2Kalamış Parkı5:07 3Yanımda Sen Olmayınca3:06 4Şairin Elinde5:50 5Renklerin İçinde3:17 6Adımı Çağır4:10 7Son Defa5:08 8Lanetlenmiş Omuzlar4:29 9Boğaziçi4:42 10Farklı Rüyalar3:16 11Arabic Fahişe4:40 12Yıllar Sonra4:12 13Sen Her Zaman...4:30 14Sen Bir Meleksin4:02 15Ruhlarda Hiçbir Sızı Yok4:35 16Ayrılık Şarkısı (remix)4:47 | Compilation | 23 May 2001 | |
| 2013 | Kargo Collection (1996-2004)Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 28 October 2013 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Kargo head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 23 | 51.9th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koray Candemir | 1996 | 2001 | |
| Koray Candemir | 2004 | 2008 |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burak_Karatas.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/79953455-521f-4fcf-981d-e38f83601dfadiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/79953455-521f-4fcf-981d-e38f83601dfacore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897312genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897312seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kargobiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kargo
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Turkish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Sevda Filiz Akay · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q897312 · MusicBrainz: 79953455-521f-4fcf-981d-e38f83601dfa
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