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Toygar Işıklı
Person · male · Turkey · Gölcük · born 1974 · recording since 2007
Turkish composer (born 1974)
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Also known as トイガル・イシュクル
Timeline
6 events▣ Album 4◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Yaprak Dökümü
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2010s
Biography
English biography166 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371517779
Biography
Toygar Işıklı (born 16 April 1974) is a Turkish film score composer, music producer, and singer.
Life and career
Işıklı graduated from Gölcük Barbaros Hayrettin High School. He moved to Istanbul and attended an undergraduate major programme of vocal studies in Marmara University. He received his MA degree in the composition master programme from Istanbul Technical University MIAM (Center for Advanced Studies in Music). Currently, he is earning his postgraduate degree on musicology and music theory at Istanbul Technical University. Işıklı also studied film scoring at Berklee College of Music.
Throughout his education, he had the chance to collaborate with renowned composers and academicians such as Hasan Uçarsu, Kamran İnce, Pieter Snapper, David Osbon, Şehvar Beşiroğlu and Nail Yavuzoğlu for his research and work on jazz, 20th-century music, classical Turkish music and classical Western music.
He was a member of Objektif in 2007, on their fifth album, Sokağın Sesi.
Işıklı was a voting member for the 69th Annual Grammy Awards alongside with Büşra Kayıkçı, Edis Görgülü and Mert Demir.
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 | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 9 | 24.5th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (6 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks
1Bana Hersey Uzak2Ben Hayatin Mağlubuyum3Çok Geç4Gecenin Hüznü5Gönlüm Göçebe6Kalbimdeki Sancı7Masal8Ninni9Sardunyalar10Sen Bilirsin (Versiyon)11Sen Bilirsin12Sen Eşittir Ben13Sonunda14Tebessüm15Tutsak16Yaprak Dökümü17Yoksun2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:39
1Kırılgan4:212Hayat Gibi5:123Kafiye4:084Söz Olur4:335Ben Kötü Biri Değilim3:546Korkuyorum4:287Ateşin Yası3:528Yazgım4:059Bir Lokma Aşk (C'est Dit)3:2410Nergis4:1911Gelme4:1812Yine Aşk4:052014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 26 tracks · 50:43
1Dudaktan Kalbe Jenerik Müziği1:542Kınalı Yapıncak1:353Babam2:024Hayata Mağlubum3:245Bulutların Ötesinde2:046Çığlık1:247Geçmişin İzleri1:188Gecenin Hüznü3:249Kırılgan1:2310Gurur3:5311Mesafe1:5912Çok Geç2:2313Fırtına Öncesi1:0014Paramparça1:1615Kalbimdeki Sancı3:3616Gecenin Hüznü (Keman / Piyano Versiyon)0:5217Annem0:5418Sardunyalar4:4119Saklı Aşk1:3820Siyah Yıldızlar3:1421Sessiz0:5722Ölüm0:5823Veda1:2124Yine Yalnız1:3125Su Gibi Durgun0:5426Karanlık1:08Kara Sevda (Orijinal Dizi Müzikleri)
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 35 tracks · 57:28
1Kara Sevda Jenerik Müziği1:402Kemal Soydere - Duvarlarım3:133Kokun Hala Tenimde - Nihal & Kemal2:444Emir Kozcuoğlu3:275Hayatım Pararmparça - Zeynep2:276Gözlerinin Buğusu1:367Mucizem1:338Anlatamam2:199Öfke Nöbeti1:3910İntikam Yemini1:1111Emirin Öfkesi1:0012Yıllar Sonra Leyla2:1913Ailem1:2214Tehlikeli Oyun1:1215Peşinizdeyim1:0316Sadece İkimiz - Nihal & Kemal2:0017Unutamam1:4118Nefretim Tutkum Tufan1:1819Artık Eski Ben Değilim1:2020Nihal1:1021Anılarım1:3522Karanlık1:3023Tebessümüm1:1524Racon Ayhan2:3025Canım Yanıyor1:2426Küçük Umutlar Banu & Tarık1:1927Kömür Karası - Maden1:1428Biraz Mutluluk İstedim1:3529Asu1:0130Panzehir1:1831Uyan Ne Olur1:3532Ozan1:0333Tatlı Günler1:1034Hala Çocuğum1:0535Silinmiş Hatıralar1:40
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Yaprak DökümüSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 35:481Yaprak Dökümü2:50 2Takvim5:02 3Uzak2:26 4Tebessüm3:20 5Yoksun1:36 6Fikret Kozasında1:17 7Aşk ve Hüzün0:52 8Kızım1:01 9Neşe0:58 10Gözyaşı (ağıt)1:33 11Darmadağın1:00 12Aile1:17 13Yanlızlık1:06 14Leyla1:09 15Hayat Bir Umut1:00 16Tebessüm (slow versiyon)1:39 17Her Şeye Rağmen Neşe0:55 18Neden1:00 19Gülümse0:35 20Çaresiz1:08 21Bekleyiş0:48 22Tebessüm (enstrümantal)3:16 | Soundtrack | 30 November 2007 | |
| 2011 | Ezel Original SoundtrackSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 38 tracks · 1:18:131Jenerik1:34 2Eyşan Unutamıyorum2:42 3Ama Unutamıyorum1:33 4Birleşme4:27 5Aynadaki Yüz1:06 6Aşk ve Fırtına2:14 7Herkes Öldürür Sevdiğini2:43 8Aksiyon3:38 9Barut Kokusu2:16 10Yazgı1:40 11İmkansız1:34 12Bu Nasıl Bir Büyü1:33 13Karanlığa Doğru1:25 14Durursan Kurtlar Kokunu Alır1:00 15Savaşmaktan Yoruldum1:17 16Ölümle Yaşam Arasında1:39 17Gitmek Kalmak1:10 18Sonun Başlangıcı2:42 19Ali Cengiz2:14 20Kenan Birkan1:31 21Masum Hayatlar1:22 22Herşey Değişir2:05 23Bir Hikaye Anlatayım Mı Sana2:35 24Kirlenmiş Hayatlar1:18 25Sekiz2:37 26Mahşer1:42 278 Eylül (Yanlış Söz Öldürür)2:00 28Etme3:27 29Ben Sana Hiç Yetişemedim2:29 30Geçmişin Gölgesinde2:17 31Kerpeten2:15 32Eve Dönüş1:00 33İnsan Yaşıyorken Özgürdür3:33 34Günah (Kara Leke)2:32 35Bahar1:30 36Kahramanım2:01 37Hoşçakal Adi Şehir1:46 38Jenerik (Version İntro)1:46 | Soundtrack | 6 May 2011 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Toygar Işıklı head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 9 | 24.5th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toygar_I%C5%9F%C4%B1kl%C4%B1_on_Rehearsal.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/718eb085-ddaa-432a-aaf9-59dacc3956bediscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/718eb085-ddaa-432a-aaf9-59dacc3956becore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6552921seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toygar_I%C5%9F%C4%B1kl%C4%B1biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toygar_I%C5%9F%C4%B1kl%C4%B1
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Turkish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: @GTelci Gökhan Telci · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q6552921 · MusicBrainz: 718eb085-ddaa-432a-aaf9-59dacc3956be
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