Personal

I started to play classical guitar when I was 16 years old. I taught myself to play guitar by using classical guitar methods of Ferdinando Carulli and Frederick M. Noad. I was lucky enough to play with a great guitarist and my dear friend Alper Kaya, in almost every stage of my guitar life. We studied on Renaissance and Baroque Music and also Latin improvisation techniques. I get a mention in the First National Classical Guitar Contest in Istanbul, 1984. I gave a guitar-flute recital with flutist Funda Meyer in 1985, and performed Vivaldi concertos with Chamber Music Orchestra in Izmir, 1986. I also wrote some classical guitar compositions inspired from traditional Turkish music.