Legacy of Ajda Pekkan
Artists and genres Ajda Pekkan directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Sezen Aksuartist
Tarkanartist
GülşenartistGülşen Çolakoğlu is a Turkish singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Istanbul, she graduated from Şehremini High School. After finishing high school, Gülşen enrolled in Istanbul Technical University and at the same time began performing at bars and later left the university. In 1995, while performing at a bar, she was discovered by a composer and contracted with Raks Müzik for her first studio album.
ManifestartistManifest is a Turkish girl group formed by the talent agency Hypers New Media in 2025. It consists of Mina Solak, Lidya Pınar, Esin Bahat, Hilal Yelekçi, Zeynep Sude Oktay, and Sueda Uluca, and they play a mix of pop, dance, and R&B.
Aynur Doğanartist
Deniz SekiartistDeniz Seki is a Turkish pop singer, songwriter and composer. She was convicted of drug trafficking in 2009 and served a prison sentence between 2014 and 2017.