Bahadır Akkuzu

Bahadır Akkuzu — Biography

Mehmet Bahadır Akkuzu (3 February 1955, Istanbul – 6 August 2009, Istanbul) was a Turkish musician, singer and composer. He was a self-taught guitarist and vocalist.

He was best known as the guitarist of Kurtalan Ekspres, the band that backed Barış Manço, and also sang pieces from its repertoire such as "Dönence" himself. A composer and lyricist as well as a performer, he spent many years on the stages of Turkish rock music.

He died of a heart attack on 6 August 2009 at the age of 54; the press noted that he had been lost to the same cause as Barış Manço. He was laid to rest at a funeral in Istanbul the following day.