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Infobox musical artist| name = Cem Karaca| birth_name = Muhtar Cem Karaca| birth_date = 5 April 1945|birth_place = Antakya , Turkey | death_date = 8 February 2004 (aged 58)|death_place = Istanbul , Turkey | instrument = Vocal , Guitar | genre = Anatolian Rock
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Pop Rock | years_active = 1967-2004| website = http://www.cemkaraca.com www.cemkaraca.com| background=solo_singer Muhtar Cem Karaca (April 5, 1945 - February 8, 2004), also called Cem Baba (Daddy Cem or Father Cem), was a prominent Turkey|Turkish rock music|rock musician and one of the most important figures in the Anatolian rock movement.Barchard, David. Cem Karaca: A dissident Turkish singer, he spent much of the 1980s in exile . The Guardian, March 8th, 2004

Biography


He was the only child of Irma Felekyan ( Toto Karaca ) of Armenians in Turkey|Armenian origin,cite web|title=Toto Karaca (1912-1992)|url= http://www.biyografi.net/kisiayrinti.asp? kisiid=960|publisher=biyografi.net|accessdate=2007-02-05tr icon a popular opera, theatre and movie actress, and Mehmet Ibrahim Karaca of Azeris in Turkey|Azerbaijani origin.cite news|title=Cem Karaca:Sanat Yapar|first=Sema|last=Sak|date=2004-02-16|accessdate=2007-03-04|publisher=Aksiyon| url= http://www.aksiyon.com.tr/detay.php? id=11171 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930155104/ http://www.aksiyon.com.tr/detay.php? id=11171 |archivedate = 2007-09-30tr icon His first group was called Dynamites and was a classic rock cover band. Later he joined Jaguars , an Elvis Presley cover band. In 1967, he started to write his own music, forming the band Apaslar (The Rowdies), his first Turkish language|Turkish-language group. In 1969, Karaca and bass-player Serhan Karabay left Apaslar and started an original Anatolian group called Kardaslar (The Brothers).

In 1972, Karaca joined the group Mogollar (The Mongols) and wrote one of his best-known songs, " Namus Belasi ". However, Cahit Berkay , the leader of Mogollar, wanted an international name for his band, and he left for France to take the group to another level. Karaca, who wanted to continue his Anatolian beat sound, left Mogollar and started his own band Dervisan (Dervishes) in 1974. Karaca and Dervisan sang poetic and progressive rock|progressive songs.

In the 1970s, Turkey's image was damaged by political violence between supporters of the left and the right, separatist movements and the rise of Islamism . As the country fell into chaos, the government suspected Cem Karaca of involvement. At times he was accused of treason for being a separatist thinker and a Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist . The Turkish government tried to portray Karaca as a man, who was unknowingly writing songs to start a revolution. One politician was quoted as saying, "Karaca is simply calling citizens to a bloody war against the state." Dervisan was ultimately dissolved at the end of 1977. He later founded in 1978 Edirdahan , an acronym for "from Edirne to Ardahan"; the westernmost and the easternmost provinces of Turkey. He recorded one LP with Edirdahan .

In early 1979, he left for West Germany for business reasons. Turkey continued to spin out of control with military curfews and eventually a military coup on September 12, 1980. General Kenan Evren took over the government and temporarily closed all the nation's political parties. After the coup, many intellectual people, including writers, artists and journalists, were arrested. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Karaca by the government of Turkey.

The state invited Karaca back to the country several times, but Karaca, not knowing what would happen upon his return, decided not to come back.

While he was in Germany , his father died, but he could not return to attend the funeral. After some time, the Turkish government decided to strip Cem Karaca of his Turkish citizenship, keeping the arrest warrant active.

Several years later, in 1987, the prime minister of Turkey|prime minister and leader of the Turkish Motherland Party (Turkey)|Motherland Party , Turgut Özal , issued an amnesty for Karaca. Shortly afterwards, he returned to Turkey. His return also brought a new album by him, Merhaba Gençler ve Her zaman Genç Kalanlar (" Hello, The Young and The Young at Heart "), one of his most powerful works. His return home was greeted happily by his fans, but during his absence, Karaca had lost the youthful audience and acquired few new listeners. He died on February 8, 2004 and was interred at Karacaahmet Cemetery in Üsküdar district of Istanbul.

Discography


45s


  • Emrah/Karacaoglan (1967) (with Apaslar)

  • ''Hudey / Vahset / Bang_Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)|Bang Bang / Shakin' All Over (1967) (with Apaslar)

  • Emrah / Hücum / Karacaoglan / Aysen (1967) (with Apaslar)

  • Ümit Tarlalari/Anadolu Oyun Havasi/Suya Giden Alli Gelin/Nasil Da Geçtin (1967) (with Apaslar)

  • ''Istanbul'u Dinliyorum/Oy Bana Bana (1968) (with Apaslar and Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Oy Babo/Hikaye (1968) (with Apaslar)

  • Istanbul/Why (1968) (with Apaslar and Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Emrah 1970/Karanlik Yollar (1968) (with Apaslar and Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Resimdeki Gözyaslari/Emrah (1968) (with Apaslar and Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Resimdeki Gözyaslari/Sans Çocugu (1968) (with Apaslar and Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Tears/No, No, No (1968) (with Apaslar and Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Ayrilik Günümüz/Gilgamis (1969) (with Apaslar and Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Zeyno/Niksar (1969) (with Apaslar and Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Bu Son Olsun/Felek Beni (1969) (with Apaslar and Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Emmioglu/O Leyli (1970) (with Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Kendim Ettim kendim Buldum/Erenler (1970) (with Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Adsiz/Unut Beni (1970) (with Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Muhtar/Baba (1970) (with Ferdy Klein Band)

  • Dadaloglu/Kalender (1970) (with Kardaslar)

  • Oy Gülüm Oy/Kara Sevda (1971) (with Kardaslar)

  • Tatli Dillim/Demedim Mi (1971) (with Kardaslar)

  • Kara Yilan/Lümüne (1971) (with Kardaslar)

  • Aci Doktor (Kisim 1)/Aci Doktor (Kisim 2) (1971) (with Kardaslar)

  • ''Kara Üzüm/Mehmet'e Agit (1971) (with Kardaslar)

  • Askaros Deresi/Üryan Geldim (1972) (with Kardaslar)

  • Obur Dünya/El Çek Tabib (1973) (with Mogollar)

  • Gel Gel/Üzüm Kaldi (1973) (with Mogollar)

  • Namus Belasi/Gurbet (1974) (with Mogollar)

  • Beyaz Atli/Yigitler (1974) (with Dervisan)

  • Tamirci Çiragi/Nerdesin ? (1975) (with Dervisan)

  • Mutlaka Yavrum/Kavga (1975) (with Dervisan)

  • Beni Siz Delirttiniz/Niyazi (1975) (with Dervisan)

  • Parka/Ihtarname (1976) (with Dervisan)

  • Mor Persembe/Bir Mirasyediye Agit (1977) (with Dervisan)

  • 1 Mayis/Durduramayacaklar Halkin Coskun Akan Selini (1977) (with Dervisan)


    • LPs


  • Apaslar-Kardaslar (1972)

  • ''Cem Karaca'nin Apaslar, Kardaslar, Mogollar ve Ferdy Klein Orkestrasina Tesekkürleriyle (1974)

  • Nem Kaldi (1975)

  • Parka (1977)

  • Yoksulluk Kader Olamaz (1977) (1)

  • Safinaz (1978) (2)

  • Hasret (1980) (It was sold as LP and tape)

  • Bekle Beni (1982) (It was sold as tape only)

  • Die Kanaken (1984)

  • Merhaba Gençler ve Her Zaman Genç Kalanlar (1987) (It was sold as compact cassette and CD)


    • Other albums


  • Töre (1988) (It was sold as CD) by Oguz Abadan Orchestra

  • Yiyin Efendiler (1990)

  • Nerde Kalmistik (1992)

  • Bindik Bir Alamete (1999)

  • Kahpe Bizans (2000)

  • Hayvan Terli (2004) (Single)


    • Collection albums


  • The Best of Cem Karaca Volume 1 (1996)

  • The Best of Cem Karaca Volume 2 (1997)

  • The Best of Cem Karaca Volume 3 (2000)

  • The Best of Cem Karaca Volume 4 (2001)

  • The Best of Cem Karaca Volume 5 (2002)

  • Ölümsüzler (Immortals)(2004) (After his death)

  • Ölümsüzler 2 (Immortals 2) (2005) (After his death)

  • Mutlaka Yavrum (Absolutely, baby) (2006) (After his death)


    • (1) It was released again with different cover, sort of songs and songs in 2003.
    (2) It was released again as compact cassette and CD in 1994 and with different cover after Cem Karaca's death)

    He has also appeared as a guest artist on several recordings.

    References


    Reflist

    External links


  • http://progressive.homestead.com/cem_entry.html A website featuring Cem Karaca

  • http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2004/mar/08/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries Obituary in The Guardian

  • http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/16/arts/music/16KARA.html Obituary in The New York Times


    • Persondata | NAME = Karaca, Cem
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    | DATE OF BIRTH = April 5, 1945
    | PLACE OF BIRTH = Antakya , Turkey
    | DATE OF DEATH = February 8, 2004
    | PLACE OF DEATH = Istanbul
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    Category:Burials at Karacaahmet Cemetery

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