  anatolian rock (), also known as turkish rock, is a fusion of turkish folk and rock music. it emerged during the mid-1960s, soon after rock groups such as the beatles, the rolling stones, led zeppelin, yes, status quo and omega became popular in turkey. examples of this style include turkish musicians such as cem karaca, barÄ±Å manÃ§o, erkin koray, fikret kÄ±zÄ±lok, cahit oben, selÃ§uk alagÃ¶z, edip akbayram alongside bands such as moÄollar, silÃ¼etler, kurtalan ekspres, grup ÃÄ±ÄrÄ±ÅÄ±m, grup ÃaÄrÄ±ÅÄ±m, mavi iÅÄ±klar, apaÅlar, kaygÄ±sÄ±zlar, haramiler, modern folk ÃÃ§lÃ¼sÃ¼ and kardaÅlar. today, anatolian rock includes music derived from both traditional turkish folk music and rock. ==history and development== the turkish rock movement is believed to have begun in the 1950s with the arrival of the shadows and developed further during the next decade with the increasing popularity of western music acts. along with the introduction of these bands, turkish society began to undergo significant cultural changes, including the growth of multi-party democracy in the region.turkish progressive music in the sixties and seventies these simultaneous developments aided the growth, development, and increasing popularity of anatolian rock. from 1968 to about 1975, psychedelic rock became extremely popular in turkey, notably the work of guitarist erkin koray. more progressive-styled bands garnered popularity, with older performers like cem karaca (safinaz, 1978) and moÄollar (dÃ¼m-tek) moving towards a progressive anatolian rock style. ==related musicians and bands== as other rock genres gained popularity in turkey, anatolian rock also began to diversify. in the last decade, there has been a growth of turkish rock bands such as mor ve Ãtesi, gece yolcularÄ±, almora, kurban, kargo, duman, vega, ÃilekeÅ, redd, nemrud, makine, gripin and manga, the latter having won the "best rock band" award in almost all polls in 2005.manga biography (turkish) besides, due to the [[
Folk_music_by_nationality Fusion_music_genres Rock_music_by_nationality Turkish_music