Akın Eldes
Akın Eldes (born November 11, 1962) was a Turkish rock, blues, and jazz
guitarist, composer, and producer from Frankfurt, Germany. Eldes studied
mandolin and flute as a child before beginning his guitar career during high
school. He performed with the ensembles E-5, Painted Bird, and Çapkınlar before
joining the rock group Bulutsuzluk Özlemi from 1986 to 2000. Eldes contributed
to recordings by artists including Bülent Ortaçgil, Barış Manço, and Melih
Kibar, and he dedicated his song “Madımak” to victims of the Sivas massacre. In
2006, Eldes joined the band Pinhani, where he util...
