Born in Istanbul as the fifth child, Özkan Uğur began playing mandolin in primary school and later founded the amateur group Atomikler while attending Fenerbahçe High School; his professional debut came in 1970 as a bass guitarist with the Şerif Yüzbaşıoğlu Orchestra. After brief stints with Kaygısızlar and the pioneering Anatolian-rock ensemble Kurtalan Ekspres alongside Barış Manço, he co-create…
