Yakup

Hailing from Istanbul but formed in Seattle in 2005, the group includes Yakup Trana (vocals, guitar) Ceki Levikatan (guitar), Reha Hendem (bass guitar) and Çağdaş Yapıcılar (drums).
This serebe band’s principle is sharing music with people and offering joyous times.
Debut album ‘Şunu Bunu’ (This And That) was released in 2005 followed by a single ‘Karanlıkta’ (In Dark). The band describes the album as “the presentation of classic rock in Seattle perspective”.
Yakup completed second album ‘Kaos’ (Chaos) in Seattle and released it in 2007. It offers the Turkish rock community a modern take in Western rock music and the whole album can be heard via the band’s official website.