Elektronik Türküler is the second full length album by Turkish rock star Erkin Koray

Erkin Koray

Erkin Koray , has been in the Turkish rock music scene since the late 1950s or early 1960s. He is widely acclaimed as being the first person to ever play rock and roll in Turkey; in 1957, he and his band gained fame by playing covers of Elvis Presley and Fats Domino...

, originally released by Doğan Plakcılık in 1974. This is his first work to be recorded for the LP format, as opposed to the 45 rpm singles to which his output had been restricted to since the mid-1960s.

Stylistically, it combines psychedelic

Psychedelic

The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...

 and progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 influences with traditional Turkish

Music of Turkey

The music of Turkey includes diverse elements ranging from Central Asian folk music and has many copies and references of Byzantine music, Greek music, Ottoman music, Persian music, Balkan music, as well as more modern European and American popular music influences...

 elements. This album is one of the more internationally acknowledged examples of Anatolian rock

Anatolian rock

Anatolian 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...

.

The album was rereleased on CD by World Psychedelia Ltd. in 1999 (WPC6-8461).

Track listing

1. "Karlı Dağlar" – 3:42
2. "Sır" – 2:50
3. "Hele Yar" – 6:20
4. "Korkulu Rüya" – 1:30
5. "Yalnızlar Rıhtımı" – 4:39
6. "Cemalım" – 7:46
7. "İnat" – 2:13
8. "Türkü
   Türkü
   Türkü, literally "of the Turk", is a name given to Turkish folk songs as opposed to şarkı. In contemporary usage, the meanings of the words türkü and şarkı have shifted: Türkü refers to folk songs originated from music traditions within Turkey whereas şarkı refers to all other songs, including...
   
   " – 9:04

Musicians

• Erkin Koray: guitar, bağlama
  Baglama
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  , piano, organ, vocals
• Sedat Avcı: drums, bongos, and other percussion
• Ahmet Güvenç: bass
• Doruk Onatkut: sound recording