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"Moving to Turkey was the turning point in my life."

"I was raised in Germany until I was 13, and then my family decided to go back to Turkey. It was good in a way, because I studied music. And I went to a Turkish classical music school and studied music for three years. And then I just realized that I cant do anything else but singing music. And everything just happened naturally."

"I had always dreamed of being involved in a job where I could do anything related to animals and nature. A vet maybe. But later I came to understand that it was just a temporary interest and that music was more important to me."

"He was my mentor in a way -- as a musician and as a businessman. He came to Turkey once and saw me on stage performing, and then he came up to me and said, "Youve got to call me." I said, I would love to. And that was the first thing I did when I came to New York. Then we did an agreement, a deal, with him for the English albums."

"My fans -- when I see them somewhere, outside my concerts -- I get that, that vibe. Theyre really supporting my projects and everything, because its a first time that a Turkish singer is, you know, able to express himself out of Turkey."

"I think that my music is very unique and connects both worlds. Thats the reason why I named my album Come Closer. I believe in cultural sharing, in the idea of we-belong-altogether. In my opinion, music should have no borders and we should all try to come closer."