Editing Music of Turkey (section)

=== Mainstream pop ===
[[File:Tarkan Vienna2006 3.JPG|thumb|left|[[Tarkan (singer)|Tarkan]] in [[Vienna]] with fans from [[Hungary]]]]
Turkish pop music had its humble beginnings in the late 1950s with Turkish cover versions of a wide range of imported popular styles, including [[rock and roll]], [[tango music|tango]], and [[jazz]]. As more styles emerged, they were also adopted, such as [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and [[reggae]].
[[File:Sertab Erener 02.jpg|thumb|[[Sertab Erener]], 2003 [[Eurovision]] winner, with [[Demir Demirkan]]]]
The self-named "superstar" of the "arrangement" (aranjman) era of the 70s was [[Ajda Pekkan]] and [[Aydzhan Bekir]] who also debuted, along with [[Enrico Macias]], at [[Paris Olympia|Olympia]], [[Paris]], while [[MFÖ]] (Mazhar, Fuat, Özkan) was the celebrated group of the pop scene with an outstanding dexterity in their use of Turkish prosody and their success of amalgamating Western and Turkish cultural ingredients and perspectives. Also one of the most renowned Turkish pop stars of the last decades is probably [[Sezen Aksu]]. She contributed considerably to the unique Turkish pop sound of this period, allowing it gain ground from its humble beginnings in the early 50s and 60s to the popular genre it is today. She was also one of the strongest advocates for Turkey to enter the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. Her one-time vocalist and later protégé [[Sertab Erener]] won the contest in 2003.

The biggest male pop stars in Turkey are arguably [[Tarkan (singer)|Tarkan]], [[Cem Adrian]], [[Emre Altuğ]] and [[Kenan Doğulu]]. Tarkan achieved chart success in [[Europe]] and [[Latin America]] with his single "[[Şımarık]]", also composed by Sezen Aksu, which has been covered by numerous artists.<ref>Such as [[Holly Valance]] with the "[[Kiss Kiss (Stella Soleil song)|Kiss Kiss]]" song.</ref> Mustafa Sandal has also enjoyed chart success in Europe with his 2005 single "[[İsyankar]]", which peaked at number 4 and went [[Gold disc|gold]]. Female stars include [[Hande Yener]], [[Nil Karaibrahimgil]] and [[Hadise]], who participated in [[Eurovision]] and enjoyed international recognition, especially in Europe.