Servet Kocakaya (born 19 May 1973) is a

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singer-songwriter from Turkey. He sings mostly in

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but also has songs in Kurmancî and

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Personal life

Servet Kocakaya was born in 1973 in the town of

Solhan Solhan (, , ) is a town (belde) and seat of the Solhan District of Bingöl Province in Turkey. The mayor is Abdulhakim Yıldız (Justice and Development Party (Turkey), AK Party). Poklan (Boglan) had 77 Armenians, 8 houses, one church (St. Sargis ...

in the

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. His mother was from Solhan while his father was from Diyarbakir. The family moved shortly to

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and Cukurova. Later on he studied at the

Hacettepe University Hacettepe University () is a public research university in Ankara, Turkey. It was established on 8 July 1967. It is ranked first among the Turkish universities by University Ranking by Academic Performance in 2021. The university has two main c ...

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. In Ankara, he began his music career and Kocakaya released his first album, Keke in 1999.

Discography

*Keke (1999) *Ki Zava (2001) *Duvar Şarkıları (2002) *Pencere (2005) *İki Dil Bir Heves (2011)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kocakaya, Servet Living people 1973 births People from Solhan, Bingöl Turkish people of Kurdish descent Zaza people Kurdish male singers Kurdish-language singers of Turkey