One of Turkey’s most successful pop singers, Mustafa Sandal made a name for
himself as a songwriter for other artists before making his debut in 1994 with
Suç Bende. Born in Istanbul on January 11, 1970, he spent most of his formative
years studying abroad and returned to Turkey in 1989 to pursue a career in
music. After penning songs for the likes of Sezen Aksu, Zerrin Özer, Muazzez
Abacı, and Ayşegül Aldinç, Mustafa Sandal debuted as a solo artist with the
full-length Suç Bende (1994), which helped establish him as one of the fastest
rising stars in Turkish pop. In 1996, his so...