Hayko Cepkin

Hayko Cepkin (born 11 March 1978) is a Turkish musician of Armenian descent.

Beginnings Hayko Cepkin has shared the stage with the likes of Kurban, Öztürk, Birol Namoğlu, Ogün Sanlısoy, Aylin Aslım, Koray Candemir and Demir Demirkan. Some of these artists have regularly contributed to his albums as well. He has also worked as a composer, and composed and arranged the Yeni Türkü "Kimdi Giden" on Murathan Mungan's album Söz Vermiş Şarkılar, which was song by Aylin Aslım. He also had a duet with Ogün Sanlısoy on the song "Korkma". He was also involved in Sanlısoy's album as a keyboard player for the song "Kaybettik Severken". He released his debut solo album titled Sakin Olmam Lazım, which was made entirely in his home studio, in June 2005.

Other ventures

Cepkin has organized and appeared in many events in relation to his music career. In 2006, 2007 and 2009 he participated in the Rock'n Coke and 2007 took part in Rock Müzikaller and Van için Rock.

In Ramadan, Cepkin recorded the song "Demedim mi?" for TRT, the lyrics of which were written by Pir Sultan Abdal. A music video was later shot for the song.

In 2010, he was a judge on Rock'n Dark. At the series' final on 30 April 2010, he performed on stage together with Anneke van Giersbergen. He then took part in Sonisphere festival.

In April 2014, within the framework of the "Ünlüler Etapta" organization, he co-piloted alongside Tunç Tuncer in the Aegean Rally.

Lawsuits On 3 August 2009, in response to the question "How do you find Hayko Cepkin?" in a program on Cine5, Davut Güloğlu said "He looks like a monkey, as if he has come out of a horror movie, it's not clear whether he looks like a cat or a dog, the likes of him are buffoons, if I see something like him at night, I would definitely attack it." After his comments, Cepkin took a case to the court and filed a lawsuit on the grounds of "personal offense" and demanded 2 years in prison as punishment for Davut Güloğlu.

In a press statement sent through his lawyer, Cepkin said that he had filed a lawsuit against Güloğlu by taking the case to the prosecutor. He referred to Güloğlu’s remarks, noting that they included severe insults, threats, and statements inciting violence against him, and that they attempted to portray him as belonging to a socially unacceptable group, effectively making him a target.

Discography Albums 2005: Sakin Olmam Lazım 2007: Tanışma Bitti 2010: Sandık 2012: Aşkın Izdırabını... 2016: Beni Büyüten Şarkılar Vol.1 2020: Karantina Günlüğü (with Burak Malçok)

EPs 2019: Kabul Olur / Dans Et

Singles 2018: "Azad" (with Cenk Durmazel) 2020: "Hayvaaağ1n" 2020: "Tutacağım Ellerini" (with Cem Adrian and Halil Sezai) 2022: "Destina" (Yeni Türkü Zamansız)

Filmography 2005 – Balans ve Manevra 2008 – Çocuk 2009 – İstenmeyen Tüyler 2009 – 1 Erkek 1 Kadın 2012 – Acayip Hikayeler

Television 2010 – Gecekondu – Supporting role/Star TV 2011 – Extreme-G – Presenter/CNN Türk 2012 – Acayip Hikayeler – Presenter/Star TV 2012 – Kulaktan Kulağa – Guest artist/Trt Müzik 2014 – Arkadaşım Hoşgeldin – Guest artist/Kanal D 2014 – Extreme – Presenter/Dream TV 2014 – Kardeş Payı – (22nd episode, supporting role) 2016 – Güldür Güldür Show – Guest artist/Show TV

Theater 2021 – Jekyll & Hyde (musical) – Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde 2024 – Dracula – Van Helsing