Zakkum

ZAKKUM is one of the most outstanding bands in Turkish music scene, formed in Ankara in 1999 under the name RAINDOG by Yusuf Demirkol, Cem Senyücel and Eren Parlakgümüş.
In 2003, Emre Yılmaztürk joined them. Making its name with a Brit Rock repertoire and colourful stage visuals, after more than 1000-night stage performances, Raindog accelerated its effort to make their own album and switched to a Turkish name ZAKKUM in 2006.
They released the 1st album <a href="spotify:album:1l6MF9TwoEaByuACGbhMs0" data-name="Zehr-i Zakkum">Zehr-i Zakkum</a> (2007) with the videos <a href="spotify:track:4hkH6b2zrpyRFhBLSdMwly" data-name="Ah Çikolata">Ah Çikolata</a>, <a href="spotify:track:1LGiokbD8UuiHSwZ7YizGU" data-name="Ahtapotlar">Ahtapotlar</a>, <a href="spotify:track:5o5x2hROXH9ZyokoYaibZC" data-name="Zehr-i Zakkum">Zehr-i Zakkum</a> , <a href="spotify:track:1GEB9gD1jBDcTGWdZ9FUag" data-name="Hipokondriyak">Hipokondriyak</a> and <a href="spotify:track:2vU5q30bDCH4joJIaWqa73" data-name="Anlıyorsun">Anlıyorsun</a>. The album included duets with <a href="spotify:artist:40KlwpvpKEQtZTJgbml8lT" data-name="Teoman">Teoman</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4KsBdM2lmX37p3YR0odew0" data-name="Seyyal Taner">Seyyal Taner</a>.
They released the 2nd album <a href="spotify:album:7tYhHjKiocsWSGLCQGLT6F" data-name="13">13</a> in 2011 and made a duet with <a href="spotify:artist:3hzijSzD6IwOV4SY2SiWQp" data-name="Hayko Cepkin">Hayko Cepkin</a> for the song <a href="spotify:track:3cQKMkjv992BT561ZXsXh9" data-name="Koma">Koma</a>. The 1st music video was for <a href="spotify:track:0njl03EeGsvIzuY3NqPA9r" data-name="Yüzük">Yüzük</a>.
In 2011, <a href="spotify:track:6gF88cC3qkcKIFp77PZH1a" data-name="Anason">Anason</a> became one of the 3 most successful songs of the decade.
<a href="spotify:track:1LGiokbD8UuiHSwZ7YizGU" data-name="Ahtapotlar">Ahtapotlar</a> achieved also a great success in 2012.
After the <a href="spotify:album:6UsOr9IBXPmKlScxKTxTg3" data-name="Ben Böyle Değildim">Ben Böyle Değildim</a> EP, the band completed its 4th album <a href="spotify:album:6xJRpy3nLlmqqAt86msX8u" data-name="Her Gün Sonbahar">Her Gün Sonbahar</a> in 2013.
Videos were made for <a href="spotify:track:6tKMpgKs3QnzElIqOXYWW4" data-name="Ben Ne Yangınlar Gordüm">Ben Ne Yangınlar Gordüm</a>, <a href="spotify:track:7GgOnWR2SEDG2Yn182xYcp" data-name="Gidiyorum Yolcu Et">Gidiyorum Yolcu Et</a>, <a href="spotify:track:5NLKFN1tBqprNYo8Vw6dh7" data-name="Gökyüzünde">Gökyüzünde</a>, <a href="spotify:track:1XZwzmCI3U3TGNO8EP8f1z" data-name="Her Gün Sonbahar">Her Gün Sonbahar</a>, <a href="spotify:track:4PdFXPrgMvkgSTjnMyWaog" data-name="Acita Acita">Acita Acita</a> .
The 5th album was <a href="spotify:album:30uK3wKuHCB51TfPc5IjEp" data-name="Bir Gece Yarası">Bir Gece Yarası</a> (2016).
In 2017, they released a cover version of <a href="spotify:track:4dXEUCEfsCOyJVQXQ1cWG2" data-name="Hatıran Yeter">Hatıran Yeter</a> with a great success.
Duble consisting of two parts and 30 new songs under the new ZAKKUM MÜZİK label, is released in 2020.
As with all ZAKKUM albums to date, all lyrics belong to Cem Senyücel and all compositions to Yusuf Demirkol.
In 2022, Zakkum released their brand new single <a href="spotify:track:5uSbSk6rQjOISbWdVNQ0Iw" data-name="Seni Rastgele Sevmedim">Seni Rastgele Sevmedim</a> with a great success.