Akın Eldes is a prominent Turkish guitarist, who is best known for his work with Bulutsuzluk Özlemi between 1986–2000.[1] He was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and played mandolin and flute as a child. Eldes started playing the guitar in high school.[2] He played with the bands E-5, Painted Bird, Asım Can Gündüz, singer-songwriter Bülent Ortaçgil, bassist Gürol Ağırbaş, composer Melih Kibar and Çapkınlar among others prior to joining Bulutsuzluk Özlemi.[3] Nowadays, he is playing with a Turkish rock band Pinhani.[4]

Eldes is a respected session musician and also has six solo albums which tell his musical aspect; Kafi (2001), Türlü (2004), Cango (2007), Ara Taksim (2009), Başka Türlü (2010) and Hane-i Akustik (2011). Akın Eldes's unique technique and the characteristic sound make him different from other guitarists in the world. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.