About Erman Turkeli

Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Erman Turkeli plays piano/keyboard and accordion, and sings professionally.

From the age of 11 until university, he studied at Istanbul University State Conservatory Turkish Music Department (http://www.tmdk.itu.edu.tr) and Istanbul University State Conservatory Classical Composition Department (https://konservatuvar.istanbul.edu.tr), where he graduated with a bachelor's degree. This allowed him to study classical music, composition and Turkish music both theoretically and practically.

In August 2026 he graduated from the Jazz Piano Department of HKU Utrecht Conservatorium.

He taught harmony and solfeggio at Istanbul University State Conservatory from 2016 to 2019.

He currently plays piano in the Netherlands, lives in Utrecht and teaches piano, accordion and voice in his small studio there.

Musicians and artists Erman has worked with around the world include Roby Lakatos, Dalaras and Yıldız İbrahimova; in Turkey, Ajda Pekkan, Nilüfer, Nükhet Duru, Emel Sayın, Buray, Ayhan Sicimoğlu, Ziynet Sali, İrem Derici, MFÖ Özkan Uğur and Cengiz Özkan.

Address: Adriaen van Ostadelaan 122E, 3583 AM Utrecht

E-mail: [email protected]

KvK number: 9164 9366

BTW number: NL004906217B72