| Gültekin Kaan | |
| Birth Name: | Gültekin Kaynak |
| Birth Place: | Backnang, Germany |
| Origin: | Turkey |
| Instrument: | Vocal, guitar |
| Genre: | Anatolian rock World music Rock Progressive rock Hard rock Psychedelic rock Alternative rock Pop rock |
| Years Active: | 1998-present |
| Label: | Blue Flame, Rough Trade Records, We Play, Sony, Odeon |
Gültekin Kaan is a Turkish German musician and singer born in Backnang and raised in Remscheid Germany.[1] He merges Western pop culture with elements of Turkish art and folk music. He performs with his own band under the name Gültekin Kaan & diVan.[2]
Kaan's lyrics in Turkish tell stories based on Turkish history and fables. He puts special focus on visual appearance by taking role of a Turkish sultan with his court of grand viziers, pashas, emirs, belly dancers and bodyguards, dressed in Eastern robes.[3]
Kaan released his first album in 2011 called 1001 Divan on We Play/Sony Music label in Turkey. The follow-up album was in 2012 and titled Sofra released internationally on Blue Flame/ Rough Trade label.