3 Hür-El

3 Hur-El were one Turkey's most popular "Anatolian rock" bands. Comprised of three brothers, Onur (bass), Haldun (drums), and Feridun Hurel (guitar, saz, vocals), they followed the lead of Mogollar and performed some of the best examples of the genre. They wrote their own sometimes folk-driven Anatolian pop/rock, but they also paraphrased some classic folk songs with considerable ingenuity. Although their fame was short-lived, they helped improve the Turkish culture's stance toward rock music. All three brothers were born in Trabzon (Onur in 1948, Haldun in 1949, and Feridun i...